Book Q&A: A discussion about the business model of college football with Gilbert M. Gaul author of Billion Dollar Ball: A Journey Through the Big-Money Culture of College Football. (The Atlantic)
Energy
Transport
- Ubiqutous in-flight wi-fi is changing the flying experience. (economist.com)
- Driverless cars are going to have to make ethical judgments. (bloomberg.com)
Technology
- If your wi-fi is slow replace your old, outdated router. (nytimes.com)
- What happens to your digital book/movie/song when the provider goes bankrupt? (theatlantic.com)
Science
Offers
- Greg Ip's new book "Foolproof: Why Safe Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe" is getting good reviews. (amzn.to)
- Karma Go from @yourKarma lets you take WiFi with you everywhere. Use this code for $10 off yours. (yourkarma.com)
Fitness
- Americans are getting out bars and hitting the trails. (fivethirtyeight.com)
- Why you need more exercise than commonly thought. (washingtonpost.com)
The brain
- Techniques on how to avoid choking. (farnamstreetblog.com)
- Why "Googling it" is bad for your brain. (qz.com)
Happiness
- On the evolution of the de-cluttering movement. (blog.longreads.com)
- On the danger of the need for "more." (bigthink.com)
- Three questions to ask based on positive psychology. (post.nyssa.org)
Health
- Why more American adults are getting braces. (wsj.com)
- Why is the placebo effect getting stronger? (nature.com)
- How does being inside all the time affect us? (fastcompany.com)
Food
- Pasta is perfect. Don't mess with success. (qz.com)
- Peanut butter alternatives are on the rise. (wsj.com)
- The story behind the Maine lobster boom. (qz.com)
- America still loves Smarties. (money.cnn.com)
- We are well past Peak Fish. (daily.jstor.org)
Dairy
- The shift away from whole milk was a mistake. (washingtonpost.com)
- This is hopefully the beginning of the end of nonfat yogurt. (forbes.com)
Drink
- Flavored whiskeys are an abomination. (thedailybeast.com)
- More universities are selling beer at their games. (nytimes.com)
Sports
- There is no daily fantasy without the NFL. (deadspin.com)
- How Microsoft ($MSFT) Bing became good at predicting NFL games. (techinsider.io)
- What does it mean when a pitcher has 'good stuff'? (nytimes.com)
- The rise of the late blooming MLB pitcher. (wsj.com)
- An interview with chess "athlete" Magnus Carlsen. (ft.com)
- Why fewer kids are playing organized team sports. (washingtonpost.com)
Entertainment
- How social media enhances the television viewing experience. (nytimes.com)
- How did Netflix ($NFLX) stay under-the-radar of the big media companies for so long? (institutionalinvestor.com)
- How can a book ever be worth a $10 million advance? (newrepublic.com)
- A rare interview with actor Rick Moranis. (hollywoodreporter.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: perceived risks. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
