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
"In truth, you often think you are a lot messier than others think you are. Understanding this and acting accordingly can help you relax and enjoy your hot, messy life a lot more."
(Arthur C. Brooks)
Autos
- States are sitting on funds allocated to build EV charging stations. (wsj.com)
- This feature is a big selling point for the new Ford ($F) F-150 Lightning. (bloomberg.com)
- Autonomy and electrification go together when it comes to heavy vehicles. (axios.com)
Energy
- How Hawaii is dealing with rising electricity costs. (nytimes.com)
- The Los Angeles City Council voted to ban most gas appliances in new construction. (latimes.com)
- How oil and gas producers are planning to implement solutions to capture methane emissions. (wsj.com)
Nuclear power
- France has let its fleet of nuclear plants age without replacement plans. (ft.com)
- Michael Klein talks with Gilbert Metcalf about the economics of nuclear energy in the U.S. (econofact.org)
Plastics
- Recycling alone isn't going to reduce plastic waste. (npr.org)
- Plastic recycling doesn't work. Reducing single-use plastics does. (theatlantic.com)
Environment
- Progress on clean air has stalled in the U.S. (thewhyaxis.substack.com)
- Florida's wilderness is rapidly disappearing. (currentaffairs.org)
- Drought is causing some California towns to notably sink. (sfchronicle.com)
- What cities are doing to reduce the effects of Summer heat. (axios.com)
- The world’s tallest mass timber building is going up in Milwaukee. (fastcompany.com)
- Native plants trump 'No Mow May.' (modernfarmer.com)
Travel
- Post-pandemic air travel is a 'hellscape.' (bloomberg.com)
- How airlines get you to upgrade to premium economy. (msn.com)
Archaeology
- Archaeologists just discovered a trove of artifacts at the necropolis of Saqqara. (axios.com)
- Drought has exposed a 3,400-year-old Mittani Empire-era city once located on the Tigris River. (phys.org)
Science
- Is scientific progress getting harder? (mattsclancy.substack.com)
- How the falling cost of communication aids science. (papers.ssrn.com)
Technology
- Why hasn't somebody redesigned the web browser? (bloomberg.com)
- Big Tech will take advantage startup layoffs when it comes to hiring. (wsj.com)
Behavior
- Stress manifests itself in a lot of different (physical) ways. (annehelen.substack.com)
- Stop pathologizing normal human feelings like 'imposter syndrome.' (ft.com)
- How 'cognitive flexibility' can help you break the chains of perfectionism. (andyjohns.substack.com)
- Five insights from "Hidden Games: The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior" by Moshe Hoffman and Erez Yoeli. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- On the link between traumatic brain injury and domestic violence. (statnews.com)
- On the power of anticipation when it comes to happiness. (nytimes.com)
Covid
- We've lost the thread on Covid infections. (theguardian.com)
- Paxlovid has become the go-to Covid treatment. (wsj.com)
- There are seven nasal Covid vaccines in clinical trial. (marketwatch.com)
- Why we need to normalize staying home when you are sick with Covid. (nytimes.com)
- How to assess your personal risk when case data is scarce. (theatlantic.com)
- Masking works, but mask mandates don't. (nytimes.com)
Food
- Imogen West-Knights, "Is it possible to create a fine-dining experience at the highest level without exploitative labour practices?" (ft.com)
- The average doughnut is not as good as it used to be. (marketwatch.com)
Agriculture
- Air pollution is bad for crop yields. (newscientist.com)
- Institutionally owned farms may not be as innovative when it comes to the environment. (bloomberg.com)
- Increasingly heavy equipment is crushing the soil beneath their wheels. (modernfarmer.com)
- The technology of vertical farming is getting better over time. (wired.com)
- The future of fish farming is on land. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Fitness
- The sit-up and crunch are over. (theatlantic.com)
- How the microbiome affects athletic performance. (sciencedaily.com)
College
- Ben Sasse, "The debt conversation is dominated by demagoguery." (msn.com)
- Student loan debt with no degree is a bad combination. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (arstechnica.com)
- Podcast links: winning with white noise. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Target date funds are a rare win for the behavioral finance crowd. (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)
