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
"Most things that occur on social media are a flash in the pan, so don’t overthink it."
(Joy Lere)
Transport
- These are the least safe cars on the road. (axios.com)
- Drones are getting increasingly sophisticated and powerful. (wsj.com)
- It's not just through emissions that cars pollute, think tires. (washingtonpost.com)
Energy
- Less water for hyropower means more use of fossil fuels. (grist.org)
- Oklo, a small modular nuclear startup, is going public via a SPAC deal. (wsj.com)
Environment
- The microplastic crisis is getting worse. (wired.com)
- How the world's whitest paint could help keep buildings cooler. (nytimes.com)
- Increasing warm ground in urban areas is destabilizing buildings. (newatlas.com)
- Undersea mining is coming, whether we like it or not. (semafor.com)
- Antarctica is feeling the heat this year. (vox.com)
- The Arctic is warming rapidly. (wired.com)
Animals
- Animals never really adapt to humans and the noise we make. (hcn.org)
- Five insights from "Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses" by David Scheel. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- How beaver dams help other animals. (vox.com)
- Five insights from "Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future" by Gloria Dickie. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Salmon have a knack for smelling beer. (hakaimagazine.com)
Science
- A good reminder than mountains aren't forever. (arstechnica.com)
- Rogue waves occur more often than you think. (mentalfloss.com)
Travel
- Want to fly stress-free? Get to the airport (way) early. (craigmod.com)
- What flight attendants want you to know about their job. (vox.com)
- Hotels are still struggling to get some things right. (wsj.com)
Behavior
- One-size-fits-all doesn't work with therapy. (humbledollar.com)
- One year in, how is the suicide crisis hotline 988 working? (nytimes.com)
- How personality can change in old age. (theatlantic.com)
- Five rituals to help make you happy. (bakadesuyo.com)
Health
- A side-effect of weight loss is a loss of muscle mass. (scientificamerican.com)
- There's really no downside to pursuing better indoor air quality. (progress.institute)
- Why are so many Parkinson's patients not being treated adequately? (statnews.com)
- How fecal transplants could help cancer patients. (newatlas.com)
Food
- Danny Meyer weighs in on tipping on takeout. (businessinsider.com)
- Pressure is increasing on QSRs to pledge to use antibiotic-free meat. (wsj.com)
- Farmers are dumping unwanted milk at record rates. (bloomberg.com)
- How olive oil price hikes are playing out. (ft.com)
Drink
- The famed Anchor Brewing is going out of business. (cnbc.com)
- The term martini has lost all its meaning. (nytimes.com)
Movies
- The 'Barbie' movie is no cheap, brand extension play. (nytimes.com)
- What it means to embrace the Grateful Dead later in life. (thedailybeast.com)
- The 10 best TV shows of 2023, so far, including 'Poker Face.' (theringer.com)
Sports
- More signs that MLB has turned a corner with fans. (frontofficesports.com)
- How PGA golfers like Scottie Scheffler won in the PGA-LIV Golf era. (wsj.com)
- Tech execs want to give pro cricket a go in the U.S. (theinformation.com)
Children
- Drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4. (nytimes.com)
- Of course, the culture war has come for school plays. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: demographic shifts. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Longform links: a collective hallucination. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: peaks and valleys. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Research links: significant leverage. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Adviser links: humble projections. (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)
