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
"Once we realize that the world around us is filled with people who are each wrestling with what we’re wrestling with (and more), compassion is a lot easier to find."
(Seth Godin)
Chart of the Day
How do you even value electric truck maker Nikola ($NKLA)? (chart via @ycharts)
Autos
- A list of the 'most American cars' includes three Tesla ($TSLA) models. (barrons.com)
- Nvidia ($NVDA) is teaming up with Mercedes-Benz to build in-vehicle computing system with artificial intelligence for autonomous driving (investors.com)
- The shuttered General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio is now gearing up to build an electric pickup truck. (npr.org)
- How Columbus, OH is incentivizing the purchase of EVs. (arstechnica.com)
- Everything you need to know about the new Ford ($F) F-150. (arstechnica.com)
Energy
- Why America's balkanized electric grid needs reform. (vox.com)
- Wind energy in Europe has a NIMBY problem. (bloomberg.com)
- Why American farmers can help lead in the production of "renewable natural gas." (ft.com)
Environment
- Banks are finding ways to protect themselves against the risk of making 30-year mortgages in the age of climate change. (nytimes.com)
- Why is the Arctic Circle seeing such an intense heatwave? (newatlas.com)
- How the Mediterranean climate could change over the next decades. (sciencedaily.com)
- Nitrous oxide levels are back on the rise in Europe. (ft.com)
Travel
- People are already planning summer vacations for 2021. (wsj.com)
- In praise of seeing nearby destinations by car that you haven't yet. (marginalrevolution.com)
- People infected with the coronavirus are still getting on planes. (straitstimes.com)
Science
- A Saharan dust storm is headed for North America. (theatlantic.com)
- How ground penetrating radar has identified an entire hidden Roman city. (gizmodo.com)
- Your brain constructs the 'reality' you seen around you. (vox.com)
Technology
- It's hard to argue against the Apple ($AAPL) Watch being the best in the world. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Think twice before using voice Tweets. (mailchi.mp)
- What Apple ($AAPL) products should you hold off buying. (wsj.com)
- Why children need good password habits. (wsj.com)
Medicine
- Has the pandemic demonstrated the persistent overuse of medical care in the US? (nytimes.com)
- Why randomized trials make us uneasy. (ft.com)
- The first person with sickle-cell anemia treating with CRISPR is doing well one year in. (npr.org)
- However CRISPR gene editing isn't perfect. (nature.com)
Behavior
- When push comes to shove, people want positive mentors and advisors. (wsj.com)
- Post-traumatic growth is the flipside of trauma. (statnews.com)
Food
- The US lobster industry is getting a bailout. (washingtonpost.com)
- How to navigate your local farmer's market: don't be a jerk. (indianapolismonthly.com)
- Why you are still finding stuff out-of-stock at the grocery store. (bloomberg.com)
- Why fast food chains focused on drive-thru are doing well. (axios.com)
Drink
- Net-net, Americans are drinking less once you take into account the drop in bar and restaurant sales. (sfgate.com)
- Retaliatory EU tariffs are hurting US whiskey makers. (cnn.com)
- The world is facing a surplus of hops. (ft.com)
Streaming
- Amazon ($AMZN) Prime wants to add live TV. (protocol.com)
- Cinemax is not really a part of HBO Max. (wsj.com)
- How did Quibi's launch went so wrong. (ft.com)
Movies
- Movie theaters are supposed to be a refuge. Will safety protocols scare off patrons? (washingtonpost.com)
- Some movie theaters are reopening but new content is lacking. (fortune.com)
- The best movies of 2020, so far. (vox.com)
Sports
- The rush to return to sports is short-sighted if there are long term effects for coronavirus infection. (wsj.com)
- MLB is effectively destroying the minor leagues and its pipeline of talent. (theringer.com)
- Arshay Cooper is looking to bring more racial diversity to rowing. (wsj.com)
- What happens to the peanut industry if there is no baseball? (nytimes.com)
Children
- Why you need to tell kids the truth in tough times. (theatlantic.com)
- Most kids who are allergic to penicillin aren't in actuality. (nytimes.com)
- What happens when kids don't see their friends in awhile? (theatlantic.com)
College
- Universities are ramping up spending to reopen safely in the Fall. (wsj.com)
- State schools are getting a leg up as students (and families) want to stay closer to home. (nytimes.com)
- The traditional university education is a CD in the age of streaming. (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: risk minimization. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: record deals of old. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Sign up for our weekly adviser-focused e-mail that goes on Fridays. Five links to make you think headed into the weekend. (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com)
