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
"Anthropologists now believe that early humans spent many days worrying about predators — and most nights, too."
(Kurt Gray)
Autos
- Most big auto mergers don't work out. (msn.com)
- Is there any reason to drive faster than 100 mph? (fastcompany.com)
- We should move faster toward expanding autonomous vehicles. (hunterwalk.com)
- Should you give your new teen driver a new car or a hand-me-down? (awealthofcommonsense.com)
Energy
- The race is on to build viable sodium-ion batteries. (wsj.com)
- Germans have embraced super-simple balcony solar. (theguardian.com)
- On the danger of living near data centers: the risk of blackouts. (msn.com)
Environment
- Is carbon removal just an excuse to burn more fossil fuels? (nytimes.com)
- The expanded Big Ten is an environmental bummer. (indianacapitalchronicle.com)
- Why is the World Bank once again funding giant dam projects? (e360.yale.edu)
Science
- Bias effects how researchers set up studies. (nber.org)
- It's not you, academic writing is getting harder to read. (marginalrevolution.com)
Animals
- Right whales can live some 130 years. (theconversation.com)
- Climate change is putting a crucial pollinator, flies, at risk. (sciencedaily.com)
- Some progress towards reducing the culling of male chicks. (apnews.com)
- How sea otters can keep down the number of invasive green crabs. (msn.com)
Travel
- Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways are flying into smaller, previously neglected airports. (nytimes.com)
- Don't kid yourself that travel is going to fix your life. (moretothat.com)
Technology
- On the prospects for home drone delivery. (barrons.com)
- Telegram is now profitable. (techcrunch.com)
- How to use a RSS reader. (fastcompany.com)
Health
- Covid isn't neatly following the seasonal respiratory illness playbook. (theatlantic.com)
- These professions had the lowest incidence of Alzheimer's disease. (wsj.com)
- GLP-1 users discontinue use at a high rate. (newatlas.com)
- Teen drug use continues to decline. (arstechnica.com)
Dogs
- Humans and dogs have coexisted together for a long time. (om.co)
- 'Katie' is doing her part to keep NYC's rat problem in check. (nytimes.com)
- Your dog's toys need to be cleaned. (mentalfloss.com)
Food
- Most tortillas in the U.S. have no flavor or texture. (theatlantic.com)
- Why building robot chefs is so challenging. (nytimes.com)
- Lower concessions prices = more volume. (msn.com)
- Why coffee prices are at a 50-year high. (nytimes.com)
- Cocoa is going lab-grown. (swissinfo.ch)
Sports
- Three MLB teams paid the vast majority of the league's luxury tax payments. (frontofficesports.com)
- Beggars can't be choosers when it comes to sports media rights. (awfulannouncing.com)
- Canadian kids are swapping hockey for basketball and football. (ft.com)
- How Bluesky could become the next 'sports Twitter.' (bloomberg.com)
Media
- The best TV shows of 2024 including 'St. Denis Medical.' (arstechnica.com)
- Ten TV shows you may have missed in 2024 including 'Monsieur Spade.' (wired.com)
- Ten movies you may have missed in 2024 including 'My Old Ass.' (wired.com)
Children
- How one high school has experienced a cell phone ban. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why school lunches matter. (modernfarmer.com)
- The case for recess. (twopct.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: surprising trends. (abnormalreturns.com)
- You can now follow us on Bluesky. (bsky.app)
- Have you signed up for daily e-mail newsletter? Well, you should. (abnormalreturns.com)
