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
"When it comes to nutrition and exercise, the knowing-doing divide isn't a gap… it's a chasm."
(Joy Lere)
EVs
- EVs made up 10% of global auto sales in 2022. (wsj.com)
- Toyota ($TM) pioneered hybrids, so have they resisted EVs? (slate.com)
- How Hertz ($HTZ) plans to help cities build charging networks. (axios.com)
- Why electric trucks at U.S. ports would help reduce air pollution. (marketwatch.com)
- In an ideal world, EVs are a part of the broader grid. (wired.com)
Environment
- Where do California's reservoirs now sit, capacity-wise? (nytimes.com)
- Stockton, California is increasingly at-risk of devastating floods. (grist.org)
- What it's like when your town's water supply is cut off. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why are people emotionally attached to their gas stoves? (theconversation.com)
- Faux fur is no great shakes, environment-wise. (grid.news)
Science
- Are we looking for extraterrestrial life in the wrong way? (scientificamerican.com)
- How a taste for milk helped Europeans grow taller. (newscientist.com)
Technology
- Are VR headsets ever going to be a big business? (variety.com)
- How CNET is using automated content to generate SEO-friendly content. (theverge.com)
- What happens when AI has already read everything? (theatlantic.com)
Behavior
- A big part of our temperament is baked in at birth. (aeon.co)
- Social isolation increases the risks of dementia. (npr.org)
- Five insights from "The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness" by Marc Schulz and Robert Waldinger. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- How mixed emotions can be more challenging than negative emotions. (msn.com)
Health
- What is killing 18-34 year-old Americans? Think accidents, suicide and Covid. (bloomberg.com)
- Just because a drug is advertised on television doesn't mean it is better than (cheaper) alternatives. (arstechnica.com)
- Reducing the risk of dementia - another reason to keep up-to-date with your vaccinations. (theconversation.com)
- How focused ultrasound works to treat issues in the brain. (cnn.com)
Covid
- Why you should get vaccinated even if you have already had Covid. (fortune.com)
- Can Paxlovid help prevent long Covid? (theatlantic.com)
- How different viruses may interact, and block, each other. (arstechnica.com)
- Why airplanes are a solid place to search for Covid variants. (politico.com)
- Counting Covid deaths today is more complicated. (washingtonpost.com)
- How much can we actually prepare for a future pandemic? (marginalrevolution.com)
Fitness
- When did yoga classes get so expensive? (slate.com)
- Regular exercise was protective against bad Covid-19 outcomes. (wsj.com)
Food
- Mill wants to turn your food waste into chicken feed. (axios.com)
- Ranchers are testing GPS collars for cattle. (newscientist.com)
- Ten nutrition myths that won't die. (nytimes.com)
- Your spice jars are germ magnets. (washingtonpost.com)
- Organic food 'fraud' is rampant. (news.yahoo.com)
Drink
- Canadian officials now say no amount of alcohol is healthy. (theguardian.com)
- Bar owners are feeling the pain of 'Dry January.' (nytimes.com)
- The non-alcoholic beer business is booming. (punchdrink.com)
- Even trying to finish 'Dry January' is a victory. (nytimes.com)
- Seven things to say to someone who has quit drinking. (fatherly.com)
Sports
- Three reasons why NBA franchise values keep going up. (huddleup.substack.com)
- Ski resorts are out of luck if it's too warm to even make artificial snow. (wired.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the advertising downshift. (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)
