On Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to earlier in the week. You can check out last week’s edition here. Have a great weekend!
Quote of the Day
"Having new ideas is a lonely business."
(Paul Graham)
Autos
- The theory behind just-in-time auto manufacturing has taken a hit in pandemic. (wsj.com)
- Vehicle buyers are so desperate they are actually buying sedans. (theverge.com)
- A sensible intervention that would reduce teen driving fatalities. (papers.ssrn.com)
Energy
- The hurdles that prevent airports from being turned into solar farms. (wired.com)
- Carbon prices are surging in Europe. (ft.com)
Environment
- The NOAA has issued new 'normal' climate datasets for the U.S. (theconversation.com)
- Why the EPA will finally be able to start regulating the use of hydroflurocarbons. (vox.com)
- Making aluminum is dirty, this process may help clean it up. (bloomberg.com)
- Italy DGAF about European turtle doves. (independent.co.uk)
Travel
- A return to travel will help leisure-focused airlines. (axios.com)
- A slew of startup airlines are set to launch in 2021. (wsj.com)
- Furloughed pilots can't just jump back into a plane. (nytimes.com)
- The rental car shortage is real and likely to persist. (washingtonpost.com)
Animals
- Overfishing is due in part to government subsidies. (bloomberg.com)
- The genetic tricks of the world's longest-lived animal species. (knowablemagazine.org)
Technology
- Facebook ($FB) is irredeemable. (newyorker.com)
- What's inside the new Apple ($AAPL) AirTag? (ifixit.com)
- Do you need an authenticator app? (vox.com)
Behavior
- The flip side of languishing is flourishing. (nytimes.com)
- Additional evidence that MDMA is effective in helping treat PTSD. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Mental health is complex, but eating better can help. (nytimes.com)
Health
- How GoodRx ($GDRX) makes money. (fortune.com)
- The big pharmacy chains are edging into the behavioral health space. (nytimes.com)
Fitness
- How icing may slow, not speed, recovery. (nytimes.com)
- Peloton ($PTON) is recalling two of its treadmills. (arstechnica.com)
Dogs
- Dogs and humans have had a symbiotic relationship for a long time. (daily.jstor.org)
- How dogs are being used to identify endangered species. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- Fearful dogs are more likely to act aggressively. (sciencedaily.com)
Alternative proteins
- Tyson Foods ($TSN) is getting into the alternative meats space. (finance.yahoo.com)
- The price of cell-based meats, including chicken, keep coming down. (ft.com)
- Nestle is entering the alternative milk space. (fortune.com)
Food
- An example of how pandemic uncertainty has put supply chains into flux. (wsj.com)
- Sesame will not be listed as a potential allergen on food packaging. (washingtonpost.com)
- Almost any diet is better than the 'Standard American Diet.' (blog.supplysideliberal.com)
- Famed restaurant Eleven Madison Park is going vegan. (nytimes.com)
Weed
- THC levels are creeping up. States are cracking down. (politico.com)
- New York City is bracing for a 'land grab' among marijuana dispensaries. (nytimes.com)
Sports
- Tailgating: how you'll know when sports is truly back. (washingtonpost.com)
- How a Moneyball approach plays out in pro soccer. (sportico.com)
College
- The college jobs apocalypse is real. (marginalrevolution.com)
- The Cass Business School is re-naming itself for the statistician Thomas Bayes. (ft.com)
Children
- Unlike adults, children have other vaccines to schedule. (nytimes.com)
- Children don't get 'bored' any more. (fatherly.com)
- Why nearsightedness is on the rise among children. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: feeling unchained. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the science of change. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Adapting to a world bent on falsifying the past. (abnormalreturns.com)
- May ESG links: measuring impact. (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)
