Book insights: How exercise helps the brain and more from John J. Ratey’s Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain.
Engineering
- How self-driving cars could transform cities. (readwrite.com)
- Why autonomous trucks will make the roads safer. (slate.com)
- Do you we really need a smart [fill in the blank]? (wsj.com)
Health
- A primal connection exists between our brain and our gut. An excerpt from "The Good Gut: Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood and Your Long-Term Health" by Justin Sonnenburg and Erica Sonnenburg.* (scientificamerican.com)
- Doctors are trying to fix worn out knees with new meniscus. (wsj.com)
- The downside of concierge medicine. (slate.com)
- Beards are generally not "filthy and dangerous." (slate.com)
- How Apple's ($AAPL) ResearchKit could aid in DNA research. (technologyreview.com)
- Maple syrup could be used to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria. (thedailybeast.com)
- What temperature constitutes a fever? (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- On the decline of pseudoscience. (newrepublic.com)
Food
- Diets don't work but these two strategies do. (washingtonpost.com)
- There is a difference between nature and "Nature Inc." (gawker.com)
- Eat more plants to save the planet from global warming. (scientificamerican.com)
- Ranking chili peppers by the burn. (fivethirtyeight.com)
Drink
- Miller Coors ($TAP) is getting sued for calling Blue Moon a "craft beer." (qz.com)
- Americans are drinking less but paying more. (bloomberg.com)
Sports
Entertainment
- Why HBO gets respect. (lefsetz.com)
- Orchestras are cashing in on live movie concerts. (variety.com)
- Why we can't get away from "the bundle." (newyorker.com)
- Aging Deadheads are coming out of retirement. (wsj.com)
- Why 1991 was an important year for music. (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: strategy diversification. (abnormalreturns.com)
