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
"The care with which we choose our influences is the care with which we shape our inner world."
(Vishal Khandelwal)
Chart of the Day
Renewables now make up a majority of Australian energy usage. (via @nicholasfulghum)
Autos
- Hamstringing EVs won't make ICE cars any cheaper. (wired.com)
- Waymos will start using the highway in three markets. (nbcnews.com)
- On the distortions in China's EV market. (theatlantic.com)
Wind power
- The world's largest wind turbine is coming. (scientificamerican.com)
- It's not just Trump that is pressuring offshore wind. (cnbc.com)
Energy
- By this estimate we are nowhere near peak oil (or natural gas). (ft.com)
- You can thank the current administration for rising coal use in the U.S. (bloomberg.com)
- Why developing countries should embrace renewables. (semafor.com)
- Opposing nuclear energy was a self goal by environmentalists. (theargumentmag.com)
Emissions
- An actual hopeful sign on CO2 emissions. (axios.com)
- China's CO2 emissions now seem to be falling. (theguardian.com)
- When companies can estimate their own emissions, they often under count. (propublica.org)
Environment
- Tehran is facing a severe water crisis. (nytimes.com)
- It's not just on the coasts where home insurance costs are rising. (npr.org)
- Flood maps are, at best, incomplete. (wsj.com)
- The world's largest rainforest, the Amazon, is at a tipping point. (ft.com)
- How to make the case against gas-powered leaf blowers. (bloomberg.com)
Animals
- How researchers are using drones to track whales. (knowablemagazine.org)
- Don't read this if you are afraid of spiders. (nytimes.com)
- Should we really be 'playing God' by trying revive long extinct species? (daily.jstor.org)
- 22 animals you don't want to mess with including slow lorises. (mentalfloss.com)
- How to date - with your dog in mind. (washingtonpost.com)
Space
- The Northern lights are pretty, but put satellites at risk. (nytimes.com)
- What Blue Origin's success New Glenn rocket means. (bloomberg.com)
Travel
- Younger generations are jumping onto cruise ships. (ft.com)
- Another way that the wealthy travel better. (thehustle.co)
Technology
- AI is only going to make cybersecurity more difficult. (ifp.org)
- How small businesses are using AI. (wsj.com)
- Religious AI chatbots are here. (axios.com)
Medicine
- This (mathematical) fact underlies why we need a health insurance system. (paulkrugman.substack.com)
- Is concierge medicine worth it? (barrons.com)
Cancer
- GLP-1 use lowered the mortality rate from colon cancer. (sciencedaily.com)
- An interesting development in treating bladder cancer. (sciencedaily.com)
Cardiology
- More evidence that GLP-1 use is good for heart health. (sciencedaily.com)
- This is a surprising result for caffeine use and AFib. (newatlas.com)
- How a CRISPR therapy could be used to reduce cholesterol levels. (npr.org)
Health
- The FDA will remove the black box safety warnings from all hormone therapies prescribed to ease the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. (npr.org)
- People who experience more shingles outbreaks seem to have a higher incidence of dementia. (washingtonpost.com)
Sleep
- Why you can't focus after a bad night of sleep. (newatlas.com)
- Eight reasonable steps to take to get a decent night of sleep. (theatlantic.com)
Fitness
- How much should you stand if you sit for work? (phys.org)
- Revisiting the results of Zone 2 training. (twopct.com)
- Nike ($NKE) has built the world's tallest running shoe. (wsj.com)
- Be careful running after a night of bad sleep. (sciencedaily.com)
- Tim Ferriss talks with Ben Patrick, better known as “Kneesovertoesguy.” (tim.blog)
Food
- How much is 'half an onion'? (slate.com)
- Are all ultra-processed foods bad for us? (npr.org)
- Steak prices are only going in one direction. (ft.com)
Sports
- When does sports betting become a public health crisis? (statnews.com)
- The more obscure the sport, the greater the risk of cheating. (washingtonpost.com)
- AI agents are coming for secondary ticket markets. (sportico.com)
- We need sports announcers to stop yelling at us. (throwbacks.substack.com)
College
- How New England is being affected by college closures. (bostonfed.org)
- Colleges don't really want you to be able to compare costs before you apply (nytimes.com)
- Are Ivy League schools 'funneling' kids into finance and consulting? (wsj.com)
- Six big college experiences every student should have. (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
Children
- The vast majority of Americans think raising children is more expensive today. (americanfamilysurvey.byu.edu)
- Assembling a parenting 'village' is harder than it looks. (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Why we take our good luck for granted. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the human element. (abnormalreturns.com)
- 16 minutes of consensus personal finance wisdom. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
