Thursdays are all about longform links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why the Wright brothers stopped making airplanes.
Longform
- A Economist-style piece on the state of finance and its role in society. (economist.com)
- The age of financial secrecy is ending. (thinkadvisor.com)
- The TV industry knows it is under attack, the question is what will they do? (fortune.com)
- Why can't America have great trains? (nationaljournal.com)
- A profile of Sepp Blatter the king of FIFA. (bloomberg.com)
Health
- Atul Gawande says were are facing a "global epidemic of overtesting, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment." (newyorker.com)
- On the importance of the microbiome. Insights from Rob Knight's "Follow Your Gut: The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes."* (brainpickings.org)
- What our ancient DNA tells us about how humans spread around the globe. (wsj.com)
Technology
- How Silicon Valley has changed over time. (medium.com)
- Startup founders need conviction above all else. (bothsidesofthetable.com)
- A closer look at what Amazon Web Services means for the company itself. (stratechery.com)