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
"Self-compassion doesn't come naturally to most people."
(Joy Lere)
Environment
- How carbon credits have made biochar into a viable business. (wsj.com)
- Your toilet paper is full of forever chemicals. (fastcompany.com)
- Not every glacier is falling apart. (sciencenews.org)
Technology
- How AI will change, i.e. break, the business of search. (slate.com)
- ChatGPT will make misinformation easier and more impressive. (msn.com)
Science
- What cosmologists are learning from the JWST. (quantamagazine.org)
- Why the Hubble Space Telescope is under threat from new satellites. (nytimes.com)
- Startup Astroscale is looking to eliminate space debris. (barrons.com)
Animals
- Don't discount the long term impact of the disappearance of insects. (modernfarmer.com)
- On the downside of an early Spring for pollinators. (thecooldown.com)
- Why mink are a (viral) risk for humans. (msn.com)
- The Atlantic redfish is making a comeback. (hakaimagazine.com)
- Where in the world humans are at-risk of attack from large carnivores. (scientificamerican.com)
Behavior
- How the DEA and FDA are to blame for Adderall shortages. (cnbc.com)
- How psilocybin could be used to treat anorexia. (ft.com)
- Telling lies can make you feel more confident. (msn.com)
- How music triggers memories in people with dementia. (wapo.st)
- How (and why) to do a dopamine fast. (artofmanliness.com)
- How your brain changes over a lifetime. (washingtonpost.com)
- Do you really want your therapist to also be an online influencer? (wired.com)
Masks
- Why are we still arguing about masks? (msn.com)
- The science behind masks is nuanced. Coverage of it is not. (unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com)
- Attractive people are less likely to wear a mask. (npr.org)
Covid
- Knowing the origin of Covid-19, doesn't preclude us from preparing for the next pandemic. (vox.com)
- What we still don't know about the origins of Covid-19. (axios.com)
- At this point we have no idea how much Covid is circulating. (msn.com)
- Pre-term births declined during pandemic lockdown. (nytimes.com)
Obesity
- The global costs of obesity are hard to fathom. (statnews.com)
- Where in the world obesity is increasing the fastest. (semafor.com)
- Obesity is worse for us than commonly thought. (sciencedaily.com)
- What happens when you go off Wegovy? (wsj.com)
Health
- Colorectal cancers are on the rise in the 55 and under cohort. (wsj.com)
- Vaccine makers are prepping for a H5N1 vaccine. (scientificamerican.com)
- How the brain drives immune responses. (scientificamerican.com)
- The Ivermectin crowd is doubling down with claims about influenza and RSV. (wapo.st)
Fitness
- Why exercise should be a front line solution for mental health issues. (newatlas.com)
- More evidence that physical activity prevents early death. (newatlas.com)
- How exercise can help with chronic pain. (slate.com)
- Just move your body. (primecuts.substack.com)
Drink
- Nonalcoholic drink companies are attracting VC interest. (news.crunchbase.com)
- Sake consumption is booming in the U.S. (nytimes.com)
- Five ways to socialize without drinking. (fatherly.com)
Coffee
- Black coffee drinkers often have to wait while baristas make complicated drinks. (wsj.com)
- The Starbucks ($SBUX) tall latte index. (visualcapitalist.com)
Food
- How did Lunchables ever become a school lunch staple? (freightwaves.com)
- It's past time to start vaccinating poultry for avian flu. (bloomberg.com)
- Why the USDA bans the consumption of lung meat. (slate.com)
- Why you should consider skipping your next inflight meal. (insidehook.com)
- Paleo diets have a larger carbon impact than other diets. (newatlas.com)
- Why onion prices are on the rise around the globe. (bloomberg.com)
- A reckoning is coming for vertical farms. (fastcompany.com)
LIV Golf
- Where does LIV Golf stand one year in? (frontofficesports.com)
- How many people are watching LIV Golf on the CW? (sportico.com)
Sports
- ESPN wants to become a hub for sports streaming. (cnbc.com)
- How St. Louis City SC’s home took cues from SoFi Stadium. (sportico.com)
- What it's like to be a professional race pacer. (nytimes.com)
Media
- What's the future for Hulu? (theinformation.com)
- Meet the super users behind IMDB. (wired.com)
- Movie theater companies are failing at job one: projecting a bright, clear image. (vulture.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: a growing crisis. (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)
