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
- Some car some dealerships are telling buyers to give their old cars back to their lenders—and selling them new ones—in a practice known as “kicking the trade.” (wsj.com)
- Ride-hailing may be a net negative for the environment. (axios.com)
- Luxury car drivers are less courteous on average. (cnn.com)
Energy
- Super-sized solar projects are taking over the world. (bloomberg.com)
- Family farms are turning to solar to generate electricity and cash flow. (wired.com)
- Elon Musk's big battery bet in Australia is paying off. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
Environment
- How Kentucky is reclaiming mountaintops removed by mining companies. (washingtonpost.com)
- Satellites are now being used to track down illegal fishing trawlers. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- Another example of how releasing pets into the wild can decimate local populations: the case of red-eared sliders in Central Park. (nationalgeographic.com)
- Penguins seem to be on the short end of the climate change stick. (ft.com)
- What a green new deal would look like on a state-by-state basis. (popsci.com)
Transport
- Why people love the idea of living in '20 minute neighborhoods.' (theconversation.com)
- Compared to autos, the 'bicycle lobby' isn't very strong. (ft.com)
Air travel
- A visualization of how the cornonavirus has throttled global air travel. (nytimes.com)
- More companies are canceling travel due to the coronavirus. (washingtonpost.com)
- How to travel in the age of coronavirus. (wsj.com)
Science
- Ten big breakthrough technologies for 2020 including "AI-discovered molecules." (technologyreview.com)
- Some plants selectively take up metals from the soil. (nytimes.com)
- Evidence that whale behavior is affected by solar weather. (nytimes.com)
Technology
- Just how vulnerable are satellites to hackers? (theconversation.com)
- Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI got hacked. (thedailybeast.com)
- On the state of Mac malware. (mjtsai.com)
- Why you should dox yourself. (slate.com)
Behavior
- More evidence showing the mind-gut link is real. (aeon.co)
- What happens when you get everything you want? Nothiing. (ryanholiday.net)
Health care
- Wal-Mart ($WMT) is pushing farther into providing health care. (bloomberg.com)
- America's drug rehab system is a shambles. (axios.com)
Medicine
- Most adults don't need booster vaccinations for tetanus and diphtheria. (statnews.com)
- Why human eyesight is getting worse. (elemental.medium.com)
- AI researchers are using Reddit and Twitter data to try and predict suicide rates. (vox.com)
- More evidence that sugar taxes work. (sciencedaily.com)
Coronavirus
- How coronavirus made the jump from animal to human. (quantamagazine.org)
- How Moderna ($MRNA) developed the first coronavirus vaccine to go into human testing. (wsj.com)
Sleep
- Why trying to optimize your sleep can backfire. (ft.com)
- Childhood sleep consultants are now a thing. (vox.com)
- Six anti-snoring devices, tested. (nytimes.com)
Coffee
- Caffeine has been a boon to civilization, but at what cost? (washingtonpost.com)
- Why tea and coffee give you a different kick. (healthline.com)
Dogs
Food
- Physical fitness may change our approach to food. (nytimes.com)
- Why herbivorous fish are better suited for aquaculture. (modernfarmer.com)
- Most nuts aren't actually nuts. (mentalfloss.com)
Drink
- How Japan helped the American bourbon industry survive and ultimately thrive. (vinepair.com)
- Wine in glass bottles is not all that efficient or green. (ft.com)
- Bud Light Seltzer is a hit. (cnn.com)
Media
- The rise of video streaming has complicated the lives of writers. (nytimes.com)
- How can Discovery Networks ($DISCA) compete against much bigger rivals? (ft.com)
Sports
- The cost of elite youth hockey in Canada is increasingly out of the reach of some families. (nytimes.com)
- More American women keep running faster marathon times. (nytimes.com)
College
- Some universities, like Johns Hopkins, are phasing out legacy admissions. (wsj.com)
- How some community colleges are tackling the homeless problem among students. (nytimes.com)
- International students have a big impact on the US economy. (visualcapitalist.com)
- Small town colleges are helping redevelop neighboring downtowns. (nytimes.com)
- The benefit from study abroad experience is not uniform. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Men are more willing to ask for a grade change. (theconversation.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: indeterminacy and uncertainty. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: content recycling. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What I'm reading: the coronavirus edition. (abnormalreturns.com)
- An annual tradition: the 2020 Credit Suisse Global Investment Yearbooks it out. (abnormalreturns.com)