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
"Adults in psychotherapy get second chances."
(Joy Lere)
Chart of the Day
How the carbon footprint of various transportation schemes compare.
EVs
- The Hummer EV’s battery weighs more than a Honda Civic. (theverge.com)
- The number of EV models is set to double by 2024. (visualcapitalist.com)
- The U.S. needs a plan to recycle used EV batteries. (axios.com)
Autos
- Half of all cars hitting dealerships are already sold. (nytimes.com)
- Higher used car prices are squeezing teenagers looking to buy their first car. (wsj.com)
- How traffic patterns have changed during pandemic. (axios.com)
- More frequent flooding is set to make driving more difficult. (fastcompany.com)
- Utah lowered the legal BAC level and saw a drop in alcohol-related crashes. (marginalrevolution.com)
Methane
- Where are all the methane emissions coming from? (vox.com)
- Do we need to consider methane removal as well? (wired.com)
Environment
- The American West is in the midst of the worst megadrought in the past 1200 years. (npr.org)
- The Western U.S. is experiencing more hot, dry nights. (axios.com)
- Sea levels are set to rise another foot by 2050. (npr.org)
- Trees store carbon until they don't. A new process can help make it permanent. (technologyreview.com)
- Plant growth in Antarctica is on the rise. (newscientist.com)
- Lichen are screwed. (scientificamerican.com)
Travel
- The percent of long-term bookings on Airbnb ($ABNB) has risen during pandemic. (wsj.com)
- Airlines have stopped retiring airplanes. (bloomberg.com)
- Travelers are not all that interested in reducing their carbon impact. (insidehook.com)
- The CDC has downgraded the health risk of cruising. (axios.com)
- On the death of the hotel minibar. (washingtonpost.com)
Animals
- Why are certain groups so opposed to the gray wolf? (vox.com)
- Beavers are moving farther North. (hcn.org)
- It's not just you. There really are fewer insects these days. (mentalfloss.com)
Technology
- Computer chips are becoming so complex that they are failing faster than expected. (nytimes.com)
- Clearview AI is pushing ahead with its facial recognition software, lawsuits be damned. (washingtonpost.com)
- True decentralization can't happen with Big Tech sitting in the middle of things. (theverge.com)
Behavior
- Your brain doesn't slow with age until later than previously thought. (nature.com)
- Anti-depressant medications can require constant experimenting. (wsj.com)
- Canadian doctors are now prescribing time in nature to patients. (npr.org)
- How to make better decisions including 'Decide as much as you can in advance.' (vox.com)
Covid after-effects
- Covid-19 shows the value of sewage testing. What else can it be used for? (wired.com)
- Covid-19 dominates, but TB never went away. (npr.org)
Health
- To say we need to invest more in novel antibiotic development is an understatement. (vox.com)
- The nocebo effect is the flipside of the placebo effect. (ft.com)
- A ketogentic diet may enhance the potency of chemotherapy. (newatlas.com)
- A measles vaccine is so important because of the downside of an measles infection. (kottke.org)
- Overdose deaths are on what feels like an inexorable rise. (nytimes.com)
- More acute care is going to get pushed into the home. (npr.org)
Dogs
- A dog changes how you interact with the world. (nytimes.com)
- Fake service dogs are a problem - we just don't know how big. (theguardian.com)
Weed
- There is no standard way to measure marijuana influence, like BAC. (wired.com)
- Recreational marijuana laws don't lead to more cigarette smoking. (papers.ssrn.com)
Food
- Cage-free eggs are on the rise in the U.S. (apnews.com)
- Restaurant seasonality is all messed up. (eater.com)
- By and large, to-go packaging is pretty bad for the environment. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- Views differ on what to do about the feral hog problem. (modernfarmer.com)
- If you can't beat invasive species, eat them. (theguardian.com)
- How an upstate New York town eliminated its food desert. (modernfarmer.com)
Drink
- Microbrewers are focusing on low alcohol beers. (nytimes.com)
- The seltzer business is getting creative including Boston Beer's 'long drink.' (fooddive.com)
- Chardonnay marc, the stuff left over from winemaking, is set to marketed as a superfood. (nypost.com)
Media
- Romantic comedies aren't dead, but they have changed. (wsj.com)
- These are table stakes for a major streaming app. (hypercritical.co)
- How much money can you save by using annual subscriptions? (wired.com)
- The risks for the CNN+ launch are high. (variety.com)
Winter sports
- The Alps are warming faster than other areas around the world. (washingtonpost.com)
- Climate change has cut snow seasons shorter imperiling winter sports. (newrepublic.com)
CTE
- The Super Bowl is happening but we have stopped talking about CTE. (nytimes.com)
- Why elite sled athletes are at-risk of CTE. (vox.com)
College
- Professors are dealing with college students who have spent two years in pandemic. (slate.com)
- College kids are focusing on more practical majors in pandemic. (humbledollar.com)
- Colleges are going to greater lengths to catch online cheaters. (themarkup.org)
- College students are having to learn how to talk to each other. (wsj.com)
MBA
- The 2022 FT ranking of the top global MBA programs. (ft.com)
- The “Leadership and Happiness” at Harvard Business Schoool is waitlisted. (wsj.com)
- Why you need to understand what a graduate degree is good for. (humbledollar.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: a modifiable health risk (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: market crossovers. (abnormalreturns.com)
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