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
"Buying a Warhol or a Jasper Johns absolves a billionaire of being a mere philistine."
(John Gapper)
Chart of the Day
Doordash ($DASH) is growing share in the U.S. food delivery space.
Autos
- Higher gasoline prices are driving interest in EVs. (wsj.com)
- Most EV owners don't charge their vehicles at home. (axios.com)
- The EPA weighs in on the range of the new Ford ($F) F-150 Lightning models. (theverge.com)
Energy
- Startups have the advantage of starting from scratch when it comes to energy use, i.e. carbon. (ft.com)
- Koch Industries wants to get into the battery business. (wsj.com)
- More startups are helping companies try to measure their carbon emissions. (wsj.com)
Environment
- The Earth's poles are experiencing record warmth. (npr.org)
- Rising lake levels in Kenya are displacing thousands. (theguardian.com)
- Forests do more to cool the Earth beside absorbing carbon. (sciencenews.org)
- Nebraska and Colorado are fighting over water rights. (wsj.com)
Science
- Humpback whale populations are rebounding but can they survive a changing climate? (nautil.us)
- Evolution may happen faster than previously thought. (arstechnica.com)
- How cities can accelerate adaptation in species. (knowablemagazine.org)
- Nature loves symmetry. (nytimes.com)
Air travel
- Weather forecasts around airports are getting more granular. (axios.com)
- How electric planes would transform air travel. (afar.com)
- What use cases make sense for pilotless planes? (axios.com)
- Miami's airport is booming. (miamiherald.com)
Behavior
- Why it's so hard to get care for a child with mental health issues. (washingtonpost.com)
- It is natural that relationship satisfaction waxes and wanes over time. (greatergood.berkeley.edu)
- The Sonoran desert toad is at-risk for its psychedelic venom. (nytimes.com)
- Natural disasters are stressful. (scientificamerican.com)
Health
- Climate change is making the allergy season worse and longer. (fastcompany.com)
- Calls for the reform of the NIH are growing. (statnews.com)
Coffee
- Evidence that coffee may be good for the heart. (sciencedaily.com)
- How much caffeine is too much? (gq.com)
Fitness
- Why even a small amount of exercise helps. (newatlas.com)
- Why exercise is important for those with depression and anxiety. (sciencedaily.com)
Sleep
Food
- Instacart is getting into the micro-delivery space. (ft.com)
- Late night diners are a dying breed, hastened by pandemic. (wsj.com)
- 10 popular hot sauces ranked. (pastemagazine.com)
Media
- Are MLB and the Oscars wrecking their product in order to attract the marginal viewer? (washingtonpost.com)
- YouTube is adding thousands of ad-supported TV episodes. (variety.com)
Sports
- The UFC just had its best (financial) year ever. (huddleup.substack.com)
- Private equity is buying pro sports teams hand over fist. (bloomberg.com)
College
- Why the college admissions process is broken. (theatlantic.com)
- In praise of educational migration. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: surprising holdouts. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: a rough start. (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)
