Saturdays are the day we catch up with all the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to during the week. You can check out last week’s edition here. Have a great weekend!
Quote of the Day
"The solution to email overload is to make clear decisions, quickly."
(Tim Harford)
Autos
- New auto dealers simply don't have enough inventory. (wsj.com)
- Towns with abandoned auto factories are seeing an EV revival. (cnn.com)
- Are EVs better for the environment? Yes, if you drive them long enough. (wsj.com)
- Now bucket trucks are going electric. (theverge.com)
- How paint color affects the value of the resale value of a vehicle. (nytimes.com)
- Why bicyclists are so at-risk of cars. (insidehook.com)
Water
- More Americans coastal homes are at-risk of persistent flooding. (npr.org)
- You can't talk about the future of the American West without discussing water. (bloomberg.com)
- Australia dealt with wildfires in 2020 and in 2021 is dealing with widespread flooding. (wsj.com)
Environment
- Smoke from wildfires offset other reductions that occurred during pandemic. (washingtonpost.com)
- The Himalayas is increasingly at-risk of climate change. (ft.com)
- Solar geoengineering would likely work but stiff resistance awaits. (axios.com)
- The road to carbon neutrality is going to require more metals mining in the interim. (coppolacomment.com)
- Farm production has to be a part of any attempt to mitigate climate change. (eater.com)
- Why our political system may be ill-suited to dealing with the global nature of imminent climate change. (newrepublic.com)
Air travel
- You know who may want a return to air travel more than the airlines - airport retail shops. (wsj.com)
- This seems to be a workable system for Covid testing and travel. (sciencedaily.com)
- A visualization of the reduction in air flights globally since the pandemic started. (wsj.com)
Science
- What were relationships like between homo sapiens and Neanderthals? (news.artnet.com)
- Arctic lightning is on the rise. (scientificamerican.com)
Animals
- Bald eagle populations are on the rise in the continental U.S. (apnews.com)
- This is the right way to transport black Rhinos. (edition.cnn.com)
- Cows prefer to be outside. (modernfarmer.com)
The ocean
- Sperm whales shared information to avoid whaling ships. (theguardian.com)
- Squid and jellyfish populations are on the rise. (eater.com)
- Farmed fish, like salmon, are eating more veggies and less fish. (nytimes.com)
- How Maine is working to bring back salmon to its rivers. (hakaimagazine.com)
- Octopus sleep and may even dream. (npr.org)
Technology
- Content moderation is best thought of as a stack. (washingtonpost.com)
- The publishing/ad industry are going full-bore with Unified ID 2.0. (digiday.com)
- Mac OS X has turned 20. (sixcolors.com)
Space
- Plans are being made to start cleaning up 'space junk.' (npr.org)
- Cheap, ubiquitous satellites will leave no part of the globe hidden from sight. (economist.com)
- "The lifetime of an organic civilization may be millennia at most. But its electronic diaspora could continue for billions of years." (nautil.us)
Behavior
- Genuinely happy people can manage all sorts of emotions. (wsj.com)
- "What we call a “mood” is really just a prolonged emotion." (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Why you should identify those things cause you 'energy losses.' (phys.org)
- A Q&A with Simon Baron-Cohen author of "The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention." (behavioralscientist.org)
- Happier people have multiple interests. (theatlantic.com)
Health
- Hospitals really don't want you to know how much procedures cost. (wsj.com)
- Why isn't palliative care used more often? (statnews.com)
- Brain injuries later increase the risk of dementia. (wired.com)
- Falling sperm counts are still a bit of a mystery. (neo.life)
Fitness
- How to avoid injuries as you get back to sports after a long layoff. (wired.com)
- People are not rushing back to the gym. (axios.com)
- How to get back to your outdoor workout routine including 'Mix it up.' (wsj.com)
Eggs
- Egg producers are not living up to their promise to eliminate 'chick culling.' (theatlantic.com)
- A growing percentage of U.S. hens are cage-free. (vox.com)
Food
- Changing climate is making olive oil production more challenging. (eater.com)
- How restaurants will look different, post-pandemic. (protocol.com)
- Will food carts survive the pandemic? (vox.com)
- A new pasta shape, cascatelli, was designed to optimally hold sauces. (npr.org)
- Big data could make for better nutrition adivce. (nytimes.com)
Weed
- Older Americans are increasingly turning to marijuana to relieve medical issues. (nytimes.com)
- Legal weed is coming to New York state. (wsj.com)
Hard seltzer
- "White Claw and Truly are the Coke and Pepsi of the [hard seltzer] industry, capturing 75% of sales between them." (businessofbusiness.com)
- The hard seltzer trend only gained strength in pandemic. (eater.com)
Drink
- For the first time since the onset of the pandemic Americans have slowed their booze purchases. (cnn.com)
- The whiskey tariff battle between the US and EU is not easing any time soon. (wsj.com)
- Blenders and independent bottlers have come to American whiskey. (nytimes.com)
- Rising temperatures will change where grapes can be grown. (eater.com)
- Dixie Beer has a new name. (pastemagazine.com)
Entertainment
- Brands are now getting into the business of making documentaries. (nytimes.com)
- The cost of cutting the cord is on the rise with a Disney+ price hike. (msn.com)
Sports
- The world’s largest seller of licensed sports merchandise, Fanatics, is valued at $12.8 billion. (sportico.com)
- People viewing entire games are on the decline. (axios.com)
- What's the NFT angle for sports? (sportico.com)
Children
- How 'natural playgrounds' offer something different for kids. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- A Q&A with Jessica Lahey author of "The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids In a Culture of Dependence." (wsj.com)
MBA
- Some firms are working with business schools to better tailor their degree requirements. (wsj.com)
- Some advice on how to create a winning MBA application. (ft.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: vaccine passports. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: capital allocators. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Abnormal Returns was included in this Apex Wealth list "My ten favorite money blogs (2021 edition)." (apexmoney.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)
Mixed media
- Fred WIlson, "Resilience is an extremely valuable trait when you are starting and running a business. In a bull market that rewards other things, it is often overlooked." (avc.com)
- Tom Nichols, "The best experts help us find the sweet spot between our gut and our brain by explaining processes, risks, and benefits in ways that we can understand." (theatlantic.com)
- Seth Godin, "If you want to run an organization you’re proud of, choose your ownership as carefully as you choose your employees." (seths.blog)
