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
"How did we get to a point where wagering on sports became so seductive and encompassing?"
(Kurt Streeter)
Autos
- The NHTSA doesn't like it when Teslas are designed to roll through stop signs. (axios.com)
- Money is pouring into EV battery startups. (news.crunchbase.com)
- Electrified roads would make for faster EV adoption. (axios.com)
- Where in the U.S. are bridges in the worst shape? (axios.com)
Air transport
- Just how close are we to viable, commercial air taxis? (on.ft.com)
- Drones are the future of fast medicine delivery. (axios.com)
- So-called 'ghost flights' are an environmental disaster. (wired.com)
- Can eVTOLs take share from trucks? (washingtonpost.com)
Energy
- A backlog at PJM Interconnection could delay new solar projects. (insideclimatenews.org)
- U.S. natural gas bailed out Europe this winter. (nytimes.com)
- There's no relationship between energy ratings and energy use in buildings. (bloomberg.com)
- Why gas stoves are on their way out. (marketwatch.com)
Environment
- The world's oceans are having more instances of extreme heat. (theguardian.com)
- Why the Northeast could be at increased risk of big Atlantic storms. (washingtonpost.com)
- Nano-sized plastics are pretty much everywhere. (fastcompany.com)
- It's hard to see how the coral reefs don't get wiped out. (newscientist.com)
Animals
- Florida's bonefish are full of human pharmaceuticals. (hakaimagazine.com)
- How the North Luangwa National Park has kept rhinos safe. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- The story of relocating endangered sea turtles. (hakaimagazine.com)
Archaeology
- Did a mega-drought topple empires 4,200 years ago? (nature.com)
- There is some doubt on the central role meat eating played in the rise of homo sapiens. (wired.com)
Space
- The Falcon 9 rocket has now launched a total of 139 times. (arstechnica.com)
- Near Space Labs is making available super detailed images of the U.S. (axios.com)
Technology
- 3-D printing is going to become a reality at the atomic scale. (wsj.com)
- What, if anything, have cookie banners accomplished? (nytimes.com)
- How Apple ($AAPL) AirTags work. (wsj.com)
Medicine
- How mRNA vaccines could be administered orally. (newatlas.com)
- Why is insulin so expensive in the U.S.? (marker.medium.com)
- We need new antibiotics. (biopharmadive.com)
Cancer
- How magnetic hyperthermia can be used to kill cancerous tumors. (newatlas.com)
- A new blood test could catch lung cancer at an earlier stage. (newscientist.com)
Health
- The U.S. has a shortage of primary care physicians. (statnews.com)
- Researchers are focused on vascular causes of migraine headaches. (newatlas.com)
- RSV may play a bigger role in infant death than currently thought. (sciencedaily.com)
- Xenotransplantation seems to be coming closer to reality. (ft.com)
- Vitamin D deficiency explained. (gq.com)
Fitness
- On the danger of letting your smart watch tell you how you feel. (nytimes.com)
- Five insights from "Sweat: A History of Exercise" by Bill Hayes. (nextbigideaclub.com)
Food
- Insights from Dan Saladino's new book "Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them." (modernfarmer.com)
- How Chipotle ($CMG) has managed through the pandemic. (marker.medium.com)
Drink
- How a liver hormone, FGF21, helps regulate alcohol intake. (newatlas.com)
- Super-premium whiskey sales jumped 15.6% in 2021. (apnews.com)
- Will biodynamic whiskey become a thing? (insidehook.com)
Media
- Streaming companies are trying to figure out how to reduce subscriber churn. (nytimes.com)
- Apollo Global Management ($APO) is investing $760 million in Legendary Entertainment. (hollywoodreporter.com)
College
- The college gender gap keeps widening. (wsj.com)
- Filling out FAFSA is an essential step in paying for college. (nytimes.com)
- On the joy of providing talented individuals with scholarships. (humbledollar.com)
- How texting and FaceTime have changed the college experience for kids (and parents). (wsj.com)
- The SAT is set to go all-digital. (npr.org)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: misplaced complacency. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: moderating audio. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The 12 best financial blogs including Abnormal Returns. (snippet.finance)
- February ESG links: stakeholder capitalism. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Just because sports gambling is legal, doesn't mean you should participate. (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)
