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
"Although there’s no perfect way to know whether food is safe or not, there are better ways than expiration dates to tell."
(Yasmin Tayag)
EVs
- The Chevy Bolt EUV is a bargain electric vehicle. (arstechnica.com)
- Toyota's Prius used to be synonymous with hybrids. (ritholtz.com)
- Nissan once lead EV sales with the Leaf. Now it it is looking for a path forward. (axios.com)
- The U.S. charging network is a mess. (wsj.com)
Autos
- Roundabouts are taking over America. (washingtonpost.com)
- American exceptionalism when it comes to road deaths is notable. (nytimes.com)
- What it's like to get hit by an SUV. (theguardian.com)
Environment
- High air pollution is bad for human health. Period. (sciencedaily.com)
- Hospitals are uniquely at-risk to hurricanes. (politico.com)
- Tips on how to save energy on clothes washing. (washingtonpost.com)
Animals
- How birds and small mammals affect how forests grow. (newatlas.com)
- Lobster and snow crab fisheries are looking for bait alternatives. (hakaimagazine.com)
- Beluga whales are disappearing off the coast of Alaska. (undark.org)
- Why the Galapagos Islands retain their unique character. (hakaimagazine.com)
- How shrews shrink (and regrow) their brains. (washingtonpost.com)
Travel
- Small, regional airports continue to lose scheduled commercial flights. (nytimes.com)
- Can cruise ships ever really be green? (nytimes.com)
Technology
- Amazon's ($AMZN) Alexa is having a 'midlife crisis.' (jacobsmedia.com)
- The Apple TV is not built for live sports. (macworld.com)
Physicians
- America's doctors are getting older. (nytimes.com)
- Why you can't trust online physician (and hospital) ratings. (marginalrevolution.com)
Respiratory viruses
- There's no such thing as a good respiratory virus. (vox.com)
- There's no such thing as 'immunity debt' at the individual level. (newscientist.com)
- How a new mRNA vaccine could be effective against various influenza strains. (newatlas.com)
Ozempic
- Add Ozempic to the list of drugs Hollywood types are abusing. (vanityfair.com)
- Ozempic is in short supply, so how are people still getting it? (wsj.com)
Health
- The FDA approved the first therapy using bacteria from stool samples to treat a bowel disorder. (statnews.com)
- Post-Dobbs, vasectomies are on the rise in the U.S. (politico.com)
- We still don't know what causes canker sores. (msn.com)
- There are now no effective monoclonal antibody Covid treatments. (statnews.com)
- Mpox is no longer in the headlines but hasn't gone away. (msn.com)
Fitness
- All movement is good movement. (wsj.com)
- How path dependence works when it comes to exercise. (outsideonline.com)
- What we can learn about exercise from astronauts. (washingtonpost.com)
- Caffeine is a performance enhancer, at least for sprinters. (newatlas.com)
Dogs
- What researchers can learn about cancer from trials in dogs. (cbsnews.com)
- Five insights from Alexandra Horowitz's new book, "The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves." (nextbigideaclub.com)
- A shortage of veterinarians and vet techs is still pretty bad. (wsj.com)
- How dogs evolved to live with humans. (cbsnews.com)
Food
- The fertilizer shortage will persist into 2023. (modernfarmer.com)
- Why Whole Foods, and others, are taking Maine lobster off the menu. (fortune.com)
- Nestle is going to market with a plant-based chocolate chip. (axios.com)
- The pretzel category is hot. (fooddive.com)
- Olive oil brands are getting hip. (eater.com)
Caffeine-Free Diet Coke
- The case against Caffeine-Free Diet Coke. (gawker.com)
- Caffeine-Free Diet Coke is not 'hardcore.' (slate.com)
Drink
- How people talk about beer these days. (punchdrink.com)
- Online wine club Winc Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (news.crunchbase.com)
Sports
- Football analytics is going through its own growing pains. (oversharing.substack.com)
- A look at the revolving door between TV and coaching. (frontofficesports.com)
- How sports betting companies defend their marketing deals with universities. (wsj.com)
- Can fly fishing be a competitive sport? (hatchmag.com)
Video
- The 25 best movies of 2022 including 'Tár.' (vox.com)
- The best TV shows of 2022 including 'The Good Fight.' (newyorker.com)
College
- Is the college ranking reckoning finally here? (slate.com)
- Even college presidents lose their minds when their kids apply to college. (wsj.com)
- The GRE has rapidly fallen out of favor. (science.org)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: telling stories with data. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (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)
