Technology
- Push vs. Pull: the nature of Internet use has changed. (cdixon.org)
- Do you need an all-in-one credit card thingie? (arstechnica.com)
- Why the Sony hack will change companies (and individuals) handle e-mail. (wsj.com)
- Better technology is saving lives on American highways. (wsj.com)
- How solar power and electric cars can make the suburbs awesome again. (washingtonpost.com)
- Do smartphone breathalyzers work? (fortune.com)
Science
- The biggest scientific breakthroughs of 2014. (io9.com)
- One third of new US electricity came from solar this year. (gigaom.com)
- Humans won't be going to Mars any time soon...or ever. (nplusonemag.com)
- Carnivores are thriving in Europe. (smithsonianmag.com)
- How narrative helps us teach science. (theatlantic.com)
Health
- Why you don't necessarily want your immune system boosted when you are sick. (slate.com)
- What the health insurance industry can do to fix health care. (hbr.org)
- Baby Boomers are getting injured on their motorcycles at an increasing rate. (wsj.com)
Psychology
- Checking in on Barry Schwartz's "The Paradox of Choice" ten years in.* (psmag.com)
- A better way to think about risk. (hbr.org)
- Six simple ways to be happier. (qz.com)
- A review of "Feeling Smart: Why Our Emotions Are More Rational Than We Think" by Eyal Winter.* (ft.com)
Food
- How roasting overtook boiling as a way of cooking vegetables. (slate.com)
- Four ideas on how to revive McDonald's ($MCD). (wsj.com)
- The numbers behind the surge in Chinese takeout orders on Christmas Day. (slate.com)
- Lobsters eat a lot of bait. (modernfarmer.com)
Sports
- Is Wes Welker going to be okay? (espn.go.com)
- How MLB will change with an influx of Cuban baseball players. (psmag.com)
- What facial expressions say about a player. (nytimes.com)
- What the golf establishment is doing to attract new players. (businessinsider.com)
- Bull riding is getting more dangerous and its participants are getting younger. (newyorker.com)
Entertainment
- The next generation of Star Trek should be on the small screen. (theatlantic.com)
- A profile of Michelle MacLaren the best director on TV. (vulture.com)
- How film beats digital. (vulture.com)
- An oral history of "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."* (rollingstone.com)
- Google ($GOOG) keeps pushing into new areas like: song lyrics. (blogs.wsj.com)
Books
- How reading transforms us. (nytimes.com)
- A list of some biographies worth checking out. (feld.com)
- Some additional "essential" books published in 2014. (marginalrevolution.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: regulating drones. (abnormalreturns.com)
