Autos

• Navigate with Autopilot from Tesla ($TSLA) makes their cars the “self-drivingest cars on the market.” (finance.yahoo.com)
• If you’re powering your EV with coal-generated electricity you aren’t do all that much to reduce CO2 emi (bloomberg.com)
• A tour of the Ohio factory where the Acura NSX supercar is manufactured. (jalopnik.com)

Oceans

• The world’s oceans are heating up more than commonly thought. (washingtonpost.com)
• “The Western Pacific nation of Palau has become the first country to ban many kinds of sunscreen, in a move to protect its coral reefs…” (nytimes.com)
• Coastal properties are coming under price pressure. (wsj.com)
• We humans are stressing whales out: a natural experiment. (bigthink.com)

Environment

• Climate zones are shifting all over the world. (e360.yale.edu)
• The EU is looking to ban some single-use plastics. (npr.org)
• A backlash against paper cups is growing. (wsj.com)
• Why Norway wants to reduce its exposure to oil and gas. (axios.com)

Technology

• If privacy matters, why do users flock to services that abuse their privacy? (mondaynote.com)
• The midterm elections will be an interesting test for Apple News. (slate.com)

Public health

• Rural hospitals keep closing. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
• Nutrition science is rife with conflicts of interest. (nytimes.com)
• New surgical methods may not necessarily create better outcomes. (npr.org)

Health

• Peanut immunotherapy is getting closer to being approved. (science.sciencemag.org)
• Babies of fathers aged 45+ are at-risk of additional complications. (newscientist.com)
• Why men need the HPV vaccine. (scientificamerican.com)
• Weird. Is there a relationship between the appendix and Parkinson’s disease? (newscientist.com)

Psychology

• Some implications of the FDA offering psilocybin a Breakthrough Therapy designation. (newatlas.com)
• One writer’s first hand experience with nootropics. (gq.com)
• How to the use the ‘peak end’ rule to your advantage. (medium.com)

Grief

• Some advice on how to deal with loss. (retirementfieldguide.com)
• How to help a grieving friend. (kottke.org)

Agriculture

• Agritourism can be an annoyance to a farm’s neighbors. (bloomberg.com)
• When growing pumpkins just doesn’t cut it any more. (washingtonpost.com)

Pets

• What to understand before you buy pet insurance. (washingtonpost.com)
• Dogs can be trained to sniff our various diseases. (wired.com)

Cannabis

• There are a lot of job openings in the Canadian cannabis industry. (washingtonpost.com)
• Even after legalization, the market for weed in Los Angeles is surprisingly complex. (curbed.com)
• Want to improve your cognition? Give up smoking pot. (npr.org)

Drink

• Americans still drink more Chardonnay than any other wine. (nymag.com)
• Climate change is already affecting Italian grape production. (washingtonpost.com)
• Slowing craft beer growth is prompting companies to get into spirits. (chicagotribune.com)
• Why you should never put vodka in the freezer. (businessinsider.com)
• Can bourbon be aged 35-50 years? (nytimes.com)
• WeWork is putting a cap on how much ‘free beer’ tenants can drink each day. (qz.com)

Sports

• It’s hard to talk about high school football without mentioning concussions. (washingtonpost.com)
• Sergio Llull is the last, best player not in the NBA. (wsj.com)

Media

• Netflix ($NFLX) is working hard to get its prestige films in the theater. (nytimes.com)
• Why it would be positive if Spotify ($SPOT) raised its rates. (bloomberg.com)

MBA

• Have we reached ‘peak MBA’? (ft.com)
• Harvard-style business cases are losing favor among MBA programs. (ft.com)

College

• “At the University of California, Berkeley, the fastest-growing class on campus is introduction to data science.” (wsj.com)
• Why Harvard needs to get bigger. (bloomberg.com)

Earlier on Abnormal Returns

• Longform links: the best things come in small packages. (abnormalreturns.com)
• What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
• Podcast links: unconventional careers. (abnormalreturns.com)
• ESG links: the sustainability mega-trend. (abnormalreturns.com)

Mixed media

• By one measure 10% of families account for 2/3 of crime. (theatlantic.com)
• Pause before you rush to donate blood after a tragedy. (qz.com)
• Why do we feel pain differently? (theconversation.com)