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
"Life can only be lived forwards."
(Brett and Kate McKay)
Chart of the Day
Americans are bad at estimating minority populations in the U.S.
EVs
- EV charging will soon become a must-have home feature. (marketwatch.com)
- Constrained production prevent EVs from moving the needle in an era of high gasoline prices. (wired.com)
- EVs are far more dependent on continued manufacturer support than ICEs. (reviewgeek.com)
E-bikes
- What it's like to swap a car for an e-bike. (marketwatch.com)
- What you need to know about buying an e-bike. (ryanj.substack.com)
Transport
- Sedans continue to get pushed aside by SUVs. (bloomberg.com)
- Hundreds of commercial airplanes are stranded in Russia. (nytimes.com)
- When drones beat first responders to an emergency. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Energy
- More homeowners are trying to get off the grid. (nytimes.com)
- How to turn the methane from wastewater into energy. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- This Target ($TGT) store is taking solar to its logical conclusion. (cnbc.com)
- Why we all need a heat pump. (wired.com)
- Why is the U.S. still putting corn into gas tanks? (city-journal.org)
Environment
- The pandemic-induced dip in CO2 emission reversed in 2022. (axios.com)
- How do you insure homes if wildfires are a near certainty? (theatlantic.com)
- An example of how the carbon offset system is broken. (bloomberg.com)
- Ski resorts are now at-risk of wildfires. (wsj.com)
Animals
- America's buffaloes are now being hunted by a new (tiny) predator. (nytimes.com)
- Octopuses originated before the era of the dinosaurs. (apnews.com)
Archaeology
- Ernest Shackleton’s ship, The Endurance, has been found in pristine condition. (kottke.org)
- What archaeologists have learned about the real-world Troy. (smithsonianmag.com)
Space
- The JWST reached another major milestone. (bbc.com)
- NASA is nearing the first launch the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the first time. (arstechnica.com)
Science
- Why did some plants evolve to be carnivorous? (theatlantic.com)
- How bones communicate with the rest of the body. (smithsonianmag.com)
- A side effect of the war in Ukraine is the isolation of Russian scientists. (nytimes.com)
Technology
- A splintering of the Internet could become permanent. (technologyreview.com)
- No-code is coming for AI. (nytimes.com)
Health
- Opioid overdose deaths are up across the board. (wsj.com)
- It would be a shame if the gains from telehealth during the pandemic went away. (statnews.com)
- Evidence for using the RSV vaccine in pregnant women. (newscientist.com)
- How apps can health patients manage their chronic illness. (wired.com)
- Why aren't there more dogs in doctors' offices? (daily.jstor.org)
Fitness
- Hydrow, the Peloton ($PTON) of rowing, raised a new round of capital. (cnbc.com)
- Every little bit of resistance training helps. (nytimes.com)
Food
- Climate change doesn't mean doom for food production in North America. (bloomberg.com)
- The case for induction cooking. (nytimes.com)
Sports
- Skiing is only going to get more expensive. (nytimes.com)
- Women are a key driver of golf growth. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: fueling a backlash. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: making better pizza. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Words matter. (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)
