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 Bear” lands like a sports show because it’s a tribute to teamwork—not the kind that happens on a field, but in a narrow kitchen, with a comparable alignment of personalities.”
(Jason Gay)
Autos
- U.S. traffic deaths in 2022 are at a 20-year high. (msn.com)
- The Ford ($F) F-150 Lightning is a great truck with a subpar tablet. (theverge.com)
- EV buyers need to be careful when it comes to tax credits. (nytimes.com)
- It would help if EV chargers were actually working. (theverge.com)
Transport
- UPS ($UPS) driver are struggling with the heat in their vehicles. (nytimes.com)
- Where golf carts are the future of low-carbon transportation. (slate.com)
- How some cities are incentivizing e-bikes. (axios.com)
Air transport
- Airbus is betting on AI to make flying safer and cheaper. (venturebeat.com)
- American Air ($AAL) has put deposits down on 20 Boom Supersonic jets. (cnn.com)
- Despite the hype, supersonic commercial travel is a ways off. (bloomberg.com)
- What 'premium economy' gets you on various airlines. (wsj.com)
Travel
- The role Florida airspace is playing in nationwide flight delays. (wsj.com)
- Cruise ships have returned to Alaska. (nytimes.com)
Energy
- How is Europe doing weaning itself off Russian natural gas? (wired.com)
- The role crypto mining plays in the Texas energy market. (slate.com)
Water
- How drought increases the risk of flash floods. (wired.com)
- How farmers are using technology to save on water. (fastcompany.com)
- Amid the ongoing drought, more Los Angelenos are getting rid of their yards. (nytimes.com)
Environment
- A wide swath of the U.S. is at-risk of extremely high temperatures a couple of decades out. (yahoo.com)
- How cities are going to have to re-think heat adaptation. (theatlantic.com)
- Deforestation in Brazil is not just an issue in the Amazon. (ft.com)
- What does the term 'widely recyclable' really mean when it comes to plastic? (wsj.com)
- Filters only work if you change them as needed. (vox.com)
Animals
- Climate change is changing how fisheries work. (hakaimagazine.com)
- Five insights from James Bridle's "Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence." (nextbigideaclub.com)
Behavior
- Hunter Walk, "Burn Rate is an honest, vulnerable account of a life." (hunterwalk.com)
- A Q&A with Nedra Glover Tawwab author of "Set Boundaries, Find Peace." (vox.com)
Covid
- The Fall vaccination campaign is going to be complicated. (statnews.com)
- Is the CDC following or leading when it comes to Covid guidance? (theatlantic.com)
- Some data on how long people are infectious with Covid. (newscientist.com)
- Viral respiratory infections can increase the likelihood of bacterial infections and lead to worse disease. (theconversation.com)
- How college vaccine mandates helped bring down Covid case counts. (papers.ssrn.com)
- A look at the kind of brain issues Covid patients are having a year (or so) later. (newscientist.com)
- A majority of people who had Omicron didn't even know it. (sciencedaily.com)
Health
- Wastewater testing is gaining momentum. (axios.com)
- There seems to be general effects to the Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin vaccine. (nytimes.com)
- The CDC is taking back control over hospital data. (arstechnica.com)
- The FDA has cleared a path to OTC hearing aids. (nytimes.com)
- Lab-grown organs could potentially replace animal testing. (ft.com)
- Why it matters when you take your medication. (wsj.com)
- Oral minoxidil is the hot, new hair loss treatment. (nytimes.com)
Fitness
- Your fitness plan doesn't have to be complicated. (primecuts.substack.com)
- Frequency vs. duration when it comes to physical exercise. (sciencedaily.com)
- Better health means better brain health. (nytimes.com)
Food
- The Inflation Reduction Act has provisions to help farmers with conservation efforts. (vox.com)
- The Covid pandemic took a toll on London's restaurant scene. (ft.com)
- No-till farmland is valued more highly. (sciencedaily.com)
- Chicken wing prices are finally falling. (axios.com)
Drink
- Europe's grape growers in Spain and Italy are dealing with heat and drought. (wsj.com)
- Breweries are dealing with CO2 shortages. (goodbeerhunting.com)
- Young Japanese are drinking less, generating less tax revenue. (ft.com)
Sports
- Sports betting firms are rightsizing their marketing plans going into the NFL season. (wsj.com)
- Why college athletes are uniquely at-risk of mental health issues. (cbssports.com)
Children
- School districts are pulling out all the stops to get warm bodies in classrooms. (wsj.com)
- Wrapping your arms around the national teacher shortage. (vox.com)
- School messaging is broken. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the history of interest rates. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Single-bond ETFs are here. (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)
