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
"The instant sharing of valuable data has accelerated our race for vaccines, antivirals and better tests. But this welter of information, much of it conflicting, has sown confusion and discord with a general public not accustomed to the high level of uncertainty inherent in science."
(Aleszu Bajak and Jeff Howe)
Autos
- There are so many parts of the auto industry affected by the pandemic it makes your head spin. (nytimes.com)
- Used car prices are falling. (media.thinknum.com)
- The introduction of self-driving cars are getting pushed back by the pandemic. (nytimes.com)
Energy
- The public is solidly behind renewable energy. (klementoninvesting.substack.com)
- The largest solar installation in U.S. history just got its final approval to move forward north of Las Vegas. (bloomberg.com)
- Green energy adoption is only going to accelerate. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Environment
- The collapse of ecotourism is putting fragile ecosystems at risk. (theguardian.com)
- The Upper Missouri River Basin is the driest it’s been in 1,200 years. (washingtonpost.com)
- Feed supplements can help reduce bovine methane emissions. (fastcompany.com)
Travel
- When restrictions come off, the major airlines will engage in mass layoffs. (ft.com)
- Why are some airplanes flying at near full capacity? (nytimes.com)
- Delta ($DAL) is retiring its fleet of Boeing 777s. (wsj.com)
- Flying is a surreal experience at the moment. (theatlantic.com)
Behavior
- What we give our attention to, we become. (perdiem.blog)
- How social isolation will exacerbate the loneliness epidemic. (theprofile.substack.com)
- Why its easier for children to learn a second language than adults. (bigthink.com)
Covid-19
- Doctors are pulling back on the use of ventilators for Covid-19 patients. (wsj.com)
- Researchers are trying to figure out why Covid-19 patients are prone to blood clots. (scientificamerican.com)
- There seems to be a relationship between Vitamin D deficiency and Covid-19. (sciencedaily.com)
- What we know about how the coronavirus spreads through the air. (scientificamerican.com)
- We still don't know the whole story on children and Covid-19. (nature.com)
- How Far-UVC could be used to kill the coronavirus on surfaces. (cnbc.com)
Plasma
- Convalescent plasma seems to be safe, the question is whether it is effective. (wsj.com)
- The demand for plasma from Covid-19 survivors is heating up. (npr.org)
Masks
- Experts agree on the value of mask wearing in public. (theconversation.com)
- This model shows consistent mask wearing would greatly reduce coronavirus infections. (vanityfair.com)
- How mask-wearing can become a social norm. (scientificamerican.com)
Vaccines
- Anti-vaxxers are chumming the waters before a coronavirus vaccine has even been produced. (nytimes.com)
- If enough people refuse a coronanvirus vaccine the world may never eliminate the coronavirus. (businessinsider.com)
- Absent a vaccine, lab produced antibodies may be our best hope to combat Covid-19. (onezero.medium.com)
Medicine
- The value of personalized medicine looks a lot different in the age of the coronavirus. (wsj.com)
- The pandemic is pushing some smaller medical practices into financial ruin. (slate.com)
- Dentists are trying to figure out how to reopen their practices to the public. (marketwatch.com)
- The problem of antibiotic resistance has not gone away. (npr.org)
Fitness
- How even small bursts of energy throughout the day can be good for your health. (kottke.org)
- Why messaging, and expectations, matter when it comes to fitness. (fastcompany.com)
- If 10,000 steps a day is an urban myth, then how many? (insidehook.com)
- Vitaparcours was the original HIIT. (nytimes.com)
Dogs
- Dogs got the coronavirus from humans, not the other way around. (nature.com)
- Can you train a dog via Zoom? (wsj.com)
Restaurants
- Some cities are going to open up their streets to allow for al fresco dining. (sf.eater.com)
- What the Momofuku restaurant closings mean for the rest of the industry. (eater.com)
- Restaurants are pushing back against high delivery fees. (washingtonpost.com)
- A look at the guidance McDonald's ($MCD) has provided franchisees on reopening. (wsj.com)
Sleep
- Top athletes are really good at napping. (outsideonline.com)
- How three different clocks affect our sleep. (daily.jstor.org)
Food
- Many Americans plan to stick with online grocery delivery once the pandemic is done. (washingtonpost.com)
- Dairy delivery is seeing a resurgence in interest. (wsj.com)
- Is online grocery shopping better for the planet? (wired.com)
- The problem with buying in bulk: actually eating it all up. (nytimes.com)
- The meat shortage is a tale of two types of producers. (bloomberg.com)
- How to safely cook in quarantine for your friends and neighbors. (slate.com)
- How 'Taco Friday' became a thing in Sweden. (atlasobscura.com)
Drink
- How many breweries will close due to the coronavirus? (thedailybeast.com)
- Canadian brewers have a beer bottle shortage. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
- How one Brooklyn wine shop is thriving in quarantine. (bloomberg.com)
Sports
- Without the profits from football, college athletics and the NCAA are in deep financial trouble. (theringer.com)
- Why a small racetrack in Nebraska is having its day in the spotlight. (nytimes.com)
- Jerry Krause helped build an NBA dynasty. He also helped tear it down. (theringer.com)
College
- College this Fall is going to be a nationwide patchwork. (nytimes.com)
- Scott Galloway on the future of college education. (nymag.com)
- The pandemic is going to disproportionately affect those struggling to pay for college. (axios.com)
- Urban universities have a unique set of challenges amidst the pandemic. (wsj.com)
- Need more financial aid? Ask for it. (tonyisola.com)
Children
- The case for re-opening schools. (wired.com)
- The secret to re-opening schools safely is taking, and tracking, everyone's temperature daily. (fastcompany.com)
- Why now would be the time for 'flipping' the education model. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: pandemic anxiety. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: patience is a virtue. (abnormalreturns.com)
- How the coronavirus turned a pilot shortage into a surplus overnight. (abnormalreturns.com)
- There are second acts in American business. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Why you need to understand what constitutes an acceptable risk in a world full of uncertainty. (abnormalreturns.com)
