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
"We don’t need a better digital resume, or a way to get the word out. We need to get much smarter about what we want, why we want it and what’s likely to work."
(Seth Godin)
Solar power
- If solar energy keeps getting cheaper, what opportunities does it open up? (caseyhandmer.wordpress.com)
- How Dominion Energy largely shut down new solar projects in Virginia. (wapo.st)
Energy
- The U.S. forgot how to build nuclear power. (theatlantic.com)
- Better technology is making for cheaper geothermal energy. (thecooldown.com)
- Red tape is the biggest obstacle to building more offshore wind power. (wired.com)
- A straightforward way to boost grid capacity. (wapo.st)
Travel
- What science says about having a better vacation. (wsj.com)
- Why Hawaii is seeing a drop in visitors. (sfgate.com)
Technology
- Why does Apple ($AAPL) keep pushing TikTok on the App Store? (scheplick.com)
- How police are fighting back against cybercriminals. (wired.com)
Health
- Huge news on the (lung) cancer front. (theguardian.com)
- Moderna's ($MRNA) RSV vaccine received FDA approval. (biopharmadive.com)
- We have collectively forgotten about Covid. The immunocompromised have not. (washingtonpost.com)
- We need better sunscreen. The FDA is the problem. (msnbc.com)
- Extreme heat is not great for pregnancy. (grist.org)
- How a low-carb diet can help with IBS. (npr.org)
Fitness
- On the parallels between physical and social fitness. (artofmanliness.com)
- Biking as a 'longevity drug.' (npr.org)
Food
- Stop trying to hide vegetables in your child's food. (theatlantic.com)
- Warming waters are not great for oysters. (hakaimagazine.com)
- Don't read this if you like to eat shrimp. (nytimes.com)
- Steak as a health food. (gq.com)
Drink
Sports
- MLB has a hitting problem, i.e. not enough of it. (sportico.com)
- Amateurism is officially dead. (huddleup.substack.com)
Streaming
- Dodging ads on streaming services is getting difficult. (nytimes.com)
- Streaming services have become too hard to navigate. (slate.com)
College
- Ten reasons to use a 529 including '529s can be used for a range of college expenses.' (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
- Colleges have no business commenting on issues outside their purview. (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: a sentiment disconnect. (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)
