Book notes: How Warren Zanes, formerly of The Del Fuegos, came to write about the great Tom Petty: The Biography. (Freakonomics Radio)
Quote of the Day
"Doctors need to treat antibiotics as a precious commodity..."
(Keiji Fukuda)
Chart of the Day
There is little correlation between satisfaction and price when it comes to running shoes.
Autos
- Are driverless cars going to be fully autonomous? (ft.com)
- Today's auto plants are quiet places. (nytimes.com)
Travel
- The death of the business traveler has been greatly exaggerated. (economist.com)
- How to pack your carry on bag. (qz.com)
Offers
- Sign up for Audible.com and get two free books including "Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe." (amzn.to)
- Get Karma Go from @yourKarma. Take WiFi with you everywhere. Use my code for $10 off yours. (yourkarma.com)
Health
- Better diagnostics will help in the battle against superbugs. (wsj.com)
- Being obese can help when you have certain conditions. (qz.com)
- Strong legs equal a strong brain. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Can you be TOO clean? (bbc.com)
- America is facing a STD epidemic. (latimes.com)
- Why sleeping in on the weekend is bad for your health. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
Environment
The brain
- Can electric devices make our brains better? (fortune.com)
- How to choose a meditation app. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- The difference between rationality and rationalizing. (psychologytoday.com)
Food
- Why we need to acquire a taste (quickly) for spider crabs. (ft.com)
- Coffee is awesome. A study shows just how much. (npr.org)
Drink
- Beer companies are now going after female drinkers. (bloomberg.com)
- Is craft beer in a bubble? (vinepair.com)
- The five stages of grief when your favorite craft brewer gets bought out. (pastemagazine.com)
- Craft beer makers are using weird barrels to age beers. (qz.com)
- An interview with Dale Katechis founder of craft brewer Oskar Blues. (marketwatch.com)
Entertainment
- 14 insights about the television business. (redef.com)
- Half of Americans now use Netflix ($NFLX). (qz.com)
- Why Adam McKay was the right person to direct "The Big Short" according to Michael Lewis. (vanityfair.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: concrete dreams. (abnormalreturns.com)
- My Q&A with Robin Powell of The Evidence-Based Investor blog. (evidenceinvestor.co.uk)
Relationships
- Everyone thinks their marriage is awesome and everyone else's marriage sucks. (qz.com)
- Happy couples have sex (at least) once a week. (scienceblog.com)
