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
"We find ourselves living in the information equivalent of the cereals aisle in a local Safeway."
(Om Malik)
Autos
- The vast majority of new car buyers are paying above MSRP. (wsj.com)
- The Porsche IPO is biased toward insiders, not the public. (bloomberg.com)
- Cold weather does a number on EV range. (axios.com)
- Pickup trucks are more likely to kill pedestrians in an accident. (slate.com)
Energy
- Water canals are a no-brainer for installing solar panels. (newatlas.com)
- Americans are largely in agreement about transitioning to a carbon-neutral economy. (pewresearch.org)
Environment
- The latest UN report on climate change paints a dire picture. (npr.org)
- The IPCC is issuing reports that no one is paying attention to. (nytimes.com)
- The 150 history of Yellowstone National Park. (npr.org)
- Where biodiversity is most at-risk in the U.S. (nytimes.com)
- Biomason, a Durham, N.C.-based startup, hopes to 'grow' cement. (axios.com)
- Seriously, stop pre-rinsing your dishes. (lifehacker.com)
Travel
- How airspace restrictions are affecting flight times. (axios.com)
- Why a retired pilot is comfortable flying budget airlines in the U.S. (humbledollar.com)
Science
- Bird feeders help some species, harm others. (scientificamerican.com)
- More attention is being paid to measuring rogue waves. (newatlas.com)
Space
- The Hubble Space Telescope is still going strong. (theatlantic.com)
- The JWST continues to move toward operational status. (syfy.com)
- The danger of space trash is only growing. (grid.news)
- The moon shouldn't be treated like a garbage dump. (theatlantic.com)
Technology
- 10 breakthrough technologies for 2022 including password-less security. (technologyreview.com)
- Why you should keep your operating systems up-to-date. (washingtonpost.com)
- Slowly, but surely, chatbots are getting better. (nytimes.com)
Health biz
- Online pharmacy Ro has acquired Dadi, a sperm collection and testing startup. (fastcompany.com)
- What happens when insurance companies invest venture capital in health care startups? (slate.com)
Health
- More research is showing that viral infections can cause autoimmune disease. (newatlas.com)
- On the relationship between air pollution and the flu. (econofact.org)
- Covid aside, it still makes sense to increase ventilation. (whyisthisinteresting.substack.com)
- There's a difference between Vitamin D2 and D3. (newatlas.com)
Food
- Consumer inflation, as explained by eggs. (vox.com)
- Farmers are facing significantly higher fertilizer prices. (modernfarmer.com)
Drink
- Breweries are getting into the whiskey business. (insidehook.com)
- Beer can prices are on the rise. (insidehook.com)
Sports
- A look behind Fanatics push into all aspects of the sports business. (fastcompany.com)
- World chess has a Russia problem. (defector.com)
- Pickleball courts are the new must-have amenity for developments. (axios.com)
- Why so many La Liga teams are named 'Real ___." (espn.com)
Music
- Why bands are never coming back. (tedgioia.substack.com)
- The finances make making it as a band even harder these days. (lefsetz.com)
- Hard partying bands are a vestige of an earlier era. (theguardian.com)
Media
- Disney ($DIS) is planning an ad-supported tier for Disney+ later in 2022. (variety.com)
- In praise of meditative TV like 'Painting With John' and 'Chillin Island.' (gq.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: different pandemic eras. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Welcome Tim Ferriss listeners! (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: growing your own. (abnormalreturns.com)
- March ESG links: reflected values. (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)
