Transport
- What will it take for the U.S. to take pedestrian safety seriously? (vox.com)
- Ambulances don’t need to run ‘hot’ all the time. (statnews.com)
- Why more e-bike fires are going to happen. (theatlantic.com)
Lithium
- Norway has found a huge stash of high-grade phosphate rock. (euractiv.com)
- Why automakers are making deals with miners. (nytimes.com)
Energy
- U.S. incentives are stealing renewable projects from Europe. (politico.com)
- Why the U.S. lags Europe in offshore wind power. (semafor.com)
- Renewables continue to take share in Texas. (econbrowser.com)
- We have the technology to make geothermal energy ubiquitous. (austinvernon.site)
- Virtual power plants are the future. (grist.org)
Heat
- This week was filled with global temperature records. (grist.org)
- This might be the coolest summer of your life. (vox.com)
- The American South is becoming increasingly hot, and unbearable. (msn.com)
Environment
- PFAS chemicals are not the only thing to worry about in your water. (washingtonpost.com)
- You can’t address climate change without talking about meat consumption. (vox.com)
- More corporations are going natural in their landscaping. (nytimes.com)
- Can air conditioning be made more sustainable? (theweek.com)
Water
- The ocean is warming worldwide, but more so in the high latitudes of the Northern (grist.org)
- When people move away from flood-prone areas, they don’t move far. (nytimes.com)
- Is there a better way to do desalination? (hakaimagazine.com)
Animals
- Researchers have found an elusive octopus nursery some 9,000 feet under the sea. (abcnews.go.com)
- Great white sharks are feeding off the coast of Cape Cod. (scientificamerican.com)
- Elephants like variety at meal time as well. (newatlas.com)
- Half of bat species are at-risk. (modernfarmer.com)
Archaeology
- Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the remains of an ancient Maya city deep in the jungle of the Yucatán Peninsula. (bbc.com)
- What Indiana Jones gets right (and wrong) about archaeology. (smithsonianmag.com)
- Pompeii continues to provide clues on Roman life. (aeon.co)
Travel
- Why tourists have no place in Antarctica. (msn.com)
- The Galapagos have an overtourism problem. (theatlantic.com)
- The TSA is expanding the use of facial recognition software. (theverge.com)
- What’s going on with airport security lines? (axios.com)
- The case FOR checking a bag. (theverge.com)
Technology
- You can’t talk about the Internet without talking about Ethernet. (om.co)
- You can’t scale AI without a lot of compute, which is controlled by Big Tech. (nytimes.com)
Psychedelics
- Australia now allows for the use of MDMA and psilocybin to treat depression. (nature.com)
- A resource for people having a bad trip is a phone call away. (wired.com)
Behavior
- Lonely people experience the world differently. (arstechnica.com)
- Depression after a traumatic brain injury is distinct. (statnews.com)
- Five insights from “The Power of Saying No: The New Science of How to Say No that Puts You in Charge of Your Life” by Vanessa Patrick. (nextbigideaclub.com)
- The benefits of working outside. (newscientist.com)
Weight loss
- Ozempic alone will not make for a healthy weight. (vox.com)
- Intermittent fasting works by helping to reduce calorie consumption. (npr.org)
- Are there better ways to measure obesity than BMI? (scientificamerican.com)
- Is there a link between BMI and health? (emilyoster.substack.com)
Pharmaceuticals
- The FDA has approved the first drug to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. (newatlas.com)
- Older adults are underrepresented in cancer drug trials. (undark.org)
- A third RSV vaccine is coming to market. (biopharmadive.com)
- Oral films as a drug delivery system. (newatlas.com)
Health
- On the ethics of using someone’s sperm after they have died. (wired.com)
- WHO is really bad at communication, the case of aspartame. (msn.com)
Fitness
- Why maintaining muscle mass is so important for aging. (scientificamerican.com)
- What to do if you don’t feel like working out. (artofmanliness.com)
Cannabis
- The low down on states that are holding out against cannabis legalization. (politico.com)
- On the relationship between cannabis use and mental illness. (wsj.com)
Food
- Good luck finding Georgia peaches this summer. (nytimes.com)
- Chewing gum had a good run. Now it’s passe. (msn.com)
- Why skate wing is showing up on menus everywhere. (eater.com)
- Compostable plastic is not all that compostable. (msn.com)
- Store-bought barbeque sauces, ranked. (washingtonpost.com)
- A corn allergy seems like a bad deal. (theatlantic.com)
- Eat more fiber. (theconversation.com)
The Bear
- Season 2 of ‘The Bear’ is all about nurturing talent. (vox.com)
- Six open financial questions about ‘The Bear.’ (theringer.com)
- How ‘The Bear’ turned Chicago restaurants into characters. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Inside the (real) restaurant where Richie staged. (theringer.com)
Drink
- How alcohol can become a habit. (psychologytoday.com)
- America is falling out of love with beer. (slate.com)
- To decarbonize brewing you need to electrify the production of steam. (technologyreview.com)
Sports
- Women’s soccer has an ACL problem. (wsj.com)
- Five insights from Sally Jenkins’ new book “The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life.” (nextbigideaclub.com)
Movies
- The 10 best movies of 2023, so far, including ‘Showing Up.’ (hollywoodreporter.com)
- The best movies of 2023, so far, including ‘Polite Society.’ (nytimes.com)
College
- Grad school may not be the escape you think it is. (washingtonpost.com)
- Affirmative action and university selectivity go hand-in-hand. (nytimes.com)
- Is college still worth it? It depends… (thecollegefinanciallady.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: in pursuit of low volatility. (abnormalreturns.com)
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