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
"Volunteering doesn’t just have positive effects on the community. There’s strong evidence that being a volunteer has major, transformative effects on individuals who engage in local altruism by donating their time and talents."
(Brian Klass)
Autos
- Hybrid pickup trucks are gaining momentum. (wired.com)
- Rising EV sales are putting a dent in gasoline tax receipts prompting a call for road taxes. (politico.com)
- EVs are nearly silent. ICE cars are also getting quieter. (ft.com)
- This company is turning classic cars into electric vehicles. (newatlas.com)
- How EVgo is improving reliability. (axios.com)
Energy
- Growing demand is slowing the shuttering of coal plants. (wsj.com)
- China is pushing forward with new nuclear power plants. (bloomberg.com)
- China is looking to its deserts for solar energy. (semafor.com)
Water
- Spain has a water problem. (nytimes.com)
- Melting glaciers are putting parts of Alaska at-risk of flooding. (slate.com)
- More oceanfront residents are losing out to Mother Nature. (fa-mag.com)
- This coastal road in France is navigable for only two hours a day. (nicenews.com)
Environment
- Calculating climate risks is becoming increasingly difficult. (ft.com)
- California residents are struggling to get fire insurance. (msn.com)
- Rising temperatures are putting infrastructure at risk. (msn.com)
- Grizzly bears are increasingly encountering humans. (wsj.com)
Travel
- U.S. airlines are all looking alike these days. (fastcompany.com)
- A hack for getting the most for your airline miles for overseas flights. (fastcompany.com)
- Hotel guests are getting used to refillable shampoo. (theconversation.com)
- People are paying to be dropped on remote island, castaway style. (afar.com)
- How tourism has transformed this Italian city. (nytimes.com)
Technology
- Fixed wireless makes up 7% of the U.S. broadband market. (om.co)
- The U.S. leads the world in data centers. (apolloacademy.com)
- Algorithmic price-fixing is now a reality. (msn.com)
Behavior
- How to give a sincere compliment. (msn.com)
- What happens when you quit dating. (msn.com)
- Expressing gratitude in familial relationships matters. (sciencedaily.com)
- Ten mental health rules from the 1930s. (artofmanliness.com)
Weight loss drugs
- Why do GLP-1 drugs seemingly work for so many different indications? (astralcodexten.com)
- How Roche missed out on a potential blockbuster weight loss drug. (ft.com)
Health
- Aging doesn't happen in a linear fashion. What molecular changes happen. (washingtonpost.com)
- A record number of Americans died from excessive heat in 2023. (apnews.com)
- Your mail order pharmaceuticals may be experiencing extreme temperatures. (nytimes.com)
- A new device can help treat gunshot wounds. (fastcompany.com)
- mpox is once again a global health emergency. (nbcnews.com)
- Covid is now endemic. (npr.org)
Fitness
- The four pillars of good health. (primecuts.philpearlman.com)
- Are the benefits of nasal breathing overhyped? (twopct.com)
- Longevity lessons from a 91 year-old. (theretirementmanifesto.com)
- Yoga is more than just exercise. (washingtonpost.com)
- Compare your weight to other Americans. (flowingdata.com)
- Walk more. (barrons.com)
Pets
- Just how ethical is pet ownership? (vox.com)
- Demand for mini farm animals is on the rise. (apnews.com)
- People are increasingly putting their pets in the wills. (wsj.com)
- Let your dog sniff whatever they want to. (mentalfloss.com)
Food
- What makes a farm a factory farm? (modernfarmer.com)
- How much dairy is okay for your diet? (wsj.com)
- How Celsius came to dominate the energy drink business. (fooddive.com)
- Chile's salmon farms are under growing scrutiny. (nytimes.com)
- How Red Boat Fish makes fish sauce. (eater.com)
Drink
- More evidence that even moderate drinking isn't great for you. (nytimes.com)
- Americans increasingly view alcohol consumption as unhealthy. (sherwood.news)
The Olympics
- Universities are the American pipeline to Olympic success. Many of those college programs are at-risk of shutting down. (davidepstein.substack.com)
- Why doesn't India win more medals in the Summer Olympics? (sherwood.news)
Sports
- Legalized sports betting has changed how sports is covered. (bloomberg.com)
- How Caitlin Clark has boosted the bottom line of the Indiana Fever. (sportico.com)
- Want to be an historically great golfer? Avoid bogeys. (wsj.com)
Entertainment
- In the age of streaming, there is no guarantee you will have continued access to a show or movie. (slate.com)
- Tubi gets as much traffic as Disney+. (nytimes.com)
Children
- Youth sports is a big and growing business. Checking in from San Diego. (wapo.st)
- How summer teen employment has changed over time. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- The Villages in Florida is seeing a surge in school-age children. (apnews.com)
- How 'green playgrounds' benefit children. (grist.org)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: changing our minds. (abnormalreturns.com)
- When it comes to finances, you are on your own. No one is coming to save you. (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)
