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
"Great people don’t have to believe in themselves. They don’t have to fake anything. They have evidence."
(Ryan Holiday)
Autos
- Used cars are no longer appreciating assets. (axios.com)
- Maintaining an EV is cheaper than an ICE. (snippet.finance)
- Just how quickly will EVs grow over the next decade? (axios.com)
- Gas station owners are trying to decide whether to install charging stations. (wsj.com)
- How reduced idling could reduce emissions. (bloomberg.com)
Energy
- Why electric co-ops have been slow to embrace renewables. (wsj.com)
- Contrary to common wisdom: hydrogen is not all that green a fuel. (nytimes.com)
Fire
- Siberia is on fire. (washingtonpost.com)
- Americans are moving into areas where fire is a common concern. (apps.npr.org)
- Fire is an integral part of ecosystems. (phys.org)
IPCC
- Human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are the primary driver of climate change. (npr.org)
- The Earth hasn't been this warm in 125,000 years. (scientificamerican.com)
- Every bit of warming increases the risks to the system. (nytimes.com)
- CO2 is a problem but not the only problem, think methane. (vox.com)
- Some aspects of climate change are irreversible, like sea level rise. (theatlantic.com)
Environment
- Helen Lewis, "Understanding a problem intellectually is not the same as feeling its presence in your daily life." (theatlantic.com)
- Any environmental solution is going to require every country to participate. (bloomberg.com)
- Will there ever be enough global cooperation to tackle climate change? (americanpurpose.com)
- How much will melting permafrost affect the atmosphere? (scientificamerican.com)
- Want to cut emissions? Look at methane. (wired.com)
Travel
- The Delta variant has already hit airline travel. (washingtonpost.com)
- Airline tickets have barely changed in price over the past 25 years. (wsj.com)
- Why a new wave of luxury experiential travel is on tap. (bloomberg.com)
- 'Slow travel' is now a thing. (nytimes.com)
Science
- How 'fast grants' helped accelerate the pandemic response. (nature.com)
- Solar storms are an ongoing risk for Earth. (bigthink.com)
- Don't underestimate the potential impact of volcanic eruptions. (wired.com)
- On the risks of wandering icebergs creating tsunamis. (bigthink.com)
Technology
- It's not just vaccine misinformation that Facebook ($FB) is unable to tame. (nytimes.com)
- Google ($GOOGL) is trying to figure out how to recycle hard drives. (wired.com)
- Why you should follow a hybrid backup strategy. (nytimes.com)
Fitness
- Will gyms go the way of arcades and movie rental stores? (apnews.com)
- More evidence of the benefits of HIIT. (nytimes.com)
Behavior
- Greg Spears, "As humans, we know we make mistakes, and yet we expect perfection in a machine or an algorithm." (humbledollar.com)
- Why your brain replays rewarding experiences. (nautil.us)
- A lot of the joy we get out of events is the anticipation. (fastcompany.com)
- Five insights from Michele Wucker's "You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World." (nextbigideaclub.com)
- CEOs are a risk-taking bunch. (klementoninvesting.substack.com)
Weed
- Natalie Fertig and Gavin Bade, "America’s patchwork approach to legalizing weed has helped make cannabis cultivation one of the most energy-intensive crops in the nation." (politico.com)
- What the cannabis IPO pipeline looks like. (news.crunchbase.com)
- What's the future for dispensary design? (fastcompany.com)
Dogs
- Why Americans have ramped up their spending on pets. (npr.org)
- Dogs are still in short supply in the U.S. (axios.com)
- Why so many shelter dogs in the U.S. cross states lines. (ft.com)
- How these dogs have made life in pandemic better for their owners. (washingtonpost.com)
Diet Coke
- What it's like to kick a lifelong Diet Coke habit. (nytimes.com)
- Why quit Diet Coke, when it's so awesome? (slate.com)
Food
- Coffee bean prices have risen nearly 50% in 2021. (nytimes.com)
- Cultivated meats need to get their marketing right to go mainstream. (bloomberg.com)
- Ubiquitous broadband will affect how food is grown. (news.crunchbase.com)
- Why do American grocery stores still have 'ethnic food' aisles? (nytimes.com)
- A case of how regenerative agriculture paying off in Spain's olive groves. (theguardian.com)
Restaurants
- Julie Creswell and Priya Krishna, "At bottom, restaurateurs are grappling with the same predicament confronting nearly every business in America: the difficulty of finding workers." (nytimes.com)
- The Delta variant is another wrench thrown in the restaurant recovery. (wsj.com)
Entertainment
- Why independent movie producers are in such high demand. (forbes.com)
- The Chicago improv scene closed down for the pandemic. It's now trying to make a comeback. (nytimes.com)
- As technology advances the questions around the posthumous release of art are only going to increase. (daily.jstor.org)
- This is the best streaming comparison site. (sixcolors.com)
Sports
- The online sports betting business is rapidly consolidating. (bloomberg.com)
- It's only a matter of time before sports media rights shift to streaming. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- More research is being done with female athletes in mind. (npr.org)
College
- Colleges are pulling out all the stops to get students vaccinated. (npr.org)
- Colleges are making big money selling dubious Master's degrees to students. (chronicle.com)
- 16 things to do in college including 'Don’t forget to sleep.' (theatlantic.com)
- Shopping for new dorm decor is an industry unto itself. (vox.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: a recurring part of our lives. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: lessons learned. (abnormalreturns.com)
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