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.
Autos
- Self-driving cars mean more motion sickness. (nytimes.com)
- What is breakeven, mileage-wise, when it comes to car ownership? (kylascanlon.com)
- A life cycle comparison of the emissions borne by similar EV and ICE vehicles. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
Energy
- 2020 is set to be another big year for coal plant closures in the US. (spglobal.com)
- In 2018, three-quarters of UK primary energy demand was still met by oil and gas. (ft.com)
- Don't underestimate the energy demands of AI computing. (wired.com)
Environment
- Freshwater megafauna are disappearing around the world. (nytimes.com)
- What hurdles are there to reforestation? (washingtonpost.com)
- Gray wolves could be coming back to Colorado. (theguardian.com)
Transport
- Airbus is setting up a trading venue for derivatives designed to hedge the air travel industry’s exposure to highly volatile ticket prices. (ft.com)
- The FAA is changing how they track planes. (wsj.com)
- SpaceX is now set to launch manned rocket flights. (heavy.com)
- Some cities are making bus rides free to boost ridership. (wsj.com)
Shipping
- Reducing the carbon emissions of shippers will not come cheaply. (wsj.com)
- Shippers are dealing with mysterious GPS outages. (fortune.com)
Travel
- What does it mean to be a responsible tourist today? (washingtonpost.com)
- Good luck trying to use your miles for a long-haul business class seat. (wsj.com)
- How greater fare transparency helped US consumers. (finance.yahoo.com)
Science
- Why is the Thirty Meter Telescope project in Hawaii so controversial? (scientificamerican.com)
- How stress turns hair gray. (newatlas.com)
Technology
- The EU wants to create a common standard for phone chargers. (nytimes.com)
- What's the best wi-fi solution for your home? (engadget.com)
- You don't need to freak out about your kids' phone use. (nytimes.com)
Medicine
- Despite setbacks it is still important to bring down the cost of care of 'super-utilizers.' (npr.org)
- More evidence that placebos can work in cases of chronic pain. (wsj.com)
- How psychedelics be used to treat chronic pain. (bigthink.com)
- Here's a tip: don't be a jerk to your doctor. (washingtonpost.com)
Fitness
- What its like to use Tonal. (theverge.com)
- 20, yes 20, rules for walking. (artofmanliness.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) is launching GymKit to enhance the Apple Watch. (theverge.com)
Fake meat
- Some day in the future the idea of lab-grown meat will not be strange. (ft.com)
- Why not blend meat and meat substitutes? (modernfarmer.com)
Restaurants
- What some famous chefs learned in their first jobs at chain restaurants. (nytimes.com)
- What cities lose without a regular restaurant critic. (charlottemagazine.com)
Food
- America hasn't planted this little wheat in over a century. (wsj.com)
- Are you eating stress hormones in your food? (worth.com)
- How to eat more vegetables. (gq.com)
- Seven facts about tater tots. (mentalfloss.com)
Drink
- Why it's so hard for many to quit drinking. (elemental.medium.com)
- Grapes are now thriving where tobacco once grew. (modernfarmer.com)
- The bloom is off the high-end tonic market. (msn.com)
Coffee
- More scientific research in favor of coffee drinking. (sciencedaily.com)
- How coffee came to be the world's favorite beverage. (americanscientist.org)
- The science of pulling a better espresso shot. (arstechnica.com)
Dogs
- Six reasons why dogs are great for your physical and mental health. (bigthink.com)
- How one dog is helping a women deal with her trauma. (nytimes.com)
- Wolf puppies like to play fetch. (npr.org)
- Who gets the dog in divorce? (gq.com)
College
- Don't reach for an elite college, look for the best fit instead. (pointsandfigures.com)
- When the next recession hits, public colleges will be uniquely affected. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: appreciating excellence. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: longform history. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Risk and return: survive and move on. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Wisdom, vulnerability and authenticity. (abnormalreturns.com)