Book review: What makes a convincing con? Insights from Maria Konnikova’s The Confidence Game: Why We Fall For It…Every Time. (NYTimes)
Energy
- How the Indian countryside is getting electrified with solar panels. (nytimes.com)
- The renewable energy revolution is here. (washingtonpost.com)
Autos
- Apple ($AAPL) would have to change this one thing about autos before entering the market. (asymco.com)
- Lyft is partnering with GM ($GM) on self-driving cars. (washingtonpost.com)
- Self-driving cars are an "existential threat" to the auto companies. (vox.com)
Technology
- Why we are so willing to give up privacy for convenience. (fusion.net)
- Just how real is artificial intelligence? (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
- What comes after e-mail? (theatlantic.com)
Offers
- Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter to stay up-to-date with all of our posts. (abnormalreturns.com)
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Health
- Is the stethoscope now outdated? (washingtonpost.com)
- Relationships play a key role in our health. (washingtonpost.com)
- The "easiest" way to lose 125 pounds. (medium.com)
Psychology
- Mindfulness is an important tool not new-age hype. (bigthink.com)
- There is no single center for creativity in the brain. (qz.com)
- Many businesses are built on consumer mistakes. (timharford.com)
- The power of mind-wandering. (thelongandshort.org)
Food
- Why nutrition advice is so confusing. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why we don't eat turtle soup anymore. (slate.com)
- You're throwing away way too much food. (outsideonline.com)
- Sugar production is disappearing from Hawaii. (businessinsider.com)
Fitness
- How exercise helps build new brain cells. (fastcompany.com)
- Under Armour ($UA) is getting serious about fitness technology. (fastcompany.com)
Sports
- Can better helmets prevent concussions? (fortune.com)
- The Players Tribune is gaining traction. (sportsbusinessdaily.com)
Entertainment
- Bill Gates has become quite the book reviewer. (nytimes.com)
- Would Time Warner ($TWX) ever spin-off HBO? (recode.net)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: the gender pay gap story. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Meb Faber's new book "Invest With the House" is now out. (abnormalreturns.com)
Mixed media
- There is a big difference between cleaning and tidying. Insights from Marie Kondo's "But in Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up." (slate.com)
- Colleges aren't teaching graduates things that really matter. (sethgodin.typepad.com)
- Is pre-K all it is cracked up to be? (fivethirtyeight.com)
- Kindness takes practice. (qz.com)
