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
"People want to do right by the environment and their health — but not with a significant cost to their taste buds or wallet.'
(Helaine Olen)
Autos
- The physics of large SUVs mean they are a greater risk to pedestrians and cyclists. (slate.com)
- How the U.S. fell behind in traffic safety. (bloomberg.com)
- Cars may soon have drunk driving sensors. (axios.com)
- There's finally a female crash test dummy. (popsci.com)
Energy
- Some technologies being tested to create grid-scale storage. (vox.com)
- New parking lots in France will soon require solar panels. (engadget.com)
- Some optimism on solar panel waste. (fastcompany.com)
Rivers
- Germany is working hard to keep the Rhine River open as a commercial waterway. (nytimes.com)
- Low water levels on the Mississippi River are a global problem. (bloomberg.com)
Methane
- How satellites can be used to track methane emissions. (axios.com)
- The EPA is continuing is crackdown on methane emissions. (npr.org)
Environment
- The past 8 years have been the warmest on record. (wsj.com)
- Europe is warming faster than other continents. (phys.org)
- Switzerland is going to pay other countries to reduce emissions. (nytimes.com)
- Environmentalists are calling Brazil’s presidential election of Lula a big win for the Amazon rain forest. (scientificamerican.com)
- Why the Guna people are abandoning their island home. (news.yahoo.com)
- What happens when you add hemp to concrete? (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Animals
- Octopuses have been spotted throwing stuff at each other. (nature.com)
- Bumblebees like to play. Do they have feelings? (npr.org)
- Bison have returned to the UK. (cnn.com)
- American bison don't respect fences. (grist.org)
- Five insights from Tom Mustill's "How To Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication." (nextbigideaclub.com)
Space
- What astronomers can learn from meteor showers. (axios.com)
- Hubble captured images of a supernova as it exploded. (space.com)
Technology
- Underwater cables are uniquely at-risk of sabotage. (wired.com)
- Why Ukraine has withstood Russia's cyber attacks. (ft.com)
- How smartphone data could be used to identify dangerous bridges. (technologyreview.com)
- How user ratings could make social media more usable. (theinformation.com)
- Why do we replace our smartphone so often? (nytimes.com)
Behavior
- A study that compares meditation vs. medication. (npr.org)
- Why the default effect is so powerful. (nesslabs.com)
Psychedelics
- Colorado has voted to legalize psychedelics. (statnews.com)
- Why psychedelics could transform end-of-life care. (slate.com)
- Do we really want to see the commercialization of psychdelic therapies? (ft.com)
Health
- Alcohol-related deaths are on the rise in the U.S. (npr.org)
- A new antibiotic to treat UTIs would be a big deal. (cnn.com)
- Statins work to reduce cholesterol levels. Other stuff not so much. (newatlas.com)
- Why ragweed season is lasting longer. (thecooldown.com)
- Another reason to eat more fiber. (washingtonpost.com)
- Daily aspirin intake raises the risk of falls. (newscientist.com)
- IVF is no guarantee of success. (washingtonpost.com)
Covid
- A new study shows masking mandates were linked with significantly reduced numbers of Covid cases in schools. (nytimes.com)
- What happens the body has to fight off different viruses at the same time. (theatlantic.com)
- Paxlovid seems to decrease the risk of long Covid. (nytimes.com)
Fitness
- Why lowering weights is more beneficial than lifting them. (newatlas.com)
- A simple HIIT exercise routine that best cardio. (washingtonpost.com)
- A three exercise full-body workout. (nytimes.com)
- How many calories does pickleball burn? (washingtonpost.com)
Food
- Why cultivated meat is going to displace plant-based meats. (noahpinion.substack.com)
- Colorado voters approved a ballot measure to provide free meals for all public school students. (npr.org)
- How black gloves took over the professional kitchen. (eater.com)
- Why seed makers are developing 'short corn.' (wsj.com)
- The future of lettuce is hydroponic. (axios.com)
- Fancy butter is having a moment. (eater.com)
Sports
- California or not, sports betting revenue is on the rise. (frontofficesports.com)
- Pro pickleball is already consolidating. (frontofficesports.com)
- Liverpool FC is for sale. (huddleup.substack.com)
College
- Tom Tasche, "Of the many challenges students face in working toward a college degree, needless hassles and red tape shouldn’t be among them." (behavioralscientist.org)
- Direct, i.e. no application, admissions are on the rise. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: finding your audience (abnormalreturns.com)
- Can a business go from 'extreme reliability' to 'unreasonable hospitality'? (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)
