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
"Cystic fibrosis treatments are not miracles; they required decades of research funded by a combination of public and private investments."
(Fred D. Ledley)
EVs
- Signs of hope in EV sales. (techcrunch.com)
- The discontinued Ford ($F) F-150 Lightning is a hot commodity. (msn.com)
- Charging networks are only getting better. (wsj.com)
- How Chinese EV manufacturers came to dominate the Thai market. (nytimes.com)
Energy
- Everybody loves geothermal energy. (axios.com)
- How electricity bills can vary wildly based on geography. (bloomberg.com)
Environment
- The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is melting faster than anticipated. (cnn.com)
- What 'Digger' has to say about the environment. (wired.com)
- These drones could replace weather balloons. (newatlas.com)
- Americas glaciers are disappearing. (theconversation.com)
Dogs
- Why do small dogs tend to live longer than large dogs? (smithsonianmag.com)
- This dog hunts invasive 'sea vomit.' (bbc.com)
Animals
- An indication that fish populations are are now less diverse. (besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
- European salmon producers are beginning to feed chicken to their fish. (ft.com)
- How the Atlantic bluefin tuna made a surprising comeback. (ft.com)
- Good news for loggerhead turtle populations. (washingtonpost.com)
Travel
- When war makes flying a dangerous endeavor. (wsj.com)
- Civilian airports are now fair game in war. (semafor.com)
Technology
- Why companies may be willing to pay for cutting edge models, think cybersecurity. (newsletter.drorpoleg.com)
- How much data does it take to train robots? (construction-physics.com)
- Science is more than just finding the right answers. (derekthompson.org)
Behavior
- When does consciousness begin? (nytimes.com)
- How cortisol spikes make for more lasting memories. (sciencedaily.com)
- Six ways to be higher agency including 'Pay the embarrassment tax.' (bakadesuyo.com)
Medicine
- A look at big pharma's patent cliff. (pharmavoice.com)
- Nobody is immune from rising healthcare costs. (bloomberg.com)
- Rural hospitals keep closing maternity centers. (newrepublic.com)
- When is a doctor too old to practice? (washingtonpost.com)
- How to prepare for cold and flu season. (npr.org)
Fitness
- The science behind sauna. (npr.org)
- Movement is good for your sleep. (sciencedaily.com)
- When it comes to exercise, start early in life. (sciencedaily.com)
Drugs
- Despite American efforts, cocaine is still flowing freely. (wsj.com)
- How cannabis use negatively affects sleep quality. (news.northwestern.edu)
- Seriously, don't vape. (futurism.com)
Food
- Why seafood prices are on the rise. (nytimes.com)
- Cereal sales are in secular decline. How WK Kellogg is trying to reverse the trend. (fooddive.com)
- Michael Easter talks with Dan Lieberman, author of "Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals About Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well." (twopct.com)
- Another reason to eat more fiber. (sciencedaily.com)
Drink
- Anheuser Busch InBev ($BUD) is rolling out new NA beers. (barrons.com)
- Sazerac is now the leading spirits producer in the US. (ft.com)
- Shanghai-listed Kweichow Moutai is well off its highs. (asia.nikkei.com)
- Some winegrowers are swapping grapevines for agave plants. (finance.yahoo.com)
- How craft brewers navigate seasonal offerings. (slate.com)
Entertainment
- It's getting harder to review movies without spoiling them. (newyorker.com)
- How good are studios at forecasting box office returns? (stephenfollows.com)
- The tech backlash has come to movie theaters. (theverge.com)
- Why is Netflix ($NFLX) doing layoffs? (variety.com)
Musk
- A Q&A with Alex Gibney, director of 'Musk.' (slate.com)
- How Alex Gibney used AI to re-create Elon Musk. (indiewire.com)
- 'Musk' feels like two films. (arstechnica.com)
Sports betting
- The NBA and sports books are taking some bet types off the board. (barrons.com)
- Not everyone is okay with ESPN going all-in on sports betting. (cjr.org)
Sports
- How the second apron has changed the NBA. (theringer.com)
- Why Mike Repole bought a stake in Churchill Downs Inc. ($CHDN). (frontofficesports.com)
- Meet the elite marathoner who trains on a treadmill. (wsj.com)
- On the relationship between UFC and MAGA. (ft.com)
Education
- Just how far Texas has gone in cracking down on academic freedom. (theatlantic.com)
- Can chess help children increase attention and focus? (bloomberg.com)
- The price of Chromebooks are on the rise. (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
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