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
"Plenty of seemingly good things are really just well-disguised traps."
(Jack Raines)
Ford
- Ford ($F) has backtracked on its plan to remove AM radios from new cars. (variety.com)
- Why Tesla ($TSLA) opend up its charging network to Ford ($F)...subsidies. (axios.com)
Autonomous vehicles
- Self-driving cars are being tested against the worst human behaviors. (wsj.com)
- Uber ($UBER) and Waymo are teaming up in Phoenix. (theverge.com)
Autos
- Why vehicles should be taxed by curb weight. (curbed.com)
- Why EVs are not the optimal solution to minimize emissions. (axios.com)
- The Hyundai brand is on a roll. (wsj.com)
Flying
- 12 etiquette rules to follow on a plane including 'Keep your socks on.' (nytimes.com)
- France has banned short-haul flights that are served by rail. (bbc.com)
- Runway near misses are on the rise. (wsj.com)
Transport
- RIP, Virgin Orbit and its horrible business plan. (arstechnica.com)
- Wingsails are the future of cargo ships. (wired.com)
- Cruise ships are jammed full. (wsj.com)
Energy
- Flexible solar panels don't necessarily have a drop off in output. (newscientist.com)
- The Pentagon is interested in small-scale nuclear energy. (bloomberg.com)
- Why drill for oil when you can drill for heat? (wired.com)
Heat
- More parts of the globe are going to become uninhabitable due to excessive heat. (axios.com)
- Air conditioning won't prevent climate migration. (bloomberg.com)
Microplastics
- Washing your clothes spill microfibers into the water system. (newscientist.com)
- Plastics recycling is creating a bunch of microplastic waste. (fastcompany.com)
Environment
- There is a deal, for now, to limit withdrawals from the Colorado River. (nytimes.com)
- Storing water underground is harder than it sounds. (npr.org)
- JPMorgan Chase ($JPM) announced that it has agreed to spend more than $200 million on carbon removal technologies. (cnbc.com)
- The West has a growing clothing waste problem. (bloomberg.com)
- How 'flash droughts' develop. (theconversation.com)
Animals
- When animals attack - the case of orcas and boats. (scientificamerican.com)
- A new technology that keeps male chicks from being born. (newatlas.com)
- Why Hawaii is overrun with feral chickens. (msn.com)
- Have elephants self-domesticated? (science.org)
Archaeology
- Using lidar, scientists have discovered a vast network of ancient Mayan cities. (wapo.st)
- What folk art can teach us about biodiversity. (scientificamerican.com)
Behavior
- What people get wrong about the Dunning-Kreuger effect. (ritholtz.com)
- Some evidence that multivitamins help slow cognitive decline. (washingtonpost.com)
- Five insights from "Addicted to Drama: Healing Dependency on Crisis and Chaos in Yourself and Others" by Scott Lyons. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- When pulling out your phone actually makes you more present. (venturebeat.com)
Health
- The mortality gap between Americans with and without a college degree is growing. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Oral GLP-1 agonists are coming down the pike. (cnbc.com)
- The FDA approved another medication to reverse opioid overdoses. (statnews.com)
- Hospital systems are dropping their mask policies. (wsj.com)
Covid
- We are likely never going to 'solve' the Covid origin debate. (theatlantic.com)
- China is now resolved to living with Covid-19. (wsj.com)
- It's still not clear what would go into this Fall's new Covid shot. (theatlantic.com)
Fitness
- Why you should be wary of your fitness watch. (primecuts.substack.com)
- On the importance of sleep hygiene. (owens-newsletter-a63d69.beehiiv.com)
Restaurants
Farming
- Why not plan a housing development around a farm? (modernfarmer.com)
- The price of hay is on the rise. (wsj.com)
Food
- Why there is so much confusion around food expiration dates. (washingtonpost.com)
- Ultra processed foods are just different. (npr.org)
- Is it possible to make a 'good' American cheese? (eater.com)
- Seriously, eat more fiber. (insidehook.com)
Drink
- By definition, craft brewers are closer to their customers. (theconversation.com)
- Five benefits from quitting alcohol. (markmanson.net)
Streaming
- The Netflix ($NFLX) password sharing crackdown is here. (thestreamable.com)
- FAST is the future of streaming. (vox.com)
Sports
- Mount Everest is on track for a record number of fatalities. (msn.com)
- Why it now costs $500 million to land an expansion MLS franchise. (huddleup.substack.com)
- Not everybody is on board with the new national horse racing regulator, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. (wsj.com)
- MLB's new rules are working as planned. (nytimes.com)
- The sports betting backlash is here. (slate.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: diverse decision making. (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)
