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 [Apple] Watch has taken on the job of health monitor and health preserver. It isn’t a job any other computer would have even attempted."
(Horace Deidu)
Autos
- GM ($GM) under Mary Barra is not trying to be everything to everyone anymore. (wsj.com)
- Auto insurers are relying more on algorithms to estimate damages. (nytimes.com)
- A look at Ford's ($F) plan for the all-electric F-150 pickup. (axios.com)
Wildfires
- Why California was primed for wildfires this year. (theatlantic.com)
- Downed power lines likely contributed to the Oregon fires. (wsj.com)
- Why it makes sense to separate the effect of climate change and forestry practices when it comes to the Western wildfires. (theconversation.com)
Climate change
- How climate will change habitability in the US over time. (projects.propublica.org)
- Like it not, we are already paying the price of climate change. (barrons.com)
- The federal government has been ignoring climate change for the past 3+ years. (wired.com)
- The case for climate optimism: the market is already pushing fossil fuels aside. (niskanencenter.org)
Environment
- Two big Antarctic glaciers are breaking free which will accelerate sea level rise. (washingtonpost.com)
- Arctic sea ice levels are at near-record lows. (ft.com)
- Big Oil wants you to believe plastic is recyclable - so you will buy more of it. (npr.org)
- The demand for carbon credits keeps growing. (ft.com)
- How a a marine reserve off of Puglia restored an aquaculture and made fishing viable again. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Science
- What the discovery of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus tells us. (fastcompany.com)
- A spacecraft just so happens to be on its way to Venus. (msn.com)
Apple
- The iPad never reached the heights of the iPhone here it is ten years in and that's okay. (asymco.com)
- Why the iPad Pro is on track for new features. (macworld.com)
- Apple One is all about keeping you in the ecosystem. (theverge.com)
- A better Siri would make the Apple ($AAPL) Watch unbeatable. (theverge.com)
- The iPhone now warns you when an app is using the microphone or camera with an orange dot. (finance.yahoo.com)
Behavior
- More Americans report being in 'extreme distress' than 15 years ago. (ajph.aphapublications.org)
- How open should you be about your mental health at work? (wsj.com)
- Lawrence Yeoh, "While you can’t control what you feel, you can control how long you ought to feel it." (moretothat.com)
- In praise of reconciling with estranged family members. (wsj.com)
- Stop fighting battles you can't win. (ryanholiday.net)
Health
- The pandemic has negatively affected other global health initiatives. (statnews.com)
- How inhaled (wildfire) smoke affects the body. (nationalgeographic.com)
- Yet another reason to kill off daylight savings time for good. (nytimes.com)
Fitness
- What Covid-19 survivors need to consider before restarting an exercise regimen. (wired.com)
- On the differences between live and online exercise classes. (vox.com)
- Yoga studios have taken a big hit in pandemic. (nytimes.com)
Sleep
- Feeling angry? You may not be getting enough sleep. (sciencedaily.com)
- Employment issues are related to sleep disturbances. (nber.org)
- How the Apple ($AAPL) Watch Sleep app helps you get to sleep. (fastcompany.com)
Food
- At least 200 people working in meat packing plants have died of Covid-19. (washingtonpost.com)
- The shuttering of restaurants has knock-on effects in other industries. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Don't kid yourself, kettle potato chips are awful. (eater.com)
Drink
- Drizly dominates home alcohol delivery. (secondmeasure.com)
- The craft beer boom by numbers. (visualcapitalist.com)
Golf
- Golf has seen a revival in interest in pandemic. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Golf got its pandemic boost, but can it hang onto its new players? (mylesudland.substack.com)
Sports
- The contraction of Minor League Baseball is going to put the hurt on small towns across America. (ozy.com)
- Why the Big Ten's return to football was inevitable. (theatlantic.com)
Entertainment
- Netflix ($NFLX) continues to outspend the competition on content. (ft.com)
- Why Apple ($AAPL) should have released all the 'Ted Lasso' episodes at once. (500ish.com)
- CBS All Access is becoming Paramount Plus next year. (variety.com)
- How Letterboxd became the home for film criticism. (theringer.com)
College
- The pandemic has only served to highlight the problem with modern American universities. (thenation.com)
- Low-income college students are dropping out at a higher rate this Fall. (washingtonpost.com)
- The 2020 WSJ rankings of the top universities and colleges doesn't hold a lot of surprises. (wsj.com)
MBA
- UK business schools have seen a surge in MBA applications. (ft.com)
- MBA programs are trying adapt to digital offerings like everyone else. (msn.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: a real coronavirus response. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: simple tools. (abnormalreturns.com)
- On the challenge of holding two competing thoughts on the pandemic in your head a the same time. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Some thoughts on the relationship between time, creativity and wealth. (abnormalreturns.com)
