Book review: The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-Alt pays obsessive attention to details. (Wired)
Quote of the Day
"Marketers put many layers atop these basic needs (horsepower, processor speed, features, pricing, testimonials, guarantees, and more) but it all comes down to dreams and fears."
(Seth Godin)
Energy
Transport
- Automaking is ripe for disruption. (usatoday.com)
- VW scandal will accelerate the decline of diesel. (bloombergview.com)
- Europe's national air carriers are disappearing. (wsj.com)
Technology
- Focus on things that computers can't do like the unquantifiable. (opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Farming has become a data-driven enterprise. (popsci.com)
Offers
- The new Amazon ($AMZN) Fire TV is a worthy competitor to the Apple TV. (amzn.to)
- With Karma Go from @yourKarma you can take WiFi with you everywhere. Use my code for $10 off yours! (yourkarma.com)
The brain
- Four ways to combat loneliness. (wsj.com)
- Brad Feld on what it is like to talk about depression openly and in public. (dreamnation.co.uk)
Fitness
- Fidgeting at work offsets the downside of sitting. (forbes.com)
- Fly fishing is more physically demanding than commonly thought. (wsj.com)
Technology
- Chicago, like other cities, is getting blanketed with sensors. (medium.com)
- Hacker competitions are the new job interview. (bloomberg.com)
Food
- The Japanese are eating less rice. (ft.com)
- Full-fat foods are experiencing a comeback. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
Drink
- Why are so many craft brewers selling out? (chicagobusiness.com)
- 8 canned beers you should check out. (bloomberg.com)
- Canned cocktails are now a thing. (bloomberg.com)
Sports
- Golf is less about rivalries and more about dominance. (slate.com)
- Joe Maddon is keeping the Cubs fresh by skimping on batting practice. (wsj.com)
- Why daily fantasy is a problem for the NCAA. (regressing.deadspin.com)
- Why New York City needs poker rooms. (observer.com)
Entertainment
- Why binge watching changes how shows are made. (nybooks.com)
- Channel owners are betting that original, quality dramas are the best way to retain audiences. (ft.com)
Music
- Why Ryan Adams covered Taylor Swift's 1989 album. (grantland.com)
- Why doesn't Pitchfork review artists like Taylor Swift? (slate.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: multi-disciplinary thinking. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- A round-up of the book-related links from the past month. (abnormalreturns.com)
