Book excerpt: An excerpt from the new book from Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, When to Rob a Bank…And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants. (Medium)
Engineering
- Renewables have raced ahead of fossil fuels. (bloomberg.com)
- Behold a new kind of rocket engine. (qz.com)
Health
- How apps are going to revolutionize medical research. (wsj.com)
- Two tips on how to meditate. (businessinsider.com)
Intelligence
- Do intelligent people worry more? (slate.com)
- Intelligence is no guarantee of solid decision making. (bbc.com)
Fitness
- What is the right amount of exercise? (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- How long does it take to get out of shape? (washingtonpost.com)
- Inside the effort to run a sub 2-hour marathon. (outsideonline.com)
Food
- How flavor drives nutrition. (wsj.com)
- Seven secrets of a grilled cheese master. (mentalfloss.com)
- How to build a better sandwich. (nytimes.com)
Entertainment
- HBO is successfully transforming itself on the fly. (nytimes.com)
- Will musicians stop making albums? (theatlantic.com)
Sports
- Why e-sports will be the next big mainstream thing. (redef.com)
- What is like to play an 'unbeatable' poker bot. (slate.com)
- Jordan Spieth's Masters win was a huge boon to Under Armor ($UA). (washingtonpost.com)
- Why Las Vegas doesn't have a major pro sports team. (vox.com)
Eariler on Abnormal Returns
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: on the origins of consumer sentiment surveys. (abnormalreturns.com)
