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
"Normal is a distribution, not a person."
(Seth Godin)
Chart of the Day
The newly public EV companies are in retreat, price-wise. (chart via @ycharts)
Autos
- The U.S. needs a EV charging network strategy. (vice.com)
- An unfortunate outcome would be more EVs charged by coal-fired power plants. (papers.ssrn.com)
Energy
- China is rapidly ramping up its installation of wind power. (ft.com)
- A more electric future is going to require more copper. (wisdomtree.com)
Trees
- A record early blooming for Kyoto's cherry blossoms is another indication of climate change. (washingtonpost.com)
- Demand for longleaf pine needles is on the rise. (washingtonpost.com)
- What happens as a tree decomposes in a forest. (daily.jstor.org)
- Douglas W. Tallamy, “Oaks are not just another plant.” (nytimes.com)
Invasive species
- Pet owners are often to blame for the introduction of invasive species. (arstechnica.com)
- A non-native species of mouse is chewing through Australia's grain stock. (modernfarmer.com)
- Another example of how an invasive species can decimate an ecosystem. (bbc.com)
Science
- Our immune systems ignore these deep sea bacteria. (scientificamerican.com)
- Why scientists should reflect on what they got wrong during pandemic. (wired.com)
- The anti-science movement has gone global. (scientificamerican.com)
Technology
- Some reasons why you may want to try out a privacy-focused web browser. (nytimes.com)
- Researchers are testing all sorts of materials to replace silicon in semiconductors. (wsj.com)
- Tinder matches will soon be able to run background checks on each other. (nytimes.com)
- Does OS X have another two decades in it? (macworld.com)
Behavior
- Neuroscientists are zeroing in on why loneliness is bad for your health. (wired.co.uk)
- Big audacious goals are a recipe for unhappiness. (theatlantic.com)
- Why forgetfulness is our 'default setting.' (newyorker.com)
- Why we romanticize the past. (nytimes.com)
Health
- What we learned about telemedicine during pandemic. (wsj.com)
- Suicides consistently exceed homicide firearm deaths. (theconversation.com)
Fitness
- Home fitness company Tonal just raised capital at a $1.6 billion valuation. (cnbc.com)
- The more you move, in varied ways, the better. (sciencedaily.com)
- A brisk walk is good for the aging brain. (nytimes.com)
Cannabis
- Teenage users of marijuana are more at-risk of addiction. (bloomberg.com)
- New York state legalized the recreational use of marijuana. (reuters.com)
- Mexico is looking to decriminalize cannabis use. (scientificamerican.com)
Pets
- Dogs seems to inherently understand human body language. (sciencemag.org)
- Many Americans feel in love with chickens during pandemic. Then again, so did predators. (washingtonpost.com)
- Demand for dog walkers is set to surge. (msn.com)
Food
- AeroFarms, the vertical farming company, is going public via a SPAC. (msn.com)
- What it cost to keep a restaurant running through pandemic. (eater.com)
- Lamb is growing in popularity in the U.S. (bloomberg.com)
- The how and why of 'acquired tastes.' (mentalfloss.com)
Drink
- Craft distillers took it on the chin in 2020. (insidehook.com)
- The top 50 craft brewers in the U.S. by volume. (pastemagazine.com)
Sports
Entertainment
- Netflix ($NFLX) is accelerating its timeline to go carbon-neutral. (theverge.com)
- In defense of streaming services vs. the cinema elite. (astonwhiteling.medium.com)
- Meet the man behind all those awful action movies featuring aging stars like Nicholas Cage and Bruce Willis. (vulture.com)
College
- Why universities may be able to mandate Covid vaccinations for the Fall semester. (marketwatch.com)
- High school seniors applied to more colleges in 2020 which will make for more rejections. (bloomberg.com)
- College essays correlate with family income just as much as standardized test scores. (cepa.stanford.edu)
- Why don't more people go to college? (marginalrevolution.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: mass vaccination campaigns. (abnormalreturns.com)
- April ESG links: re-framing returns. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the new creator economy. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you should do to maximize the sum total of your life experiences. (abnormalreturns.com)
- On the importance of owning your own audience. (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)
