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
"The U.S. mortality rate is much higher, at almost every age, than that of most of Europe, Japan, and Australia."
(Derek Thompson)
Chart of the Day
Expanded legalization hasn’t been great for cannabis stocks. (chart via @ycharts)
EVs
- Only 10 models qualify for the full $7,500 US tax credit. (bloomberg.com)
- Longer-lived ICEs are going to slow the adoption of EVs. (gregor.substack.com)
- Got an EV question? Call EV Live. (insidehook.com)
Transport
- Solid-state batteries are the future. (grist.org)
- Autonomous construction equipment is still a ways off. (wired.com)
- American farmers are now importing Japanese mini-trucks. (economist.com)
- The Lidar bubble has popped. (snippet.finance)
Energy
- It took 20 years for this Western transmission line to get final approval. (grist.org)
- Why tidal power isn't a slam dunk. (hakaimagazine.com)
Colorado River
- How the Colorado River drying up is going to affect everyone not just those in Western states. (vox.com)
- What the water from the Colorado River is used for, think cattle. (vox.com)
- What's the worst case for the Colorado River? (vox.com)
Ice
- European glaciers lost a record amount of mass over the past two years. (semafor.com)
- The Vikings likely left Greenland due to rising sea levels. (newscientist.com)
Environment
- The plastics recycling business is 'fiendishly complex.' (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- Life finds a way, even in the great Pacific garbage patch. (theatlantic.com)
- What moves the needle when it comes to reducing your personal carbon footprint. (semafor.com)
- How forest fires affect biodiversity. (sciencedaily.com)
Insects
- What exactly does a 'mosquito factory' do? (marginalrevolution.com)
- Warmer weather is boon for disease-carrying ticks. (npr.org)
Travel
- Europe this summer is set to be overrun with American tourists. (wsj.com)
- The Balinese people are sick of bad behaving tourists. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why climate change could make clear air turbulence worse. (wsj.com)
- Airlines are flying bigger planes. (cnbc.com)
Behavior
- Arthur C. Brooks, "There is a difference between a neurotic withdrawal from life and deliberate solitude." (theatlantic.com)
- MDMA-enhanced therapy is getting closer to approval. (semafor.com)
- One family's story of fighting insurance to get care for their suicidal daughter. (npr.org)
- Five insights from "The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems, and What to Do About It" by Rob Cross and Karen Dillon. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Distraction is not unique to modern society. (wired.com)
- How to help some one having a panic attack. (thecut.com)
Melanoma
- Good news on the cancer front as Merck and Modern demonstrate good news for the use of personalized mRNA vaccine for melanoma. (biopharmadive.com)
- Why men suffer more from melanoma. (washingtonpost.com)
Covid
- People aged 65 and older and those who are immunocompromised will be allowed to receive an additional dose of Covid-19 vaccine this Spring. (statnews.com)
- Covid vaccines are going single-shot for initial administration. (biopharmadive.com)
- The NIH has spent a lot of money on long Covid to little effect. (statnews.com)
- A lot of people are in denial about long Covid. (theatlantic.com)
- On the difference between a population statistic and your personal risk. (theconversation.com)
Ozempic
- China has discovered Ozempic. (semafor.com)
- Some Ozempic users are unable to eat enough. (nytimes.com)
- What are the risks to using weight loss drugs if you are trying to get pregnant? (vox.com)
Health
- Transportation matters for getting health care. (statnews.com)
- A two-pack of Narcan is set to cost $50. (nbcnews.com)
- Hospitals are joining the gig economy. (wsj.com)
- Not everyone wants to live 100. (npr.org)
- Why your hair turns gray. (npr.org)
- AI is coming for biology. (semafor.com)
Food
- More farmers are looking to diversify away from the major cash crops. (mlive.com)
- How did Philly cheesesteak become a thing in Lahore, Pakistan? (phillymag.com)
- In praise of the simple rice cooker. (msn.com)
Weed
- Driving while high is an ongoing problem in Colorado. (axios.com)
- Growing cannabis is harder than you think. (mindsetvalue.substack.com)
Sports
- LIV Golf has been a boon for PGA players. (huddleup.substack.com)
- A look at Canada's last minor league baseball team in Vancouver. (nytimes.com)
- Drones could kill the business case for the Goodyear blimp. (huddleup.substack.com)
- The Tumbleator shows you just how fast elite marathoners run. (nytimes.com)
Media
- Streaming is recreating TV, not replacing it. (axios.com)
- Computer magazines used to be a big business. No more. (technologizer.com)
College
- The cost of room and board is rising faster than tuition. (businessinsider.com)
- Making the case for admissions by lottery for elite institutions. (vox.com)
- How the updated FASFA forms will change eligibility. (econofact.org)
- Some home-grown data resources for college parents. (nytimes.com)
- ChatGPT is perfect for writing a recommendation letter. (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: removing the paywall. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Ramit Sethi teaches you how to spend money. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Just in time for tax day, a custom indexing 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)
