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.
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Quote of the Day
"Believing in a fixed pie is a self-fulfilling prophecy."
(Adam Grant)
Autos
- The coronavirus is putting AV plans on pause. (axios.com)
- More states are imposing special registration fees on electric vehicles. (wsj.com)
- Are bike lanes really all that safe? (nytimes.com)
Energy
- Coronavirus-related declining demand is only going to accelerate the decline in coal use in the US. (qz.com)
- Interest in renewable energy investment is not slowing in the current environment. (wsj.com)
- Manatees have an affinity for coal plants. (msn.com)
Environment
- Boston is uniquely at-risk of rising sea levels. (washingtonpost.com)
- Data centers use a lot of water for cooling purposes (bloomberg.com)
Transport
- Why haven't we stopped all non-essential air travel? (latimes.com)
- Overtourism was a frequent issue prior to the coronavirus pandemic. (nytimes.com)
- The grounding of the global airline industry, visualized. (washingtonpost.com)
Science
- Neanderthals ate seafood and nuts. (newscientist.com)
- It would be cool to see bison roam North America freely again. (daily.jstor.org)
- Nature goes on with or without coronavirus. (nautil.us)
Technology
Behavior
- Why life in a pandemic seems so surreal. (wired.com)
- Under what circumstances do 'scarcity messages' work with consumers? (wsj.com)
- Evidence that the U-shaped dip in life satisfaction in mid-life is real. (nber.org)
- What time should you wake up to do your best work? (artofmanliness.com)
Masks
- The CDC now recommends that people wear face masks in public. (vox.com)
- Telling medical professionals to not wear masks is asinine. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
- The science behind a face mask that actually kills viruses instead of just blocking them. (fortune.com)
Covid-19
- It's hard to believe that dosing doesn't matter when it comes to Covid-19 outcomes. (nytimes.com)
- Why men are more likely to die from Covid-19. (wired.co.uk)
- Covid-19 can, in some patients, damage the heart as well. (nytimes.com)
- Telemedicine is getting put to work during this crisis. (wsj.com)
- Ventilators are not a panacea for coronavirus patients. (npr.org)
- Coronavirus survivors are anxious to donate plasma. (wsj.com)
Medicine
- Retired health professionals and medical students are getting called into the coronavirus fight. (wsj.com)
- A blood test with a heap of AI could help detect cancer early. (newatlas.com)
- Amarin ($AMRN) lost its Vascepa patent case. (statnews.com)
Fitness
Food
- Farmworkers are an essential resource. (nytimes.com)
- Keeping agriculture workers healthy is now the priority. (wsj.com)
- Social distancing is more important than food safety at this point in time. (modernfarmer.com)
- Eater at home: how to stock a pantry and more. (eater.com)
Eggs
- Why everybody is stocking up on eggs. (modernfarmer.com)
- Why backyard chickens are the new home amenity. (washingtonpost.com)
Entertainment
- Laurie Penny, "Pop culture catastrophism didn’t prepare us for this." (wired.com)
- Music streaming volume is down as people shelter at home. (variety.com)
- Some worthy movies you can stream on different services. (twitter.com)
- Is Quibi a good idea? Yea or nay? (theringer.com)
Sports
- Networks don't have many alternatives when sports simply stops. (washingtonpost.com)
- Spring NCAA athletes are getting another year of eligibility. (npr.org)
- Magnus Carlsen is backing an online grandmaster chess tournament. (ft.com)
MBA
- Why more schools are offering one-year MBA programs. (wsj.com)
- The Wharton School is planning a quantitative finance MBA major. (pionline.com)
College
- Universities may have to dip into their endowment funds to bridge their operations. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- What colleges and universities are doing to help support local businesses. (pionline.com)
- How colleges are dealing with grades this semester. (nytimes.com)
- In praise of spending summer in your college town. (brobible.com)
Books
- Bookshop is turning the tables on Amazon when it comes to selling books. (insidehook.com)
- Is there a path forward for small, independent bookstores? (mcsweeneys.net)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: working on yourself. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the coronavirus recession. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Monthly ESG links: ratings scrutiny. (abnormalreturns.com)
