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
"You have to understand: Everything you say “YES” to in this life means saying “NO” to something else."
(Ryan Holiday)
EVs
- Electrify America is building out its charging network. (electrek.co)
- Comparing the new Ford ($F) F-150 Lightning and the GM ($GM) Hummer EV. (marketwatch.com)
- Why car companies are spending more on Formula E. (axios.com)
Autos
- The chip shortage is putting commercial vehicles in short supply. (wsj.com)
- Self-driving startup Aurora is going public via a SPAC. (reuters.com)
- The prior administration wanted to claim Toyota ($TM) was a security threat. (reason.com)
- Deer are a huge, and growing, hazard for drivers. (axios.com)
Energy
- Hydrogen is a great source of energy. The problem is making it practical. (nytimes.com)
- California's power grid runs, in part, on ample water supplies. (theverge.com)
- Renewable energy requires new transmission lines. (nytimes.com)
Water
- What managed retreat from rising sea levels looks like in practice. (theconversation.com)
- How the moon could make coastal flooding worse in the next decade. (washingtonpost.com)
- The Gila River is in danger of drying up. (hcn.org)
- When you build a sea wall, the water still has to go somewhere. (wired.com)
Environment
- June was the fifth warmest on record. (axios.com)
- Parts of the Amazon are now emitting more CO2 than they absorb. (axios.com)
- The EPA underestimates methane emissions from landfills. (npr.org)
- Forest Green Rovers is planning to build the 'most eco-friendly stadium in the world.' (ft.com)
Travel
- United Airlines ($UAL) has put in an order for small electric aircraft. (wsj.com)
- Crime increases in neighborhoods where short-term rentals are on the rise. (wired.com)
- There is a rush to get passports renewed. (nytimes.com)
Fish
- How the WTO could help protect fish stocks. (wsj.com)
- The waters off Cape Cod are increasingly full of sharks. (theatlantic.com)
- Florida's manatees are dying at a record rate. (npr.org)
- Undersea volcanoes are filled with more life than we knew. (vox.com)
- Cuttlefish have character. (nytimes.com)
Animals
- When wolves are left unprotected they are hunted in droves. (nationalgeographic.com)
- These 'ice worms' come out every Summer. (npr.org)
- How fireflies coordinate their flashes. (nytimes.com)
Technology
- Comparing the big password managers. (wsj.com)
- AirPod batteries are a perfect example of why we need a 'right to repair.' (cnbc.com)
- How to read your Internet bill. (washingtonpost.com)
Behavior
- Adam Grant, "You can feel depressed and anxious alone, but it’s rare to laugh alone or love alone. Joy shared is joy sustained." (nytimes.com)
- Loneliness is not the same as social isolation. (marketwatch.com)
- Four ways to become more resilient including 'Think about death.' (bakadesuyo.com)
Longevity
- Five insights from Steven Johnson's new book, "Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer." (nextbigideaclub.com)
- On the longevity vs. quality-of-life question. (bigthink.com)
The brain
- How psychedelics work to regrow neurons. (bigthink.com)
- Moving around is good for the brain. (nytimes.com)
- Why providers are so cautious about the use of Aduhelm for Alzheimer's disease. (biopharmadive.com)
Health
- Fentanyl helped drive a urge in overdose deaths in 2020. (statnews.com)
- The pandemic mysteriously drove down asthma attacks. What that means for the future of treatment. (theatlantic.com)
- The pandemic has worsened childhood vaccination rates around the world. (npr.org)
- The telemedicine free-for-all is coming to an end. (statnews.com)
Restaurants
- People are taking their frustrations out on restaurant workers. (nytimes.com)
- With restaurants slammed, eating an early dinner is no longer just for seniors. (nypost.com)
- Groundbreaking restaurant Chez Panisse is 50 years old. (theconversation.com)
Food
- The reach of 'Big Food' is stunning. (theguardian.com)
- What's behind the rise in coffee prices? (wsj.com)
- How is store-bought guacamole made? (huffpost.com)
- A French startup is looking to create cruelty-free foie gras. (fortune.com)
Drink
- How drinking became normalized in society, especially among women. (nytimes.com)
- Without fire insurance some California wine makers will go out of business. (sfchronicle.com)
- How to make the perfect Negroni. (pastemagazine.com)
Olympics
- The world anti-doping system is broken. (slate.com)
- Positive covid tests are going to derail chunks of the Olympics. (wsj.com)
- The Olympics are on increasingly on shaky financial ground. (axios.com)
Entertainment
- The best TV shows of 2021, so far. (theringer.com)
- The best movies of 2021, so far. (theringer.com)
- The ten best albums of 2021, so far. (theringer.com)
- The best songs of 2021, so far. (esquire.com)
School
- Schools have long been a part of the culture wars. (fivethirtyeight.com)
- Access to free birth control increased graduation rates. (fatherly.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: vaccines as fire suppressants. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: serious investors. (abnormalreturns.com)
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