Saturday links: the real purpose of fun
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
1 month ago
4 MIN READ
EVs
- People overestimate how much they drive: a week with a Kia EV9. (wsj.com)
- Can solar energy be used to power an EV? (goodgoodgood.co)
- EV adoption by state. (visualcapitalist.com)
Energy
- Natural gas is plentiful. (wsj.com)
- Everything that is holding back nuclear power in the U.S. (freethink.com)
- How the growth in renewables in California is playing out. (thecooldown.com)
- Biofuels have yet to reach commercial viability. (wsj.com)
- A coal plant in Minnesota is being replaced with solar panels and batteries. (nytimes.com)
- Why don’t more retail stores install solar panels? (thecooldown.com)
Oceans
- The equatorial Atlantic cooling at a record rate. (newscientist.com)
- But the Gulf of Mexico is getting warmer. (vox.com)
Environment
- As China goes, so goes global CO2 emissions. (sl-advisors.com)
- Why reducing the use of single-use plastics is so challenging. (wired.com)
- How sprawl affects wildlife, in short, badly. (hcn.org)
Science
- Scientific fraud has real world implications. Should it be a crime? (vox.com)
- Larger research teams make it more difficult for academics to find a tenure-track job. (science.org)
Space
- How are the two Starliner astronauts going to get home? (arstechnica.com)
- Jupiter’s moon Mimas has a relatively young ocean. (knowablemagazine.org)
Technology
- Why you should get rid of unused online accounts. (wsj.com)
- AI will make it so that photographs are no longer trusted. (theverge.com)
- What is Apple ($AAPL) cooking up for the table top? (spyglass.org)
- How to cancel subscriptions on an iPhone. (fastcompany.com)
- Gamification isn’t necessarily fun. (timharford.com)
Behavior
- How sleep deprivation could help treat depression. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
- Suicide prevention measures on the Golden Gate bridge are working. (sfstandard.com)
- Are ‘super fans’ happier than the rest of us? (wsj.com)
- Being a caregiver of someone with cancer comes with serious challenges. (statnews.com)
- Matthew Perry spent much of his life trying to get clean. (wsj.com)
- How male and female friendships differ. (artofmanliness.com)
Diet
- How diet affects mood. (theconversation.com)
- Want to feel better? Eat with other people. (theatlantic.com)
Health
- Hip- and knee-replacement patients are getting younger. (wsj.com)
- We are likely undertreating high cholesterol. (peterattiamd.com)
- Other theories of Alzheimer’s disease are coming to the forefront. (sciencealert.com)
- Even mild concussions can have long-lasting effects. (newatlas.com)
- The Neffy nasal spray is an alternative to an Epi-pen. (nytimes.com)
- The FDA has approved two updated Covid vaccines. (npr.org)
Fitness
- Physical flexibility has a big genetic component. (outsideonline.com)
- We all need risk and recovery. (ryanholiday.net)
- Keep things simple. (primecuts.philpearlman.com)
Food
- Five ways to be a better cook including ‘Use better plates and cutlery.’ (bakadesuyo.com)
- Making the case for New Orleans as the sandwich capital of America. (gardenandgun.com)
- Why canned goods are sustainable. (fooddive.com)
Sports
- Did you know Lululemon founder Chip Wilson owns some 21% of Amer Sports ($AS)? (sportico.com)
- PE investment in the NFL is inevitable. (sherwood.news)
College
- Students are flocking to colleges with robust co-op programs. (wsj.com)
- It’s challenging to use community college credits when transferring to a four-year college. (npr.org)
- How college closures disrupt students’ lives. (wsj.com)
- What happened to MIT enrollment after dropping affirmative action. (nbcnews.com)
- Vanderbilt University plans to build a new campus in West Palm Beach, FL. (palmbeachpost.com)
- Some sororities are splashing out with expensive house renovations. (wsj.com)
- College writing classes are beset with AI-produced essays. (msn.com)
Children
- The research in Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation” is flawed but the recommendations are solid. (advisorperspectives.com)
- Easier AP tests could make them a better investment. (fa-mag.com)
- Summer child care is a mess. (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: fading dominance. (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)
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