Audiobook list: The best audiobooks of 2015 including H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald. (Slate)
Autos
- The race to build an autonomous vehicle is attracting deep-pocketed competitors. (theatlantic.com)
- Self-driving cars may break the link between use and ownership. (wsj.com)
Environment
- Billionaires are getting together to take on climate change. (wired.com)
- How solar and wind go so cheap so fast. (theatlantic.com)
- Why big companies like Google ($GOOG) love wind power. (bloomberg.com)
- There is a market for recycled plastics but the process sometimes needs a kick start. (nytimes.com)
- How to turn raw sewage into potable water. (bloomberg.com)
Offers
- Sign up for Audible.com you can get two free books including "H is for Hawk." (amazon.com)
- MODERN TRADER Magazine—the essential journal for professional traders and active investors. Special Subscription Offer! (moderntrader.com)
- It's hard to imagine going through the holiday season without Amazon Prime. Get a 30-day free trial here. (amazon.com)
Health
- Doctors don't know what to do with your fitness tracking data. (technologyreview.com)
- Why fragmented sleep is bad sleep. (wsj.com)
- TV really does rot your brain. (npr.org)
- Why celebrities are now so open about their health issues. (slate.com)
Food
- Chipotle ($CMG) has a big E. coli problem. (wsj.com)
- Avoiding artificial foods is harder than it looks. (vox.com)
- Costco ($COST) is the 14th biggest pizza purveyor in America. (businessinsider.com)
- Why hot sauce is awesome. (time.com)
- Is cold breakfast cereal on its last legs? (theatlantic.com)
- It's time for grapefruit to make a comeback. (bloomberg.com)
Fitness
- There is a lot of evidence in favor of high intensity interval training. (wsj.com)
- Gatorade and Powerade have attracted a slew of competitors. (wsj.com)
- The relationship between exercise and beer drinking. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Home spas are the new pools. (wsj.com)
Sport
- Can livestreaming save online poker? (newyorker.com)
- Students are fighting back against fees to fund sports. (washingtonpost.com)
- Formula E is launching a race series for self-driving cars. (roadandtrack.com)
- Stephen Curry of the Warriors is an off-the-charts shooter. (fivethirtyeight.com)
Entertainment
- There may be some self-dealing when it comes to selling the streaming rights to TV shows. (wsj.com)
- Don't bring cash to your next music festival. (qz.com)
- Spotify is the world's most popular music streaming service. (variety.com)
- The 50 best albums of 2015. (pastemagazine.com)
- The 50 best songs of 2015. (pastemagazine.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the need for patience. (abnormalreturns.com)
Education
- Four things universities should do to reduce costs. (washingtonpost.com)
- Cutting costs at universities is easier said than done. (washingtonpost.com)
- What really scares helicopter parents. (bloombergview.com)
- When given a choice MBAs choose Harvard. (bloomberg.com)