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
"A year later, not much has changed. A year is a long time to keep baking bread."
(Nylah Burton)
Tesla
- One of Tesla's ($TSLA) big advantages over other EV makers is their charging network. (hbr.org)
- Tesla ($TSLA) is going to see many more competitors over the nexxt year. (wsj.com)
- Tesla ($TSLA) models consistently undeperform their EPA benchmarks. (edmunds.com)
Autos
- In many ways the Ford ($F) Mach-E is a better vehicle the Tesla ($TSLA) Model Y. (electrek.co)
- An EV is not just a car with a different propulsion system. (nytimes.com)
- How Norway came to lead the world in EV adoption. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- Why self-driving cars are taking longer than expected. (morningstar.com)
- Why the theft of catalytic converters is soaring. (nytimes.com)
Energy
- The ongoing drop in the price of solar energy is just stunning. (fastcompany.com)
- Floating wind turbines would open up more areas to wind power. (wsj.com)
- Why Europe is outpacing the U.S. when it comes to offshore wind power. (wsj.com)
- The world's dams are aging. (e360.yale.edu)
Environment
- The Arctic is getting greener. Just look. (wired.com)
- The pandemic has been bad news for the volume of plastic waste. (priceonomics.com)
- How far should humans go to help animal species adapt to climate change? (e360.yale.edu)
- Why Sprite is ditching green bottles. (fastcompany.com)
Travel
- Delta ($DAL) can't keep blocking middle seats forever. (wsj.com)
- 2021 would be a weird year for an airline to go public. (diff.substack.com)
Technology
- How Starlink could prompt better broadband service in the U.S. (om.co)
- It's not just automakers that are feeling the shortage of chips. (bbc.com)
- Nothing lasts forever - including software. (sixcolors.com)
Health
- A clinical trial shows a Novo Nordisk drug sustainably helps people lose weight. (nytimes.com)
- How the pandemic has complicated the path to motherhood for many. (wsj.com)
- The practice of dentistry has undergone a profound change in the past year. (nytimes.com)
- Longer seasons are making allergies worse. (newatlas.com)
Food
- Pandemic shows that the U.S. food system is overindexed on efficiency. (washingtonpost.com)
- You may want to rethink those inexpensive Costco ($COST) rotisserie chickens. (nytimes.com)
- The battle over what constitutes vanilla is raging in the court system. (wsj.com)
- DoorDash ($DASH) is buying robotics company Chowbotics. (theverge.com)
Entertainment
- It's hard to make a good disaster movie, when we are already living through one. (nytimes.com)
- 'Ted Lasso' shows Apple TV+ is making inroads. (lefsetz.com)
Relationships
- A Q&A with Logan Ury author of "How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science that Will Help You Find Love." (behavioralscientist.org)
- How the pandemic has upended the giant wedding industry. (washingtonpost.com)
- Guys, don't put a picture of your cat in your dating profile. (wsj.com)
- How to date like a game theorist. (behavioralscientist.org)
Children
- School attendance in down in pandemic. (wsj.com)
- Why not being in school has been so disruptive to the lives of teenagers. (washingtonpost.com)
- A generation of schoolkids has missed out on a lot of learning. (axios.com)
College
- New variants have complicated the Spring semester for colleges and universities. (nytimes.com)
- How to evaluate a college's offer of financial aid. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: elementary common sense. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: bubble-like behavior. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Tired of hour-long podcasts? then check out your favorite bloggers read some their recent posts on The Goldmine. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter just for advisers. (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com)
