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
"Scientists have detected sounds high in Earth's atmosphere that can't be identified."
(Robert Lea)
AM radio
- Automakers are looking to remove AM radios from new cars. (washingtonpost.com)
- Congress may force automakers to keep AM radios. (variety.com)
Autos
- The U.S. auto fleet is only getting older. (axios.com)
- Why would GM ($GM) car buyers pay for stuff they can get on their phones? (daringfireball.net)
- Why EVs are going to win. (noahpinion.blog)
Energy
- Jeronimo Gonzalez, "Finland opened a new nuclear power plant last month, sending electricity prices down by 75%." (semafor.com)
- Why, for now, 'green hydrogen' is a misnomer. (gregor.substack.com)
Water
- The Ogallala Aquifer is rapidly being depleted. (axios.com)
- How melting ice is going to affect everyone, everywhere. (apps.npr.org)
- Many of the world's lakes are drying up. (sciencenews.org)
Environment
- How phasing out CFCs helped the environment in unexpected ways. (hakaimagazine.com)
- Manhattan is sinking, and the weight of skyscrapers isn't helping. (theguardian.com)
- Wildfire smoke has far reaching health implications. (nytimes.com)
- Like it nor not, higher summer temperatures are coming. (grist.org)
- Atlantic haddock are at risk of overfishing. (apnews.com)
Science
- Human DNA, including yours, is everywhere. (nytimes.com)
- Wavy wounds heal faster than straight wounds. (newatlas.com)
- Octopuses may have nightmares. (newscientist.com)
Behavior
- Joachim Klement, "Coaches are more likely to change line-ups after a narrow loss than a narrow win." (klementoninvesting.substack.com)
- Want to feel better? Get out in nature and listen to the birds. (washingtonpost.com)
- Five insights from "Quitting: A Life Strategy: The Myth of Perseverance—and How the New Science of Giving Up Can Set You Free" by Julia Keller. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Positive illusions are not universal. (scientificamerican.com)
Technology
- A good rule of thumb is: don't spam people. (om.co)
- Why passkeys will replace passwords. (wsj.com)
- How to clean your laptop. (theverge.com)
Health trends
- Homicides, drug overdoses, car accidents and suicides are driving the increase in death rates for young Americans. (wsj.com)
- Global suicide rates are dropping, but not in the U.S. (wired.com)
- However, U.S. suicide rates are up some 40% since 2000. (nber.org)
- Firearm death rates are on the rise in Texas. (texastribune.org)
Health
- A trial of a universal flu vaccine is underway. (newatlas.com)
- GLP-1 analogs may work on other reward pathways. (theatlantic.com)
- Drug shortages are an ongoing problem. (nytimes.com)
Coffee
- Does America have a caffeine problem? (esquire.com)
- Vietnam is upping its organic coffee game. (fastcompany.com)
Food
- America's snacking habit seems to have no end. (wsj.com)
- Why olive oil prices are on the rise. (adamtooze.substack.com)
- Processed meats are a health hazard. (wsj.com)
- Pasta prices are soaring in Italy. (npr.org)
- Eat more beans. (vox.com)
Restaurants
- Restaurants feel like they have to be on TikTok. (grubstreet.com)
- Chipotle ($CMG) is testing all-electric restaurants. (thecooldown.com)
Movies
- How Blumhouse became a hit factory. (trungphan.substack.com)
- How A24 took over Hollywood. (kottke.org)
Sports
- Mage's Kentucky Derby win is drawing interest to the Commonwealth app. (theathletic.com)
- Celebrities are piling into the pickleball business. (theinformation.com)
- Can both the XLF and USFL survive? (frontofficesports.com)
- Would you swim in the Seine river? (nytimes.com)
Children
- Why did kids stop walking to school? (kottke.org)
- School avoidance is on the rise. (usatoday.com)
- Stop giving your kids melatonin. (theatlantic.com)
College
- Why you can't just look at tuition to measure college costs. (brookings.edu)
- States are providing free college educations to increase the number of trained teachers. (washingtonpost.com)
- What education teaches us: cognitive endurance. (marginalrevolution.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the economics of innovation (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)
