Saturday links: thinking with your feet

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 "So next time you catch yourself overthinking, remind yourself: Don’t think with your head. Think with your feet, hands and mouth." (George Mack) Autos - How headlights got so bright. (arstechnica.com) - Ford ($F) wants to sex up its lineup of vehicles. (wsj.com) - Large (heavy) pickup trucks are more likely to kill others in a crash. (bloomberg.com) Energy - The Trump administration has spent some $4 billion buying back offshore wind leases. (techcrunch.com) - Base Power raised a new round of capital. (wsj.com) - Why not put solar farms on top of old coal mines? (grist.org) - What countries have AC and which don't? (apollo.com) Wildfires - Why Europe is burning this summer. (newyorker.com) - Wildfire anxiety is increasingly a thing. (axios.com) - How summer wildfire smoke affects childhood. (grist.org) Environment - London’s Kew Gardens recorded its first calendar month with no rain in 155 years. (semafor.com) - The mass media is talking about extreme heat without mentioning climate change. (mediamatters.org) - Some coastal cities are facing higher sea levels and sinking at the same time. (sciencedaily.com) - Kimberly-Clark ($KMB) claims to have found an alternative to wood pulp. (wsj.com) Animals - Want to get rid of ticks? You have to control deer populations. (theatlantic.com) - Mountain lions reduce crashes by keeping deer and elk populations in check. (wired.com) - The Phoenix Species Project is planning to spend big to save imperiled animals and plants. (nytimes.com) Travel - Air fares aren't going down any time soon. (cnbc.com) - Airlines really don't want you to buy their economy fares. (wsj.com) Tech - AI experiments need domain experts. (hbr.org) - AI changed how humans play Go. (wsj.com) - Cyberwarfare is already here. (thebulwark.com) Behavior - Erik Barker, "Borrowing desires is inevitable, but we can be better about it if we try." (bakadesuyo.com) - How keeping a schedule helps ease depression and pain. (sciencedaily.com) - Why Wyoming has such a high rate of suicide. (nytimes.com) - How THC could be used to treat PTSD symptoms. (sciencedaily.com) - Fight the problem, not each other. (artofmanliness.com) - Why small talk matters. (wsj.com) Psychedelics - Psychedelics now code right wing. (newyorker.com) - How would psychedelics get rolled out in a legalization scenario? (gothamgal.com) - How psylocibin can be used to kick start treatment for anorexia. (scientificamerican.com) mRNA - The FDA has approved Moderna's ($MRNA) mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, mFlusiva. (biopharmadive.com) - What you need to know, especially if you are 50+. (washingtonpost.com) - Can mRNA move beyond vaccines? (theconversation.com) Clinical trials - The case against betting on clinical trials. (sensible-med.com) - Betting on people's lives is a bad look. (npr.org) Health - In some people, Covid-19 woke up dormant viruses. (science.org) - As people drop ACA insurance, hospitals are treating more uninsured patients. (nytimes.com) - Taxi drivers die at a lower rate of Alzheimer's disease. (theconversation.com) - Michael Easter talks with Saul Justin Newman about the myth of Blue Zones. (twopct.com) - Patients are turning to AI with their test results. (wsj.com) Fitness Drink - Beverage makers are in cost cutting mode. (cnbc.com) - Bud Light volume has been declining since 2010. (ft.com) - Derek Thompson talks with Jonathan Caulkins and Beau Kilmer about the rise of weed and fall of booze. (youtube.com) - What happens to your brain after you stop drinking. (wapo.st) Food - Nearly 4 million Americans have lost access to SNAP benefits. (npr.org) - Taylor Fresh Foods has problems besides lettuce. (sfgate.com) - Michael Easter talks animal welfare with Dan Shannon, CEO of the Humane League. (podcasts.apple.com) - Why restaurant reservations are a mess. (wsj.com) Sports - TKO Group ($TKO) said it lost $30 million on the UFC Freedom 250 event. (theguardian.com) - In MLB, the dedicated closer is on their way out. (wsj.com) - The Pope's hometown team, the Chicago White Sox, are seeing a revival. (nytimes.com) - LIV Golf is not out of the woods just yet. (huddleup.substack.com) Entertainment - Which television shows ended on a high note? (spyglass.org) - What makes for a good movie adaptation? (newyorker.com) Children - Schools still default to calling mothers first. (theconversation.com) - How technology has changed the experience of summer camp. (theatlantic.com) College - In praise of the blue book exam. (theatlantic.com) - The issue with MFA writing programs. (theguardian.com) - Frazer Rice talks with Laurie Dhue about the 4 S's of college success. (podcasts.apple.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns - What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com) - Part 1 of our Q&A with Jack Raines, author of "Young Money: A Field Guide to Wealth and Purpose in Your Twenties." (abnormalreturns.com) - Part 2 of our Q&A with Jack Raines, author of "Young Money: A Field Guide to Wealth and Purpose in Your Twenties." (abnormalreturns.com) - Don't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com) - Are you a financial advisor? Sign up for our exclusive Talking Wealth newsletter. (talkingwealthpod.com)