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
"The only permission you require is that which you give yourself, and the only roadblock you face is that which you’ve placed yourself."
(Lawrence Yeo)
EVs
- Elon Musk loyalists will likely buy the new Tesla ($TSLA) Cybertruck. (ritholtz.com)
- Why repairing an EV is so expensive compared to a traditional vehicle. (wsj.com)
- Chinese EV manufacturers can't hire fast enough. (nytimes.com)
Autos
- Hybrids are having a moment. (axios.com)
- How options theory informs car leasing. (moontower.substack.com)
- Where are the robot trucks? (theverge.com)
Energy
- The first U.S. utility-scale wind farm is now online. (semafor.com)
- Canada is set to use a cap-and-trade system to impose greenhouse gas emission limits on its oil-and-gas industry (wsj.com)
- There is a lot of lithium in the Salton Sea. (grist.org)
- Why doesn't every factory have solar panels on the roof? (thecooldown.com)
- Generative AI has a water (and energy) problem. (cnbc.com)
- What to do with underground stores of hydrogen? (nytimes.com)
Environment
- Americans love their gas stoves. (grist.org)
- China's fishing fleet plays fast and loose with the rules. (fastcompany.com)
- There is still a lot unknown about the health impact of glyphosate. (theconversation.com)
- The case for swapping stones for concrete. (theatlantic.com)
- Santa Catalina island is overrun with deer. (nytimes.com)
Space
- NASA is experiencing a brain drain. (scientificamerican.com)
- How to use lasers to communicate in space. (theverge.com)
- If you are searching for extraterrestrial life, you have to define life first. (theatlantic.com)
Air travel
- The air traffic control system is stretched to the max. (nytimes.com)
- Why pilots are wary of seeking out mental health treatment. (npr.org)
- How the big five airlines built themselves through acquisitions. (axios.com)
Animals
- Octopuses are smart. Should we still eat them, let alone farm them? (washingtonpost.com)
- Bees may be negatively affected by inert ingredients in pesticides. (theconversation.com)
- Beavers are a keystone species. (modernfarmer.com)
- No bugs, no birds. (reasonstobecheerful.world)
Behavior
- Demand is outpacing the supply of mental health professionals. (npr.org)
- How you talk about your life matters. (bbc.com)
Covid
- Wastewater data shows an uptick in Covid. (wsj.com)
- Two N95 manufacturers are closing. (nytimes.com)
Pharma
- Will CVS' ($CVS) move change drug pricing for the better? (axios.com)
- The FDA approved the world’s first medicine based on CRISPR gene-editing technology, a groundbreaking treatment for sickle cell disease. (statnews.com)
- How ultrasound could replace needles to administer vaccines. (newscientist.com)
Medicine
- Has the Medicare Advantage boom peaked? (wsj.com)
- When doctors sell their practices to big health systems they go from owner to employee. (nytimes.com)
Fitness
Heat
- On the work to create a heat and drought-resistant tomato seed. (wsj.com)
- Spain's olive growers are having another bad year. (bbc.com)
- Spain's avocado growers are giving up in favor of less water-intensive crops. (bloomberg.com)
Food
- This twin study argues for the health benefits of a vegan diet. (washingtonpost.com)
- How to best talk about reducing meat consumption. (grist.org)
- American fast-food chains, like Krispy Kreme, are making headway in France. (nytimes.com)
- Why potato chip flavors vary so much around the world. (theguardian.com)
Sports
- The NFL has an officiating problem. (huddleup.substack.com)
- A lot of golf is now played off-premise, like TopGolf. (wsj.com)
- Why do South Korean baskeball players bank their free throws? (nytimes.com)
- Is diamond dust a cure for sports collectible authentication? (bloomberg.com)
- How IMG Academy became a powerhouse. (huddleup.substack.com)
TV
- The 10 best shows of 2023 including 'Reservation Dogs.' (time.com)
- The 10 best shows of 2023 including 'Succession.' (theringer.com)
- The 10 best TV shows of 2023 including 'Poker Face.' (slate.com)
- The best TV shows of 2023 including 'I'm a Virgo.' (variety.com)
- The best streaming shows of 2023 including 'The Diplomat.' (lefsetz.com)
Movies
- The best movies of 2023 including 'The Zone of Interest.' (theringer.com)
- The 10 best films of 2023 including 'Showing Up.' (theatlantic.com)
- The best movies of 2023 including 'Poor Things.' (variety.com)
- Tyler Cowen's favorite movies of 2023 including 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.' (marginalrevolution.com)
College
- Why transfer students get less aid than incoming freshmen. (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
- A liberal arts degree is not a road to nowhere. (brookings.edu)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: frequent searches. (abnormalreturns.com)
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