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
"Unlike with weapons or liquids, which must be checked in many parts of the world, as they are here, America stands virtually alone in its insistence that travelers remove their shoes."
(Henry Grabar)
Autos
- Pedestrian and cyclists deaths have been trending up in the U.S. the past decade. (nytimes.com)
- Rivian is still struggling with supply chain issues. (axios.com)
- We're gonna need a lot of batteries. (axios.com)
- Startups are trying to expand charging access in cities. (axios.com)
- Visualizing all the EVs for sale in the U.S. (visualcapitalist.com)
Air transport
- How Amazon ($AMZN) lost the lead in developing drone delivery. (fullstackeconomics.com)
- Beta Technology just raised new capital and aims to achieve FAA certification by 2024 for its eVTOL. (axios.com)
Energy
- Why Germany is unwilling to restart mothballed nuclear plants. (ft.com)
- One day last month, wind was the second-largest source of power generation in the U.S. (scientificamerican.com)
- 63 gigawatts’ worth of new pumped storage projects have been proposed to the FERC over the last three years. (eenews.net)
- What it would take for Europe to wean itself off Russian gas. (ig.ft.com)
- How to turn abandoned oil wells into geothermal energy. (vox.com)
- Some 90% of American homes are underinsulated. (vox.com)
Environment
- Global insect populations are in decline. (axios.com)
- Commercial fishing is slowly changing for the better. (theconversation.com)
- Neighborhoods change one electric leaf blower at a time. (nytimes.com)
- Fast fashion is an environmental disaster. (businessofbusiness.com)
Indoor hygiene
- Why its past time to focus on indoor air quality. (gq.com)
- The case for leaving your shoes outside your house. (theconversation.com)
Space
- There's more water on Europa than previously thought. (thedailybeast.com)
- A solar eclipse you need to see. (mars.nasa.gov)
Technology
- Companies really aren't punished for data breaches. (vox.com)
- How to speed up your home network. (wsj.com)
- DuckDuckGo is now block AMP pages. (theverge.com)
Behavior
- The 988 hotline is set to launch but some worry there isn't sufficient support for it. (statnews.com)
- There may be an upside to imposter syndrome. (news.mit.edu)
Health
- This study showed no benefit to intermittent fasting. (nytimes.com)
- The future of assisted living is robots. (nytimes.com)
- What to do if you are feeling foot pain. (nytimes.com)
Food
- Farmers are feeling the pain from global shipping delays. (nytimes.com)
- Why raising cattle on native grasslands is a win-win. (modernfarmer.com)
- If you can infuse a food with THC, someone has probably tried. (vox.com)
- Both birds and bees help pollinate coffee plants. (modernfarmer.com)
- How to make a better home sandwich. (eater.com)
Sports
- Youth sports leagues are having a hard time finding referees. (nytimes.com)
- Pickleball is going upscale. (frontofficesports.com)
Media
- Netflix ($NFLX) is set to cut back on its spending. (wsj.com)
- Four principles behind the Blumhouse business model. (thewaiterspad.com)
- Streaming services are increasingly turning to ads. (nytimes.com)
The rom-com
- Ranking the 50 best rom-coms of all-time. (theringer.com)
- What really makes for a great rom-com. (theringer.com)
College
- On-campus recruiting has returned with a bang. (wsj.com)
- Will legacy admissions eventually get eliminated at elite universities? (theatlantic.com)
- Williams College is dropping loans from financial aid packages. (washingtonpost.com)
Children
- A Q&A with Dr. Dana Suskind "Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child's Potential, Fulfilling Society's Promise." (emilyoster.substack.com)
- The summer camps that came through the pandemic have upped their fees. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Coronavirus links: massive misinformation (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the scale of compute. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Part one of my Q&A with Eric Balchunas author of "The Bogle Effect." (abnormalreturns.com)
- Part two of my Q&A with Eric Balchunas author of "The Bogle Effect." (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)
