Saturdays are the day we catch up with all the non-finance related stuff we didn’t get to during the week. You can check out last week’s edition here.
Quote of the Day
"Better technology means higher expectations—and higher expectations create more work."
(Derek Thompson)
Autos
- Across the country, the numbers show Americans are falling out of love with driving. (wsj.com)
- Ignition interlock systems can save lives but rolling retests can also cause accidents. (nytimes.com)
- These cities are notorious for their speed cameras. (wsj.com)
- Want a short commute? Move here. (newgeography.com)
- "Weasel damage is the fourth most frequent cause for non-collision auto insurance claims in Germany." (wsj.com)
EVs
- High-end electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian announced another big round of funding. (news.crunchbase.com)
- What do you get with a $1 million electric fire truck? (businessinsider.com)
Energy
- Is nuclear power worth the risk? (newyorker.com)
- A visualization of the world's coal-fired power plants. (visualcapitalist.com)
Environment
- The Atlantic Ocean and Northeast states are rapidly warming. (axios.com)
- A short history of Australia's biggest forest fire. (smh.com.au)
- Insurance companies are struggling to price climate-related risks. (ft.com)
- The Audobon Society is trying to show how climate change will affects birds in North America. (theatlantic.com)
- The 10 best books on climate in 2019 including "The Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World" by Amanda Little. (fastcompany.com)
- How this Iowa county stepped up its recycling game. (wsj.com)
Travel
- Active volcanoes shouldn't be tourist destinations. (wsj.com)
- Electric planes are a great solution for trips too long to drive and too expensive for commercial air travel. (nytimes.com)
Privacy
- Smarter cities make for less privacy. (axios.com)
- Oops! ToTok is a spy tool sponsored by the UAE government. (theverge.com)
- Have we gone to far in giving up our privacy for convenience? (nytimes.com)
Technology
- There's not going to be a Facebook ($FB) killer. But there could be a web of sites that work. (anildash.com)
- Are you paying too much for broadband? (wsj.com)
- The best gadgets of 2019 including the Nintendo Switch Lite. (engadget.com)
Behavior
- The When-Then trap is tough to avoid. (radreads.co)
- Talking to yourself is a superpower. (elemental.medium.com)
Health
- How our first experience with influenza sets us up for the rest of our lives. (sciencedaily.com)
- There is little doubt that inflammation plays a big role in disease and longevity. (nytimes.com)
- What sort of testing should medical AI go through? (scientificamerican.com)
Food
- Familiy-owned Chinese restaurants are closing and why the owners are happy about it. (nytimes.com)
- Why Chick-fil-A dominated the past decade of fast food. (businessinsider.com)
Drink
- A visualization of America's craft beer boom (visualcapitalist.com)
- How one whiskey maker, Nc’nean, is trying to be Scotland's first fully organic distillery. (ft.com)
College
- Colleges are tracking students using their phones to boost attendance. (washingtonpost.com)
- Is the college wealth premium disappearing? (marginalrevolution.com)
- The percentage of U.S. adults aged 18-29 who say college is "very important" has plunged. (forbes.com)
- Why you should steer your child away from a high-priced college. (slate.com)
Children
- The data on the downside of device use with kids is mixed. (nytimes.com)
- An increasing number of Japanese schoolchildren don't go to school. (bbc.com)
- The 10 best parenting books of the past decade. (fatherly.com)
MBA
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: strip-mining the sea. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the rise of livestreaming audio. (abnormalreturns.com)
