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
"In fact, there may be no rule in any sport more complicated than the balk."
(Chris Erickson)
Autos
- How 'electric trees' could allow for charging on city streets. (thecooldown.com)
- Where an EV saves you money, by state. (axios.com)
- Why choose a self-driving taxi? (fastcompany.com)
Energy
- Clean energy is being transported over even longer distances. (wsj.com)
- What's the ideal temperature to set your AC? (vox.com)
- Solar panels need regular maintenance. (thecooldown.com)
Pets
- Are pets really good for your health? (scientificamerican.com)
- Pet ownership isn't an unmitigated good. (undark.org)
- Fake meat could be a solution to feeding pets with less environmental impact. (thedailybeast.com)
- Research using dogs as subjects is booming. (nytimes.com)
Nature
- Why urban green spaces matter. (goodgoodgood.co)
- How do trees know when to drop their seeds? (quantamagazine.org)
- Scientists are looking for 'lost fungi.' (scientificamerican.com)
Science
- How institutional decay is holding back scientific discovery. (theseedsofscience.pub)
- How to think about group differences. (clearerthinking.org)
Travel
- Stop trying to overstuff your vacation. (wapo.st)
- United ($UAL) is providing fliers with more information around delays. (wsj.com)
- What time do you need to get to the airport? (wsj.com)
- How to renew your passport online. (theverge.com)
Technology
- Apple's ($AAPL) AI efforts are still nascent. (daringfireball.net)
- CloudFlare ($NET) wants to help publishers protect their content from AI scrapers. (techcrunch.com)
- iPhone owners are keeping their phones for longer. (sherwood.news)
Behavior
- Why we humans love being near water. (adamgrant.substack.com)
- We need to embrace all of our feelings. (joylere.substack.com)
Health
- The FDA approved Eli Lilly’s ($LLY) Kisunla for mild or early cases of dementia caused by Alzheimer’s. (biopharmadive.com)
- We're still learning about the long-term impacts of even mild Covid infections. (wsj.com)
- Nursing homes are struggling to get everyone vaccinated for Covid. (npr.org)
- Another potential side effect of Ozempic, pregnancy. (nature.com)
Food
- The case for swapping meat for cheese in your diet. (theatlantic.com)
- Happy 100th anniversary to the Caesar salad. (npr.org)
Entertainment
- YouTube TV has stopped growing. (sherwood.news)
- Actors and writers are struggling to keep their health insurance, post-strike(s). (hollywoodreporter.com)
Sports
- The defensive shift wasn't to blame for anemic batting statistics. (neilpaine.substack.com)
- USA Gymnastics has embraced mental health interventions. (frontofficesports.com)
College
- The student loan system is kind of broken. (nytimes.com)
- Do you want AI to grade your essay? (wsj.com)
- Stuff to take to college that you can't buy including: 'Health care power of attorney.' (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the solar revolution (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)
