Book review: Gavin Weightman’s Eureka: How Inventions Happen is an “enjoyable” read. (Reading the Markets)
Quote of the Day
But, in the long run, Volkswagen’s efforts to make diesel a mainstream technology in the United States could end up making it an outcast technology everywhere else—and that may be, ironically, Martin Winterkorn’s greatest legacy.
(James Surowiecki)
Autos
- Cars are rolling computers and no one really knows what is going on under the hood. (nytimes.com)
- What it's like to drive in a Google ($GOOG) self-driving car. (washingtonpost.com)
- Your car may soon be tracking your movements and anticipating errors. (technologyreview.com)
Energy
- How super-efficient homes can help fight global warming. (politico.com)
- Solar City ($SCTY) has created a new more efficient solar panel. (techcrunch.com)
- Solar power is booming in India. (vox.com)
Technology
- Moore's Law is slowing but isn't dead yet (nytimes.com)
- The battle for your phone's home screen is over. (qz.com)
Science
- A double whammy may have killed the dinosaurs. (washingtonpost.com)
- On the prospects for an allergy-free peanut. (inverse.com)
Happiness
- How to re-wire your brain for happiness. (psychcentral.com)
- Why the things that attracted to you to your partner will eventually drive you crazy. (qz.com)
- Why we are better off with fewer friends. (qz.com)
- Talk therapy is overrated. (nytimes.com)
Health
- More evidence that aspirin helps fight cancer. (theguardian.com)
- Why its harder to stay skinny now than in the 1980s. (theatlantic.com)
- How a baby's gut bacteria can affect an asthma diagnosis. (theverge.com)
- You're probably not drinking enough coffee. (qz.com)
Food
- Don't be fooled. Fruit snacks are candy. (slate.com)
- We waste a mind boggling amount of fish. (washingtonpost.com)
- The Dutch really love their dairy products. (bbc.com)
- Wal-Mart ($WMT) is expanding its reach into grocery pickup. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why it took McDonalds ($MCD) a long time to figure out all-day-breakfast. (eater.com)
- The pressure around getting (and losing) Michelin stars is intense. (vanityfair.com)
Fitness
- Cool maps that show where people run in 20 major cities. (washingtonpost.com)
- The less you pay for your running shoes the happier you will be. (qz.com)
- Yet another reason to exercise: a mood boost. (commonhealth.wbur.org)
Sports
- How former NFL athletes are using yoga to find some balance and relief. (mensjournal.com)
- Why you should root for the Cubs in the playoffs (deadspin.com)
Entertainment
- The boom days of reality TV are (thankfully) over. (vulture.com)
- There is a huge demand for stand up comedy specials. (bloomberg.com)
- Sounds like "The Martian" is going to be worthwhile. (theverge.com)
- When movies are better than the books they are based on. (wired.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: unfinished business. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What books Abnormal Returns readers purchased in September 2015. (abnormalreturns.com)
