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
"We’re not rewarding youth sports too much. We’re forgetting to prioritize the fun."
(Jason Gay)
Autos
- Toyota ($TM) is launching the Prius Prime, a plug-in hybrid, in the U.S. (wsj.com)
- GM ($GM) is ceasing Chevy Bolt production. (theverge.com)
- In praise of physical buttons in cars. (newscientist.com)
- Stretch limousines are now passé. (nytimes.com)
- Want a new EV? Lease it. (bloomberg.com)
Energy
- Why billionaire investors love fusion energy startups. (wsj.com)
- Hydro-Quebec needs to build more dams. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Are sails on cargo ships going to make a comeback? (newyorker.com)
Environment
- Why India is uniquely at-risk of rising temperatures. (grist.org)
- Norfolk, Virginia, home to the Navy's biggest base, is already seeing rising sea levels. (wsj.com)
- Coastal sinking along the Atlantic Coast is exacerbating the sea level rise. (wired.com)
- The ocean is rapidly warming. (bbc.com)
Animals
- The case for de-extincting certain animals, think the woolly mammoth, is pretty thin. (vox.com)
- What does it mean to save an endangered species? (quantamagazine.org)
Science
- Science has a replication problem. (semafor.com)
- Five insights from "Worlds Without End: Exoplanets, Habitability, and the Future of Humanity" by Chris Impey. (nextbigideaclub.com)
Technology
- AI can now reliably clone someone's voice. (wsj.com)
- Putting your phone away trumps dark mode. (wired.com)
- Google Maps is still largely free of algorithmic meddling. (theatlantic.com)
- What makes for a great weather app. (theverge.com)
- BeReal missed its opportunity. (theverge.com)
Behavior
- How our bodies, i.e. biological age, respond to stress and illness. (newscientist.com)
- There seem to be some lifetime benefits of being bilingual. (nytimes.com)
- How to build sleep pressure during the day. (artofmanliness.com)
- We've forgotten how to rest. (psyche.co)
Health
- The new malaria vaccine could save untold lives. (axios.com)
- The FDA has approved the first oral microbiota therapy to treat C.diff. (ft.com)
- The allergy season is hitting those who don't typically suffer. (wsj.com)
- How influenza D could jump into humans. (scientificamerican.com)
- Lasik surgery is not risk-free. (theguardian.com)
Food
- Eating healthy is contrarian these days. (primecuts.substack.com)
- Five insights from "Avocado Anxiety: and Other Stories About Where Your Food Comes From" by Louise Gray. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Why olive oil prices are on the rise. (msn.com)
Drink
- How chronic alcohol use can affect pain. (sciencedaily.com)
- An argument against drinking alone. (annieduke.substack.com)
Media
- Late night TV revenue is falling. (axios.com)
- In praise of the three-hour movie. (newyorker.com)
- The best movies of 2023, so far, including 'Return to Seoul.' (vanityfair.com)
Sports
- Magnus Carlsen's abdication of the world chess championship title is the ultimate flex. (theringer.com)
- Yahoo is getting deeper into the sports betting business with Wagr. (frontofficesports.com)
- How the NFL Draft became a big business. (huddleup.substack.com)
College
- Community colleges are seeing falling enrollments while trade programs see gains. (apnews.com)
- There is a dearth of men at many of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities. (washingtonpost.com)
- 40% of Harvard graduates go into consulting or finance. (thecrimson.com)
- High school seniors are celebrating their college rejections. (nytimes.com)
- How to negotiate a better financial aid package. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the science of sleep (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)
