Energy

• Why it makes sense to float solar panels in reservoirs. (wired.com)
• How data center heat could be used to heat swimming pools. (theverge.com)

Environment

• The EPA is set to limit 'forever chemicals' in drinking water. (npr.org)
• Debunking the 'natural' explanations for rising global temperatures. (arstechnica.com)
• Why so many of Canada's tornadoes go unseen. (nytimes.com)
• California ski resorts are seeing snow up to their ski lifts. (washingtonpost.com)
• Conditions are changing so quickly that forests can't keep up. (npr.org)
• Americans are increasingly choosing cremation over burial. Composting comes next. (economist.com)
• Why doesn't the U.S. recycle batteries? (reasonstobecheerful.world)

Animals

• Did you know lions prowled North America for millennia before going extinct? (hakaimagazine.com)
• The Maine Lobstermen's Association is suing the Monterey Bay Aquarium for defamation. (npr.org)
• How eating invasive Asian carp could help keep their populations in check. (wired.com)
• What genetics tell us about the domestication of the donkey. (nytimes.com)

Squid

• Squid thrive in warmer water, and the oceans are getting warmer. (bloomberg.com)
• Squid fishing is booming and largely unregulated. (newscientist.com)
• Do we really want 'squid farms'? (bbc.com)

Technology

• Does Tim Cook really want to launch a new risky product line before he leaves Apple ($AAPL)? (daringfireball.net)
• Passwords are flawed and these company policies make them worse. (wsj.com)
• Uno is a new entrant to the password game. (insidehook.com)
• 3-D printing is thriving in these industries. (theguardian.com)

Behavior

• Ketamine Wellness Centers has abruptly shuttered. (statnews.com)
• Teen mental health issues started before the introduction of the smartphone. (biblioracle.substack.com)
• The evidence for seasonal depression is weaker than you think. (msn.com)
• Just how stable are personalities over time? (psyche.co)
• Six things to increase your attention span including 'the downside of interruptions.' (bakadesuyo.com)
• How to show up for someone in crisis. (tim.blog)

Covid

• Some evidence puts SARS-CoV-2 in raccoon dogs in the Wuhan wet market in January 2020. (nytimes.com)
• Don't kid yourself. There is plenty we still don't know about Covid-19. (wsj.com)
• Paxlovid is headed toward full FDA approval. (cnn.com)
• What we know, and don't, about long Covid. (vox.com)
• How to prepare for the next pandemic including a 'CDC reset.' (nytimes.com)
• Pandemics end when people stop paying attention. (fastcompany.com)

Pharmaceuticals

• The FDA has approved a new nasal spray as a rapid treatment for migraine pain in adults. (cnn.com)
• Novo Nordisk ($NVO) has cut prices for insulin. (biopharmadive.com)
• Sanofi-Aventis ($SNY) is also capping insulin prices. (cnn.com)
• Statin takers now have an alternative. (npr.org)

Health

• Why finding causality in health data is challenging. (parentdata.org)
• Research shows 'watchful waiting' is a proven approach to prostate cancer. (statnews.com)
• Is saliva the future of cancer detection? (knowablemagazine.org)
• Why it doesn't make sense to treat a mild fever. (sciencedaily.com)
• The norovirus is nasty and hard to avoid. (scientificamerican.com)

Food

• Weight Watchers ($WW) is shifting its focus as it closes locations and embraces obesity drugs. (axios.com)
• Americans are losing interest in the Instant Pot. (wsj.com)
• More evidence in favor of the Mediterranean diet. (fatherly.com)
• Don't think that being a pescetarian is cost-free. (vox.com)
• America has a sandwich problem. (wsj.com)

Entertainment

• Cable news viewers are shifting their viewing from evenings to afternoons. (nytimes.com)
• Movie theaters are redesigning their seating and offerings to attract moviegoers. (axios.com)

Sports

• The NBA is looking for big jumps in their new media rights deals. (theinformation.com)
• Why reaching the Champions League is so important for EPL franchises. (sportico.com)
• Joe Pompliano talks with DraftKings ($DKNG) CEO Jason Robins. (huddleup.substack.com)
• Like the NFL, MLB takes a dim view of its retirees. (humbledollar.com)

Earlier on Abnormal Returns

• Why seemingly impossible things happen all the time. (abnormalreturns.com)
• What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
• Podcast links: third places. (abnormalreturns.com)
• Don’t waste your emotional capital investing out of spite. (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)

Mixed media

• How GPT-4 is an upgrade over ChatGPT. (nytimes.com)
• Why we will still value human made art. (wired.com)
• On the 25th anniversary of kottke.org. (kottke.org)