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Saturday links: breakthrough technologies

February 21, 2015

Saturday links: breakthrough technologies

February 21, 2015

Engineering

  • How the US oil boom is different this time around. (slate.com)
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  • When you have a lot of solar you need a lot of batteries. (theverge.com)
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  • Software is changing what it means to be an auto maker. (ft.com)
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  • On the slow death of the Boeing ($BA) 747. (qz.com)
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  • Breakthrough technologies of 2015. (technologyreview.com)
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Health

  • Why are so many cases of Hepatitis C untreated? (mosaicscience.com)
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  • Sleep habits run in the family. (wsj.com)
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  • What hospitals are doing to make surgery safer. (wsj.com)
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The brain

  • Why meditation is so popular at present. (latimes.com)
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  • The brain is primed to make false conclusions. (fivethirtyeight.com)
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  • On the relationship between impulsiveness and creativity. (fastcodesign.com)
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  • 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)
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  • Seven ways to boost memory. (fastcompany.com)
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Climate

  • Why hotter weather is bad for the economy. (vox.com)
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  • Eventually the drought in California is going to matter. (calculatedriskblog.com)
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Fitness

  • Crossfit adherents are having a hard time finding clothes that fit. (wsj.com)
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  • Cushioning is the hot new thing in running shoes. (nytimes.com)
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  • On the relationship between mindfulness and exercise. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
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  • On the benefits of interval training even at slower speeds. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
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Food

  • How many calories do people consume at Chipotle ($CMG)? (nytimes.com)
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  • One way or another we are going to be eating insects. (ft.com)
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  • Restaurants are once again putting bacon on everything. (washingtonpost.com)
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Drink

  • Why mixed drink tends in the US were so awful for 30 years. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
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Sport

  • On the strange evolution of pole vaulting. (theguardian.com)
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  • Why young African Americans are increasingly rare in baseball today. (theplayerstribune.com)
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  • The real story behind the cross country themed movie McFarland USA. (fittish.deadspin.com)
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The Oscars

  • Who should (and will) the major Oscar categories. (wsj.com)
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  • What previous awards say about the Oscar races. (bostonglobe.com)
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  • More quantitative Oscar predictions. (fivethirtyeight.com)
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Entertainment

  • Cable channels are speeding up shows to squeeze in more commercials. (wsj.com)
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Earlier on Abnormal Returns

  • What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
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Mixed media

  • What is the secret of Minneapolis? (theatlantic.com)
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  • Are creative firms better off being in big cities? (theatlantic.com)
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  • On finding your passion. (avc.com)
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*Link to: The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity.

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