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
"Studying the relationship between aspartame and health is hard."
(Emily Oster)
Tesla
- Tesla ($TSLA) has long tried to suppress complaints about vehicle range. (reuters.com)
- Long term Tesla ($TSLA) owners still love their vehicles. (bloomberg.com)
EVs
- A consortium of automakers is planning to build out a U.S. charging network. (bloomberg.com)
- GM ($GM) is struggling on the battery manufacturing front. (nytimes.com)
- EV makers are upping their goals to create family-style vehicles. (wsj.com)
Transport
- Five ways the U.S. car buying experience has changed. (wsj.com)
- There is a shortage of truck parking spots. (slate.com)
- Teens and e-bikes can be a deadly combination. (nytimes.com)
Energy
- Startup Fervo Energy has demonstrated a viable geothermal energy system. (engadget.com)
- How offshore wind is transforming these East coast ports. (wsj.com)
- As fossil fuel assets are stranded they also need to be cleaned up. (vox.com)
- A look at some bladeless wind turbines. (wsj.com)
Water
- California's reservoirs are filling back up again. (washingtonpost.com)
- Do coastal home owners (and buyers) have the climate data they need to make informed decisions? (bloomberg.com)
- How Chinese dams affect countries downstream. (asia.nikkei.com)
- Recycled wastewater is the future. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Environment
- You can't hide from heat, so you have to adapt. (scientificamerican.com)
- Why geoengineering solutions should not be off the table. (marginalrevolution.com)
- Forests are losing their ability to store carbon. (scientificamerican.com)
Travel
- What you need to know about tarmac delays. (wsj.com)
- Amsterdam will bar cruise ships from docking in the city center. (nytimes.com)
- Why Clear is controversial. (msn.com)
Psychedelics
- Can patients get the benefits of psychedelics without the trip? (vox.com)
- Psychedelics could hold promise for treating anorexia. (newscientist.com)
- Why Tyler Cowen doesn't use psychedelics. (marginalrevolution.com)
Behavior
- Why the youth suicide rate may be overstated. (marginalrevolution.com)
- You are doing your vacation all wrong. (theatlantic.com)
- In praise of being lazy. (fastcompany.com)
Health
- Moderna ($MRNA) and Merck ($MRK) are pushing forward with a melanoma mRNA vaccine. (biopharmadive.com)
- How statins can reduce cardiovascular risk for patients with HIV. (statnews.com)
- As many as 450,000 Americans may be living with alpha-gal syndrome. (nytimes.com)
- What it looks like to treat a population with obesity drugs at-scale. (slate.com)
- Who should get the new RSV vaccines? (washingtonpost.com)
Fitness
- Extreme heat makes taking that daily walk challenging. (slate.com)
- On the importance of upping your non-exercise activity thermogenesis. (npr.org)
Drugs
- Cannabis has a sustainability problem. (modernfarmer.com)
- Herbal supplement Kratom is blamed for causing a number of deaths. (npr.org)
- Teenagers love their energy drinks way too much. (theguardian.com)
Food
- A new avocado breed is coming to market. (axios.com)
- Vegan diets account for fewer carbon emissions. (phys.org)
- Can you trust the labels on tinned fish? (modernfarmer.com)
- What is baby corn anyway? (mentalfloss.com)
Dining
- What 'The Bear' gets right about Chicago. (nytimes.com)
- What happens when Dave Portnoy walks into your pizza place. (slate.com)
- When different states start to eat dinner. (flowingdata.com)
Drink
- The drop in alcohol consumption from the Middle Ages to modern society is stunning. (lefineder.substack.com)
- How Modelo Especial became the best-selling beer in America. (nytimes.com)
- The states where alcohol-related deaths are on the rise. (washingtonpost.com)
- Would you drink beer from recycled wastewater? (nytimes.com)
Sports
- Daniel Snyder was arguably the worst owner in U.S. pro sports, yet still walked away with a $5 billion profit. (huddleup.substack.com)
- Why league investments in ESPN would be a poisoned chalice. (bloomberg.com)
- What are we to make of Saudi Arabia's investment in soccer? (variety.com)
Colleges
- David Deming, "The bottom line is that going to an Ivy-Plus college really matters, especially for high-status positions in society." (forklightning.substack.com)
- Change these twelve colleges and you change the country. (msn.com)
- Legacy and wealth are intertwined. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: how to say no better. (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)
