Engineering
- How the US oil boom is different this time around. (slate.com)
- When you have a lot of solar you need a lot of batteries. (theverge.com)
- Software is changing what it means to be an auto maker. (ft.com)
- On the slow death of the Boeing ($BA) 747. (qz.com)
- Breakthrough technologies of 2015. (technologyreview.com)
Health
- Why are so many cases of Hepatitis C untreated? (mosaicscience.com)
- Sleep habits run in the family. (wsj.com)
- What hospitals are doing to make surgery safer. (wsj.com)
The brain
- Why meditation is so popular at present. (latimes.com)
- The brain is primed to make false conclusions. (fivethirtyeight.com)
- On the relationship between impulsiveness and creativity. (fastcodesign.com)
- A Q&A with Norman Doidge, MD author of "The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity."* (bloomberg.com)
- Seven ways to boost memory. (fastcompany.com)
Climate
- Why hotter weather is bad for the economy. (vox.com)
- Eventually the drought in California is going to matter. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Fitness
- Crossfit adherents are having a hard time finding clothes that fit. (wsj.com)
- Cushioning is the hot new thing in running shoes. (nytimes.com)
- On the relationship between mindfulness and exercise. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- On the benefits of interval training even at slower speeds. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
Food
- How many calories do people consume at Chipotle ($CMG)? (nytimes.com)
- One way or another we are going to be eating insects. (ft.com)
- Restaurants are once again putting bacon on everything. (washingtonpost.com)
Drink
Sport
- On the strange evolution of pole vaulting. (theguardian.com)
- Why young African Americans are increasingly rare in baseball today. (theplayerstribune.com)
- The real story behind the cross country themed movie McFarland USA. (fittish.deadspin.com)
The Oscars
- Who should (and will) the major Oscar categories. (wsj.com)
- What previous awards say about the Oscar races. (bostonglobe.com)
- More quantitative Oscar predictions. (fivethirtyeight.com)