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
"Clouds are the largest source of uncertainty in climate predictions."
(Max Levy)
EVs
- Chinese manufacturers, like Nio, are pulling ahead on EV technology. (nytimes.com)
- Despite all the EV hype, hybrid sales are on the rise. (msn.com)
- EV owners are going to need something to do while their cars charge. (newatlas.com)
- Starting in January it will be a lot easier to claim the $7500 EV tax credit. (npr.org)
- The price of used EVs has come down. (nytimes.com)
Transport
- Can Alto take share from Uber ($UBER) and Lyft ($LYFT)? (nytimes.com)
- How much energy could cargo ship 'sails' save? (npr.org)
- The propane industry wants a chunk of the school bus market. (vox.com)
- Joby ($JOBY) is clearing more hurdles on the way to certification. (newatlas.com)
- U.S. airlines are lagging in the use of sustainable fuels. (finance.yahoo.com)
Environment
- September was the most anomalously hot month in history. (scientificamerican.com)
- Antarctic ice levels are at record lows. (nytimes.com)
- Carbon price initiatives are on the rise across the globe. (economist.com)
- Cities need to be designed to absorb more water. (npr.org)
- How sand dunes can protect related areas. (hakaimagazine.com)
Science
- Science can often progress through serendipitous interactions. (davidepstein.substack.com)
- Fluorescent mammals are more common than thought. (theguardian.com)
Space
- Amazon ($AMZN) has launching its first ever satellites. (axios.com)
- The FCC issued its first fine for space debris. (technologyreview.com)
Travel
- Why Americans come home from Europe lighter than when they left. (wsj.com)
- Passport wait times are slowly normalizing. (washingtonpost.com)
Behavior
- Doing hard stuff proves you have control. (primecuts.substack.com)
- Five insights from "Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well" by Amy Edmonson. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Is living in the suburbs more depressing? (klementoninvesting.substack.com)
- Why you catastrophize. (hbr.org)
Covid
- It's too early to say Covid is going to follow a seasonal pattern. (wired.com)
- Not enough vulnerable people are getting Paxlovid. (washingtonpost.com)
- Covid death rates line up with vaccination rates. (natesilver.net)
- Covid has killed off a strain of influenza. (arstechnica.com)
Pharma
- The cancer drug shortage is easing, slightly. (statnews.com)
- Positive initial data for Moderna's ($MRNA) combined flu and Covid vaccine. (biopharmadive.com)
- How the new RSV monoclonal antibody treatment works. (statnews.com)
Health
- Why mortality rates are rising among the least educated Americans. (vox.com)
- Gun-related deaths are on the rise for American children. (nytimes.com)
- There is a dearth of research on the long term use of cannabis. (newscientist.com)
- Not every ER is prepared to treat children. (wsj.com)
Fitness
- Why you should check the AQI before exercising outdoors. (gq.com)
- Some sun exposure is not inherently bad. (theguardian.com)
- Climb more stairs. (sciencedaily.com)
Dogs
- What makes someone a 'dog person'? (theguardian.com)
- Dogs are smarter than we think. (jdroth.com)
- What color do dogs see? (scientificamerican.com)
Food
- Why more research needs to be done on artificial sweeteners. (ft.com)
- Blackbird wants to update the rewards program for restaurants. (nytimes.com)
Drink
- How to decide if moderate drinking is too risky for you. (scientificamerican.com)
- Provence winemakers are struggling with climate change. (nytimes.com)
Media
- Investors can now buy a stake in the soundtrack from the movie 'Shrek.' (wsj.com)
- Sterlin Harjo on the end of 'Reservation Dogs.' (vulture.com)
- The 50 best TV shows of the 21st century, so far, including 'The Wire.' (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Rock concerts are getting a lot tamer. (wsj.com)
Sports
- What's the ideal temperature for a marathon? (insidehook.com)
- Inside the battle of the top 'NBA insiders.' (washingtonpost.com)
- The new golf league, TGL, is coming to ESPN. (frontofficesports.com)
- Comparing the scale of various sports fields. (flowingdata.com)
College
- The college backlash has gone too far. (theatlantic.com)
- Empty office space means an opportunity for colleges and universities. (nytimes.com)
- Why accounting majors are in decline. (wsj.com)
School
- How America's classrooms have changed under the threat of school violence. (cnn.com)
- The pay gap keeps growing between teachers and everyone else. (axios.com)
- Driving kids around is a big job, enter the 'driving nanny.' (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: audiobook ambitions. (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)
