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
"Publishing to an algorithm is not the same as publishing to an audience. If the creator has no publisher and no permission asset, then being heard is dramatically more difficult. As is getting paid."
(Seth Godin)
Autos
- The future of the auto industry is all about batteries. (nytimes.com)
- Ford ($F) is phasing out ICE-powered cars in Europe. (theguardian.com)
- Jaguar is planning to go all-electric as well. (engadget.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) CarPlay has made impressive headway. (asymco.com)
- A new Chevy Bolt is coming this Summer. (marketwatch.com)
Energy
- It's not just Texas that is at increased risk of weather-related outages. (yaleclimateconnections.org)
- The problem in Texas has multiple causes. (arstechnica.com)
- How Texas could have kept the lights on. (nytimes.com)
- Why the situation in Texas was avoidable. (newyorker.com)
Environment
- The situation in Texas shows that history is no longer a good guide in an age of climate change. (nytimes.com)
- Climate change will have disproportionate effects across the globe. (marginalrevolution.com)
- Warming temperatures are going to make glacier-related floods more likely. (washingtonpost.com)
- U.S. farms have to be a part of any attempt to reduce carbon emissions. (modernfarmer.com)
- Why some climate activists are embracing nuclear power. (newyorker.com)
- Is there any feasible way to make steel production cleaner? (ft.com)
Air travel
- Airlines are flying blind when it comes to forecasting future passenger loads. (nytimes.com)
- You're more likely to contract the coronavirus to or from the airport than on the actual flight. (ft.com)
- How short-haul airplanes could go hybrid. (axios.com)
Science
- Why is NASA sending a helicopter to Mars? (slate.com)
- Researchers accidentally found life below a half mile of ice. (wired.com)
- How did Venetian glass beads end up in Alaska, pre-Columbus? (livescience.com)
Behavior
- The pandemic should remind us that human behavior is not easy to predict. (behavioralscientist.org)
- Being more mindful can make you more rational. (nautil.us)
- A Q&A with Devon Price author of "Laziness Does Not Exist." (nextbigideaclub.com)
- On the benefits of voluntary sacrifice. (theatlantic.com)
Health
- How noise pollution can affect heart health. (knowablemagazine.org)
- Gait analysis can help identify those with Alzheimer's disease. (newatlas.com)
- There is no one-size-fits-all asthma treatment plan. (nytimes.com)
- People are buying blue-light glasses but there is little evidence they do anything. (nytimes.com)
Fitness
- You don't need equipment to do HIIT. (elemental.medium.com)
- On the benefits of being, and exercising, in nature. (wsj.com)
Food
- Why a startup, Nature, thinks fungi protein can be the new soy. (fastcompany.com)
- What it was like to travel (and eat) with Anthony Bourdain. (foodandwine.com)
Drink
- A host of new companies want to upend the 'antiquated' business of whiskey. (nytimes.com)
- Why it's so complicated to ship wines over state lines. (insidehook.com)
- A trade dispute is putting the hurt on Australian wine makers. (cnn.com)
Entertainment
- Making the case for reopening movie theaters. (theatlantic.com)
- It's hard to enjoy disaster movies after having lived through one. (washingtonpost.com)
Sports
- Why sports needs fans in attendance. (nytimes.com)
- Ski resorts are going to have to get creative to adapt to climate change. (wsj.com)
- Why it's past time to stop playing the national anthem before sporting events. (washingtonpost.com)
Dating apps
- Match ($MTCH) properties continue to take market share in dating apps. (wsj.com)
- Dating apps have A LOT of data about users. (slate.com)
Children
- The school reopening debate has boiled down to teachers vs. parents. (wsj.com)
- The pandemic should wean us off the idea that kids should go to school sick. (theatlantic.com)
- There's little doubt children fell behind in pandemic. Is it time to talk about summer school? (washingtonpost.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: the eye of a hurricane. (abnormalreturns.com)
- A nice mention for the site from the FPA of Minnesota (@FPAofMN). (twitter.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: rethinking value. (abnormalreturns.com)
- How are we to value equities in a post-Covid, economic boom? (abnormalreturns.com)
- The concept of compounding has a branding problem. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Why 'good defaults' matter for consumers and why financial educators should have modest expectations. (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. (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com)
