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
"The rush to “normalcy” papers over the reality that we are not going back to a world before COVID."
(Meghan O'Rourke)
Autos
- Plug-in hybrid vehicles aren't dead yet. (politico.com)
- A review of the state of the U.S. automobile market. (rationalwalk.com)
- GM ($GM) is doubling the size of its Super Cruise network. (engadget.com)
- A look at the return of the GM ($GM) Chevy Bolt EUV. (wsj.com)
- The Nissan Leaf was a game changer. (theverge.com)
Energy
- The NRC to set to certify the NuScale small modular reactor design for use in the U.S. (utilitydive.com)
- Warming temperatures will make cooling off data centers more difficult. (wired.com)
- Recyclable wind turbine blades are nearing commercialization. (newatlas.com)
- Rocket Loans ($RKT) is launching solar panel financing through Rocket Solar. (housingwire.com)
- Why solar power users actually use more electricity. (wired.com)
Water
- Falling Western snowpack is part an parcel of the ongoing drought. (bloomberg.com)
- Why central Appalachia is uniquely at-risk of flooding. (scientificamerican.com)
- High-tide flooding is on the rise in the coastal U.S. (wsj.com)
- How running your dishwasher actually saves energy and water. (bloomberg.com)
Environment
- Climate adaptation is a growing business opportunity/necessity. (hbr.org)
- On the growing problem of electronics waste. (cnn.com)
- Homeowners need more data when it comes to climate risks. (theconversation.com)
- The world's tallest timber-building just went up in Milwaukee. (dezeen.com)
- Grassland restoration takes longer than you think. (sciencedaily.com)
- How we feel heat is subjective. (fivethirtyeight.com)
Animals
- Bees are smarter than you think. (washingtonpost.com)
- Warming waters are making salmon runs more chaotic. (hcn.org)
Space
- There are some habitable spots, temperature-wise, on the Moon. (npr.org)
- To understand the universe, we need to study dark space. (nautil.us)
Travel
- Air travel is safer than ever but a worse experience. (ft.com)
- Most hotels are not required to have carbon monoxide alarms. (nytimes.com)
- Airport lounges have lost their exclusivity. (nytimes.com)
Technology
- How chiplets are making for bigger semiconductors. (wsj.com)
- web3 needs its own messaging protocol. (tomtunguz.com)
Behavior
- Having wealthier friends in childhood leads to higher income in adulthood. (newscientist.com)
- Five insights from Steve Magness' book "Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness." (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Why asking if 'nudges work' is the wrong question. (behavioralscientist.org)
- How to train your attention. (bigthink.com)
Covid
- Why Covid is still killing a lot of Americans. (statnews.com)
- What the genetic research into the origins of SARS-CoV2 shows. (wired.com)
- On the role the immune system plays in long Covid. (theconversation.com)
- The U.S. is stepping up its purchases of Moderna ($MRNA) boosters for the Fall. (biopharmadive.com)
- Eli Lilly ($LLY) will begin selling bebtelovimab directly to providers. (wsj.com)
- Paxlovid rebounds are real. (statnews.com)
- Should you wait to get boosted? (vox.com)
Health
- Why quitting smoking is so hard. (nytimes.com)
- The Red Cross is now screening donors for monkeypox. (statnews.com)
Fitness
- The case for taking a short walk after a meal. (nytimes.com)
- Even light exercise helps brain aging. (apnews.com)
Food
- High heat makes running a food truck infinitely more difficult. (pdx.eater.com)
- The return of free samples is making it hard to navigate Costco ($COST) and grocery stores. (wsj.com)
- How often should you flip a burger? (sciencenews.org)
Drink
- Why Tito's is resisting the canned cocktail craze. (cnn.com)
- How Robert Parker transformed the wine business. (punchdrink.com)
- On the role the federal government played in the evolution of bourbon. (daily.jstor.org)
- How to drink wine like an Italian. (winemag.com)
College
- Some good advice for kids headed off to college for the first time. (epsilontheory.com)
- Colleges are easing back on Covid restrictions this Fall. (wsj.com)
Education
- The nationwide teacher shortage is only getting worse. (washingtonpost.com)
- Texas has not avoided the teacher shortage. (texastribune.org)
- This Fall free school lunches are going away for most kids. (19thnews.org)
- 'Jackhammer parents' are the new helicopter parents. (washingtonpost.com)
- How kid's sports can take a toll on families. (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: long time horizons. (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)
