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
"I should have" is a masochistic mental game."
(Joy Lere)
Chart of the Day
TravelCenters of America Inc. ($TA) is planning to build out a EV charging network. (chart via @ycharts)
Autos
- Toyota ($TM) is hedging its bet on EVs. (wsj.com)
- Automakers are lining up to cash in on battery manufacturing incentives. (axios.com)
- Subscriptions for car functions raises more questions than it answers. (insidehook.com)
- More cities are questioning the impact of parking garages. (arstechnica.com)
- Why it's time to start taxing cars by weight. (slate.com)
Air transport
- Americans are unhappy with the flying experience and its not just about Southwest ($LUV). (ft.com)
- More U.S. airports are using swoop landings vs. staircase descents, and why it matters. (scientificamerican.com)
- Fully autonomous airplanes are coming closer to reality. (axios.com)
Energy
- The state of Minnesota is set to go to 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. (grist.org)
- Sheep that graze in a field with solar panels are healthier. (newscientist.com)
Environment
- How all that snow will help to refill California reservoirs. (wsj.com)
- More evidence that air pollution negatively affects cognition. (sciencedaily.com)
- Cleaning up 'forever chemicals' is no small thing. (grist.org)
Science
- Lidar keeps unearthing new ancient cities. (wsj.com)
- De-extincting species raises all manner of ethical questions. (wired.com)
Space
- On the 20th anniversary of the Columbia space shuttle disaster. (npr.org)
- Do you really want a spaceport in your community? (wired.com)
- AI has a lot to learn about rocket science. (npr.org)
Behavior
- Why making new friends in adulthood is so difficult. (theguardian.com)
- On the link between workaholism and mental health. (msn.com)
- On the relationship between the gut microbiome and depression. (washingtonpost.com)
- There are limits to neuroplasticity and the use of psychedelics. (msn.com)
- Beta blockers seem to reduce violent behavior. (newatlas.com)
- Six insights from Jamie Kreiner's new book “The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction.” (bakadesuyo.com)
Covid
- This winter's Covid surge has petered out. (npr.org)
- Excess deaths are still tracking along with Covid. (nytimes.com)
- How Covid negatively affected Native American life expectancy. (econofact.org)
- Why don't more doctors prescribe Paxlovid? (nytimes.com)
- How Covid affects the immune system. (slate.com)
Chronic pain
- How physical pain is associated with deaths of despair. (scientificamerican.com)
- Antidepressants don't seem to help with chronic pain. (newscientist.com)
Weight loss
- Cost is a roadblock for patients who start obesity drugs. (npr.org)
- Weight loss drugs are set to upend medicine, and society. (msn.com)
- Medical schools don't train doctors to treat obesity. (npr.org)
Health
- How the drop in life expectancy in the U.S. compares to other countries. (scientificamerican.com)
- What long Covid might teach us about Alzheimer's disease. (bloomberg.com)
- VCs are not investing in new addiction treatments. (statnews.com)
- 9 diseases that keep epidemiologists up at night. (npr.org)
- Not everyone needs their wisdom teeth removed. (slate.com)
Fitness
- Don't discount the impact of simply climbing the stairs. (washingtonpost.com)
- How to achieve functional longevity in retirement. (whitecoatinvestor.com)
- People are burned out on HIIT. (wsj.com)
- You're never too old for yoga. (nytimes.com)
- How to sit less. (humbledollar.com)
Coffee
- Starbucks ($SBUX) now lets you pay with Venmo. (engadget.com)
- On the health benefits of putting milk in your coffee. (newatlas.com)
- How drinking coffee works to keep you awake, or not. (theconversation.com)
Food
- Egg prices have peaked. (axios.com)
- Where Resy is besting OpenTable. (ny.eater.com)
- Breaking into the nutrition drink space, think Ensure and the like, is so difficult. (nytimes.com)
- How to get used to using an induction stove. (theatlantic.com)
- The origin story of Worcestershire sauce. (epicurious.com)
Media
- Who is going to see 'Avatar: The Way of Water'? (vox.com)
- Music royalties could soon by traded like stocks. (wealthmanagement.com)
Sports betting
- How legalized sports betting has changed the fan experience. (theconversation.com)
- What can we learn from Australia's experience with legalized sports gambling. (theconversation.com)
Sports
- Why NFL players have a hard time getting approved for disability. (nytimes.com)
- Why Disney ($DIS) failed as a sports team owner. (huddleup.substack.com)
- Why pro athletes are subject to taxes in so many jurisdictions. (thehustle.co)
- How Roger Federer translated success on the court into business. (huddleup.substack.com)
- Why would anyone want to be head of the NCAA? (npr.org)
College
- How American colleges and universities became 'self-serving institutions.' (epsilontheory.com)
- There are signs of a pickup in humanities majors in college. (axios.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Check out my recent appearance on The Money Show with Chuck Jaffe talking all things financial media. (moneylifeshow.libsyn.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: turning the table. (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)
