Book notes: Everyone is talking about NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman. What does Tyler Cowen think? (Marginal Revolution)
Quote of the Day
"In sum, the story of overwork is literally a story of diminishing returns: keep overworking, and you’ll progressively work more stupidly on tasks that are increasingly meaningless."
(Sarah Green Carmichael)
Engineering
- The shift away from oil and coal will take time and energy. (wsj.com)
- How to build industrial robots that don't kill humans. (bloomberg.com)
- Flightradar24 hopes to be able to track commercial flights all over the world. (wsj.com)
Climate
- The American West is burning due in part to a lack of firefighters. (bloomberg.com)
- Why didn't New Orlean's footprint shrink post-Katrina? (fivethirtyeight.com)
Autos
- How electric drives change how you think about cars. (ben-evans.com)
- The connected car is here but is it that much of an upgrade? (wsj.com)
Health
- Is the FDA too conservative or too aggressive? (marginalrevolution.com)
- You do not need to drink 8 glasses of water a day. (nytimes.com)
- How to treat lower back pain. (vox.com)
- Why eating late at night is so bad for you. (washingtonpost.com)
The brain
- Why are classic psychology studies so hard to replicate? (theatlantic.com)
- Why modafinil is considered a "pure cognitive enhancer." (qz.com)
- How having a child changes a father's brain. (scientificamerican.com)
Fitness
Food
- Salad is overrated. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why guacamole is awesome. (mashable.com)
- The FDA says mayo needs eggs. (fortune.com)
- Cream cheese should be a spread not a sandwich filling. (slate.com)
Drink
- The bottled water industry just keeps on growing. (wsj.com)
- What defines a 'craft distiller'? (wsj.com)
Sports
- The founder of Under Armour ($UA) wants to do for the University of Maryland what Nike ($NKE) did for the University of Oregon. (nytimes.com)
- The NFL is increasingly becoming data-driven. (nytimes.com)
- Are baseball minor leaguers paid legal wages? (newyorker.com)
- Hallelujah, baseball games are speeding up. (nytimes.com)
- Why e-sports is going mainstream. (blog.semilshah.com)
- How the world champion javelin thrower taught himself using YouTube videos. (washingtonpost.com)
- A ray of hope for US weightlifting in the form of a 15 year-old boy. (wsj.com)
Entertainment
- Netflix ($NFLX) wants to use original programming to hook your kids. (fastcocreate.com)
- Stand-up comedians are the new arena stars. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: election bets. (abnormalreturns.com)
- StockTwits: some ideas just take time. (abnormalreturns.com)
