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
"Be it personal or collective, sobriety is accountability. Facing plainly what must, or must not any longer, be done."
(Tracy K. Smith)
EVs
- Traditional auto dealers don't really want you to buy an EV. (washingtonpost.com)
- EVs are fewer miles than the typical ICE vehicle. (scientificamerican.com)
- Why totaled Teslas ($TSLA) in the U.S. are showing up in Ukraine. (vox.com)
- Public EV chargers are a crap shoot, at best. (wsj.com)
Energy
- The offshore wind industry is at a crossroads. (eenews.net)
- Connections to the grid just keep growing in the U.S. (wsj.com)
Wildfires
- Low-intensity burning reduces the risk of massive wildfires for years. (sciencedaily.com)
- When forests burn they lose their ability to hold earth in place, increasing the risk of landslides. (hcn.org)
- Wildfires are also warming the tundra. (hcn.org)
Environment
- Climate change affects pretty much everything in the U.S. (cnn.com)
- Letting forest grow more will help store addititional carbon. (newscientist.com)
- Warming temperatures increase the odds of avalanches. (wired.com)
- Recycled gold now makes up under 30% of the global supply. (asia.nikkei.com)
- Cats kill a lot more birds than windmills. (bloomberg.com)
Animals
- A long-beaked echidna has finally been caught on camera. (sciencedaily.com)
- The Pacific garbage patch is essentially a new marine ecosystem. (knowablemagazine.org)
Travel
- How did commercial air travel get so bad? (salon.com)
- Why your (small) city has been bypassed by the airlines. (politico.com)
- The best and worst U.S. airports of 2023. (wsj.com)
Behavior
- How to avoid catastrophizing. (nextavenue.org)
- How 'micro-actions' can boost your mood. (npr.org)
- When in doubt invite that extra person along. (vox.com)
- Why you shouldn't write your memoir. (theatlantic.com)
Mosquitoes
- Climate change in the U.S. means shifting insect-borne diseases. (grist.org)
- The FDA has approved the world's first vaccine for chikungunya, which is mosquito-borne. (bbc.com)
Public health
- American women now outlive men by some 6 years. (newscientist.com)
- Covid-19 vaccine recommendations need some more nuance. (vox.com)
Medicine
- Influenza cases are ramping up. (statnews.com)
- The body and the brain are more connected than we think. (nature.com)
- The UK has approved Casgevy, a treatment for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia, two blood disorders. (statnews.com)
- Is the future of medicine an umanned pod? (techcrunch.com)
- How often do children get sick? Often... (emilyoster.substack.com)
Cannabis
- Spain's cannabis laws are confused, just as in the U.S. (politico.com)
- Cannabis has different effects on adolescents and older adults. (newscientist.com)
Food
- What makes a food 'ultra-processed'? (wsj.com)
- White truffle prices continue to go higher. (nytimes.com)
- Rural farmers are in need of broadband. (modernfarmer.com)
Sports
- MLB's new rules changed everything...for the better. (theathletic.com)
- The A's will do just fine in Las Vegas. (natesilver.net)
- College kids are gambling on sports. (theconversation.com)
- Why things don't end well for authoritarian coaches like Bobby Knight. (nymag.com)
Media
- A peek at what a combined Hulu+Disney streaming service could look like. (theverge.com)
- Hannah Rosin talks with David Sims and Shirley Li about Hollywood, post-strikes. (theatlantic.com)
College
- Ann Garcia, “Why college” is more important than “which college.” (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
- An excerpt from Ben Wildavsky’s forthcoming book, "The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials, and Connections." (theatlantic.com)
- Five insights from "Apprentice Nation: How the “Earn and Learn” Alternative to Higher Education Will Create a Stronger and Fairer America" by Ryan Neal. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Why America's elite universities are all tied up in knots. (marginalrevolution.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the death of radio. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Over a lifetime, you can accumulate a lot of stuff. The chances are nobody wants any of it. (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)
