Book notes: How to deal with ambiguity. A look at Jamie Holmes’ Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing. (NYMag)
Quote of the Day
"Ever since I first learned about confirmation bias I’ve been seeing it everywhere."
(Jon Ronson)
Autos
- Why Uber has to start using self-driving cars. (nautil.us)
- Mining giants Rio Tinto is now using fully automated driverless trucks. (ft.com)
- Tesla ($TSLA) owners with the auto-pilot feature could be asleep at the switch. (washingtonpost.com)
- Want to build a cheap electric vehicle? Get rid of the steering wheel. (wired.com)
- "Algorithmic morality" and the challenge of programming autonomous vehicles. (technologyreview.com)
Energy
- Bill Gates on the future of energy. (theatlantic.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) is greening its Chinese production chain. (washingtonpost.com)
Offers
- Sign up for a free trial from Audible.com and get two free audiobooks. (amazon.com)
- Modern Trader Magazine—the essential journal for professional traders and active investors. Check out this special subscription offer including a free investment classic! (moderntrader.com)
Science
Health
- We are not alone...even in our bodies and minds. (bbc.com)
- We may be treating concussions incorrectly. (post-gazette.com)
- The real reason you should get a flu shot. (businessinsider.com)
- The economics of male birth control. (priceonomics.com)
The brain
- We cannot stop comparing ourselves to others. How to make it work for you. (nymag.com)
- Apophenia: the pathological need to find connections that don't exist. (nytimes.com)
- On the importance of dealing with ambiguity. (nymag.com)
- Lifting weights is good for your brain. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
Aging
- How you feel about aging matters....a lot. (wsj.com)
- How friendships change in adulthood. (theatlantic.com)
- Old dudes need friends. (wsj.com)
Food
- For chefs, vegetables are the new meat. (vogue.com)
- Is grass fed beef better for you? (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Chipotle's ($CMG) growth is slowing down. (buzzfeed.com)
- Is a turnaround at McDonald's ($MCD) finally here? (wsj.com)
- The best way to boil an egg. (qz.com)
Drink
- Why craft beers are all the rage. (inc.com)
- What exactly is in your whiskey? (recenteats.blogspot.com)
- How to snuff out the craft beer revolution in five steps. (time.com)
Spending
- The pros and cons of buying glasses online. (wsj.com)
- Why stores try to keep you around: the slower you shop, the more you buy. (wsj.com)
- How to best use your hotel rewards points. (wsj.com)
Sports
- The future of daily fantasy sports hinges on this one question. (washingtonpost.com)
- How to fuel for sports and workouts. (gearpatrol.com)
- Formula E sounds cool. The second season is getting started. (theverge.com)
Entertainment
- What's the best TV version of Silicon Valley? (theatlantic.com)
- Why the television networks need to invest in digital properties. (redef.com)
- Business people are rarely the heroes of movies. (economist.com)
- What works today: quality content with no ads. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: what comes after the smartphone. (abnormalreturns.com)
- My emerging markets-related chart was included in this mega-post from Business Insider. (businessinsider.com)
