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
"If you haven’t had your heart truly broken once, broken someone else’s, and had at least a couple of relationships fizzle out unceremoniously, you probably don’t have enough experience of love to build the dream romance that you want."
(Arthur C. Brooks)
Chart of the Day
Rivian ($RIVN) came out at the top of this Consumer Reports brand satisfaction survey. (chart via YCharts)
EVs
- How automakers and buyers got out of sync in the EV space. (wsj.com)
- Hybrid vehicles are more popular than ever (vox.com)
- This indoor EV charging station will make you envious. (insidehook.com)
Autos
- Higher income countries invest more in road safety. (vox.com)
- Why autonomous vehicles are not here yet. (theverge.com)
- Rivian ($RIVN) owners are pretty happy with their purchases. (marketwatch.com)
Heat pumps
- The case for heat pumps. (sciencedaily.com)
- A startup, Arch, wants to streamline the installation of heat pumps. (techcrunch.com)
Energy
- There is a lot of lithium in the Great Salt Lake. (wsj.com)
- This new method could make for cheaper small modular nuclear reactors. (thetimes.co.uk)
- How power surges can put homes at risk of fire. (finance.yahoo.com)
Groundwater
- Arizona needs to be vigilant about the effect of development on groundwater. (bloomberg.com)
- The East Coast is sinking due to groundwater depletion. (nytimes.com)
Environment
- Ocean temperatures continue to break records. (wired.com)
- Global plastic makers want you to think plastic recycling actually works. (npr.org)
- Field experiments are underway to help slow climate change. (wsj.com)
- The Amazon rainforest is increasingly at-risk of collapse. (theguardian.com)
- How a 'sand motor' works to replenish a beach. (grist.org)
- Why polar bears are in trouble. (nytimes.com)
Vision Pro
- How fast will Apple ($AAPL) iterate on the Vision Pro? (spyglass.org)
- Spatial computing is going to be a new category. (davenadig.substack.com)
- Some explanations for why Vision Pro returns may be higher than usual for a new Apple ($AAPL) product. (spyglass.org)
Technology
- Can you replace passwords with passkeys yet? (wired.com)
- Obituary spam is now a thing. (theverge.com)
Behavior
- Why you should strike up conversations with strangers. (betonit.ai)
- Not everyone interprets an emoji the same way. (newscientist.com)
Travel
- Why you should travel in the off-season. (wsj.com)
- The math doesn't work: why air passengers can't carry on all their bags. (msn.com)
- Cruise lines are all about the on-board upsell. (wsj.com)
Weight loss drugs
- Not everyone responds to GLP-1 drugs. (msn.com)
- GLP-1 may also have a positive effect on mood as well. (bloomberg.com)
Health
- Uterine cancer rates are on the rise. (wsj.com)
- Smokers, and former smokers, have impaired immune responses. (statnews.com)
- Fecal transplants are being used to treat additional illnesses. (newatlas.com)
- Medication-induced abortions are as safe and effective as in-person. (statnews.com)
- Why infants are strangely resistant to Covid. (scientificamerican.com)
Fitness
- How to use data to reliably lose weight. (tim.blog)
- On the health benefits of tai chi. (newatlas.com)
Behavior
- Anger leaves a mark that never goes away. (artofmanliness.com)
- You need to give yourself some grace. (vox.com)
- How exercise can help treat depression. (bmj.com)
Food
- Doing effective nutrition studies is challenging. (wsj.com)
- How to make rice more protein rich, in short add beef cells. (theguardian.com)
- American pork producers have an oversupply problem. (wsj.com)
- Why commercial kitchens should go induction. (thecooldown.com)
- How your body processes spicy food. (washingtonpost.com)
College
- Why universities should urge students to study overseas. (nytimes.com)
- Off-campus apartment developments are going up bigger and fancier. (nytimes.com)
Children
- Reading comprehension has fallen off of late. (slate.com)
- How teenagers can benefit from virtual therapy. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- Research shows bullying has long-term adverse effects. (sciencedirect.com)
- Why don't we teach people how to parent? (msn.com)
MBA
- Alternatives to the two-year, in-person MBA, are gaining steam. (ft.com)
- Global MBA programs ranked, with the Wharton School on top. (ft.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the end of globalization. (abnormalreturns.com)
- At a certain age it's time to just say no to more stuff. (abnormalreturns.com)
- There is no holy grail in investing. (abnormalreturns.com)
- It may take some time, but markets eventually work. (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)