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
"Pot has changed profoundly since generations of Americans were first exposed to it."
(David Hilzenrath)
EVs
- Electric car sales are outpacing prior estimates. (hannahritchie.substack.com)
- Norway is farthest along when it comes to EVs but still struggles with charging infrastructure. (nytimes.com)
- Toyota ($TM) is hedging its bets when it comes to EVs. (wsj.com)
Energy
- NextEra Energy Resources ($NEE) is betting big on 'green hydrogen' production. (wsj.com)
- Why more public entities will begin to start deploying renewables. (semafor.com)
- Westinghouse Electric's AP300 Small Nuclear Reactor will easily fit on a football pitch. (newatlas.com)
Environment
- The so-called 'tornado alley' is shifting eastward. (scientificamerican.com)
- Where trees will move in the U.S. due to changing growing conditions. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why abandoned crab traps are a problem. (hakaimagazine.com)
- Most toilet paper production is highly unsustainable. (thecooldown.com)
Travel
- Uber ($UBER) is adding the ability to book flights in the UK. (engadget.com)
- Some airlines have stopped responding to passenger tweets. (wsj.com)
Anatomy
- Women’s small intestines are longer than men’s. (newscientist.com)
- What long-lived rockish can teach us about longevity? (wapo.st)
- Why humans evolved the ability to digest milk. (newscientist.com)
Behavior
- The case for getting out in nature. (tonyisola.com)
- People are really good at self-deception. (behavioralscientist.org)
- Why do some people have more stable personalities than others? (psyche.co)
- Why it's hard to make new friends as an adult. (markmanson.net)
- People of color are often desensitized to poor customer service. (theconversation.com)
Health
- Breast cancer screening should start at age 40. (statnews.com)
- Why more males should get vaccinated against HPV. (newatlas.com)
- What dogs can teach us about treating cancer. (wired.com)
- Why don't more people get prescribed buprenorphine to help fight addiction? (nytimes.com)
- How ketamine can be used as a potential addiction-treatment aid. (statnews.com)
Covid
- The public health emergency is over, but Covid is still here. (statnews.com)
- What does the end of the public health emergency mean in practice? (theconversation.com)
Food
- Egg prices have plunged in 2023. (axios.com)
- Why olive oil prices are at a 26-year high. (qz.com)
- How MSG can be used to reduce salt consumption. (theatlantic.com)
- High prices are making it hard for young Canadian farmers to stay on the land. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
- How Crispr could make better, healthier vegetables. (scientificamerican.com)
Sports
- Why Tibetan sherpas are quitting the industry. (nytimes.com)
- Why are American drivers a rarity in Formula One? (washingtonpost.com)
- America loves pickleball. The rest of the world loves padel. (nytimes.com)
- How racist fans affect player performance, a natural experiment. (journals.uchicago.edu)
College
- Data analytics is the hot MBA major. (bloomberg.com)
- Here is a better measure of college quality. (tandfonline.com)
- Some college still have openings for the fall semester. (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
FutreProof 2023
- The lineup for FutureProof 2023 was just announced. (thereformedbroker.com)
- Why FutureProof is bigger and better this year. (ritholtz.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the new venture landscape. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Everybody is a creative, whether they acknowledge it or not. (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)
