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. Have a great weekend!
Quote of the Day
"Human luck doesn’t even out."
(Seth Godin)
Autos
- Despite setbacks, car companies can't give up on EVs. (nytimes.com)
- The military wants to blow up some Tesla ($TSLA) Cybertrucks. (theverge.com)
- A look at the past century of the U.S. auto industry. (eig.org)
Energy
- Small-scale nuclear still needs to find viable sites. (yahoo.com)
- The administration is pulling every lever to throttle wind and solar power. (msn.com)
- Used EV batteries can be utilized for grid scale projects. (grist.org)
Environment
- The National Climate Assessment has been erased. (theclimatebrink.com)
- The EPA ditches another database. (nytimes.com)
- How the Adirondacks made an environmental comeback. (theconversation.com)
Animals
- Why common bird species counts are in decline in North America. (science.org)
- The Great Barrier reef just experienced its worst bleaching event. (semafor.com)
- How gray wolves have restored balance to Yellowstone. (mentalfloss.com)
Science
- Human and Neanderthal DNA is nearly identical. Why did humans survive? (washingtonpost.com)
- How to turn mercury into gold. Start with a fusion reactor. (youtube.com)
- How to grow human bones. (nautil.us)
Air travel
- Delta ($DAL) and Alaska Airlines ($ALK) are battling over Seattle. (wsj.com)
- Why is so much time still wasted in airport terminals? (marginalrevolution.com)
Technology
- Data center spending is different in an important way than railroads or fiber. (paulkedrosky.com)
- The AI boom is leaving a mess in its wake. (theinformation.com)
- More of the Internet is going to require ID. (newyorker.com)
- Bots are taking over Twitch. (sherwood.news)
Behavior
- Some good news on teen suicide rates. (npr.org)
- On the damage verbal abuse in childhood can cause. (newatlas.com)
- Be polite for its own sake. (theatlantic.com)
- What personality types are attracted to MAGA. (scottbarrykaufman.com)
- Never turn down an offer of friendship. (profgalloway.com)
Health
- Why lupus may fade with age. (sciencedaily.com)
- Alpha-gal syndrome is on the rise. (theconversation.com)
- Early screening for colon cancer works. (sciencenews.org)
- How cuts at the BLS could affect public health. (statnews.com)
- On the relationship between lithium and Alzheimer's. (nature.com)
- Health innovation is built on basic science. Oh well... (theatlantic.com)
- Five insights from "The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us about the Power of the Female Body" by Starre Vartan. (nextbigideaclub.com)
Food
- Tariffs mean higher olive oil prices. (npr.org)
- Why Aldi is expanding so rapidly. (nytimes.com)
- Why are butter prices soaring? (bloomberg.com)
- What happens when you move salmon farming indoors. (eatingwell.com)
- Mexican cattle ranchers are struggling with the screwworm. (npr.org)
- Americans hate anchovies, but love Caesar salads. Go figure. (today.yougov.com)
Drink
- 'Dry weddings' are now a thing. (wsj.com)
- A deep dive into the publicly traded companies in the global spirits industry. (dough.substack.com)
Sports
- How MLB turned itself around. (twopct.com)
- How the NCAA lost control of football. (wsj.com)
- How the Savannah Bananas became a big hit. (wsj.com)
Entertainment
- How these public radio stations built sustainable audiences. (niemanlab.org)
- The optimistic case for AI in entertainment. (freethink.com)
- In praise of Season 2 of 'Poker Face.' (thebulwark.com)
Children
- How pre-K can help parents. (wsj.com)
- We're still learning about CTE in young adults. (theconversation.com)
- Why kids hate music lessons. (honest-broker.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The top 60 finance and investing blogs in 2025, including Abnormal Returns. (snippet.finance)
- Podcast links: the right to privacy. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
