Book excerpt: Check out this excerpt from Steve LeVine’s The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World. (Quartz)
Health
- Research into psychedelics is back in vogue. (newyorker.com)
- When you eat matters. (wsj.com)
- The optimal dose of jogging is "light." (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Do we remove many wisdom teeth unnecessarily? (vox.com)
- IV saline solution is in short supply. (fortune.com)
Engineering
- Why are America's companies investing less in science and research? (vox.com)
- Mega-container ships are going to dominate global shipping. (fortune.com)
Autos
- Falling gas prices are hurting hybrids but not all-electric car sales. (slate.com)
- Does the Toyota Prius still matter? (autoblog.com)
- How Daimler Benz is trying to re-invent the automobile. (bloomberg.com)
The brain
- Emotional memories are highly unreliable. (newyorker.com)
- Mindfulness helps even Kindergarten age children. (nymag.com)
- The rich aren't any happier but they are less sad. (fastcoexist.com)
- The planning fallacy: why you are always late. (wsj.com)
Food
- Farmers are attracted to non-GMO seeds because of the premium producers are willing to pay for their crops. (wsj.com)
- Because of the smoothie boom, Americans are snapping up frozen fruit. (wsj.com)
- Creating a craft butchery business is tougher than it looks. (qz.com)
- 57 ways to make yourself a better cook right now. (epicurious.com)
- Reinventing the soy sauce packet. (theatlantic.com)
- Coca-Cola ($KO) is getting into the milk business. (businessinsider.com)
- Univlever's ($U) seems to have changed its recipe for Hellman's Mayonnaise. (slate.com)
Dining
- Why fast casual is taking over the casual dining sector. (washingtonpost.com)
- Chipotle Mexican Grill ($CMG) is exploring smaller scale, takeout focused, stores. (qz.com)
Drink
- Spirits continue to take share from beer. (fortune.com)
- Are we building too many microbreweries in America? (nytimes.com)
- Alcohol has been a part of human diet far longer than previously thought. (scientificamerican.com)
Entertainment
- Which wireless speaker system is right for you? (wsj.com)
- The top 25 films from 2010-2014. (thedissolve.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: crisis management and talking to kids about money. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
