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
"I thought people would savor travel and be kind to one another, but unfortunately due to the fact that we’re living in two Americas ... it's only going to get worse."
(Brian Kelly, founder of The Points Guy)
Tesla
- Tesla ($TSLA) is paying early to get access to chips. (ft.com)
- Elon Musk, and Tesla ($TSLA), are not being honest about the capabilities of its autos. (marketwatch.com)
Autos
- As cars become big, rolling batteries more companies can enter the space, including Apple ($AAPL). (wsj.com)
- More companies are dropping out of the race for self-driving cars. (nytimes.com)
- Ford ($F) is accelerating it move into EVs. (theverge.com)
- Daimler Truck is pursing hydrogen-powered fuel cells for its long-haul trucks. (nytimes.com)
- A big chunk of motorcycle riders don't want to go electric. (newatlas.com)
Energy
- Why the cost of solar panels is likely to increase in 2021. (bloomberg.com)
- Indiana is overrun with new solar project proposals. (eenews.net)
- Big Oil is under attack because there are now other options out there. (npr.org)
- How 'community choice aggregators' can accelerate the uptake of renewable energy. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- How do countries dependent on oil make the transition to a carbon-neutral era? (ft.com)
Environment
- Yellowstone Park is as warm as it has ever been. (scientificamerican.com)
- The U.S. recycling industry is not dead, in fact it's booming. (bloomberg.com)
- The fire problem is getting worse in California because more homes are built in at-risk areas. (curbed.com)
- Urban areas are heat sinks in the Summer and the problem is getting worse. (theverge.com)
- As Greenland's ice melts, mercury is being released. (newscientist.com)
Deer
- Want to stop car collisions with deer? Add wolves to the mix. (theatlantic.com)
- Hawaii has a deer problem. (modernfarmer.com)
Science
- Why Red Sea coral seems more resilient to warming temepratures. (wired.com)
- Sea cucumbers are in danger of being over-harvested. (bigthink.com)
- How de-ratting an Alaskan island brought the ecosystem back into balance. (scientificamerican.com)
- The social lives of trees are only now coming to be better known. (bigthink.com)
Cruises
- Avid cruisers are volunteering for simulated cruises to test health protocols. (nytimes.com)
- More evidence that it is going to be difficult keeping cruise ships Covid-free. (jalopnik.com)
Travel
- Hope King, "Many summer travelers may wish they stayed home." (axios.com)
- The summer travel season isn't back to normal just yet. (vox.com)
- Cleaning fees are a chunk of the costs of a short-term rental. (marketwatch.com)
- How United Airlines ($UAL) is encouraging vaccination for passengers. (nytimes.com)
Behavior
- Five insights from Lisa Genova's new book "Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting." (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Why you shouldn't approach life as a 'picky eater.' (theatlantic.com)
Health
- How gene therapy is helping some people regain some sight. (wsj.com)
- Guidelines now indicate your first colonoscopy should come at age 45. (marketwatch.com)
- Fungi are a growing health threat that goes largely unrecognized. (scientificamerican.com)
Weed
- New York and New Jersey have a shortage of legal weed. (nytimes.com)
- Americans are increasingly testing positive for marijuana at work. (wsj.com)
- Big candy companies are not happy with weed-focused knockoffs. (nytimes.com)
Food
- How much will home bakers cut back, post-pandemic? (wsj.com)
- Eggs from chickens on regenerative farms are a new ultra-premium category. (bloomberg.com)
- How higher lumber prices are affecting the poultry industry. (bloomberg.com)
- On the benefits of vertical farms. (bigthink.com)
Restaurants
- The restaurant business is not going back to the way it was before. (eater.com)
- How the pandemic bailed out the fast food industry. (expmag.com)
- What wines have the biggest markup at restaurants? (insidehook.com)
Entertainment
- Studios are again going back to the video game well. (nytimes.com)
- Streaming services would do well to move away from the binge model. (washingtonpost.com)
Sports
- Being a NBA referee is a uniquely stressful job. (gq.com)
- How much do drivers in the Indianapolis 500 actually make? (indystar.com)
Growing up
- Five insights from Julie Lythcott-Haims's "Your Turn: How to Be an Adult." (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Traditional colleges are not designed for adult learners. (theatlantic.com)
- Schools are set to return to in-person attendance this Fall. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: armchair epidemiologists. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: turning the tables. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Why it's such a weird time to be an investor. (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)
