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Autos
- GM ($GM) and Volkswagen are giving up on hybrids. (wsj.com)
- UPS ($UPS) has been working with autonomous trucking startup TuSimple. (theverge.com)
- Cars are rapidly becoming surveillance tools. (fastcompany.com)
- Audi’s E-Tron SUV has been named a top safety pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. (theverge.com)
Energy
- How a giant salt dome in Utah could be used to store clean energy. (latimes.com)
- Softbank's Vision Fund just made its first energy-related investment in Energy Vault. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Interest in the waste-to-energy market, i.e. anaerobic digestion, is booming (ft.com)
- The solar energy investment tax credit is slated to fade away. (wired.com)
Forests
- German forests are undergoing a big transformation under climate change. (ft.com)
- How forests pay environmental dividends. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
Environment
- Is grass-fed beef better for the environment? (npr.org)
- Would a higher tax on meat actually help the environment? (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- New Zealand is less "green" than you think, due in large part to dairy. (nytimes.com)
Travel
- Facial recognition is becoming more mainstream at airports. (wsj.com)
- How should tourist destinations deal with congestion and overcrowding? (bloomberg.com)
- Artificial wave pools are the new hot destination. (wsj.com)
- Another example of tourist backlash. This time in Hollywood. (latimes.com)
Technology
- How to get better at recognizing phishing attempts. (theretirementcafe.com)
- How the rise of the smartphone is disproportionately affecting teenage girls. (wsj.com)
Fitness
- Working out alone at home is becoming mainstream. (wsj.com)
- Why your fitness tracker may be miscounting your steps. (theverge.com)
- In praise of goat yoga. (gen.medium.com)
The brain
- Laura Kutsch, "One thing is clear: intuition and rationality are not necessarily opposites." (scientificamerican.com)
- Why we have a hard time processing 'disaster risk.' (behavioralscientist.org)
- Why you need to challenge "automatic thoughts." (bakadesuyo.com)
Vaping
- Juul-knockoffs are complicating the company's attempts at self-regulation. (nytimes.com)
- Vaping is now being linked to lung problems. (gizmodo.com)
Food
- Virtual restaurants are the new, hot restaurant model. (nytimes.com)
- The entire West coast has now gone cage-free. (bloomberg.com)
- Americans love their Pumpkin Spike Lattes. (nytimes.com)
Drink
- Drinking habits are becoming more like a barbell - more binge-drinking and more teetotalers. (ft.com)
- Here's the origin story of spiked seltzer. (slate.com)
- Natural Light Seltzer is now a thing. (wsj.com)
Soccer
- Manchester United makes nearly $200 million a year on jersey sponsorships. (axios.com)
- The Premier League still spends the most on transfer fees, but other leagues are catching up. (ft.com)
Sports
- In 2018 colleges and universities spent twice as much on coaches and administrator pay than on athlete scholarships. (axios.com)
- There is little doubt now that baseballs are juiced in 2019. (wsj.com)
- Sports highlights are getting automated. (axios.com)
- Teams that reach the Little League World Series tend to come from more affluent towns. (marketwatch.com)
Movies
- A24 is THE independent film company of the moment. (washingtonpost.com)
- The 30 best movies of 2019, so far. (esquire.com)
- The best movies of 2019, to-date. (vulture.com)
College
- Has the college wealth premium declined over time? (wsj.com)
- More high schools are requiring senior file a Fasfa form. (nytimes.com)
- It's getting easier to buy your homework online. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: data is the new uranium. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: few profitable podcasts. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Conspicuous consumption and the spotlight effect. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Four expert takes on the inverted yield curve. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Why legacy brands are like Ben Graham's proverbial cigar butts. (abnormalreturns.com)
