Book review: Why Maria Konnikova’s The Confidence Game: Why We Fall For It…Every Time is important in the Internet age. (FT)
Quote of the Day
"The great irony is that the consistently comfortable life is probably as fear-driven as the traumatized life."
(Brett Steenbarger)
Autos
- On the tenuous alliance between Silicon Valley and Detroit. (washingtonpost.com)
- New cars are filling up with USB ports. (bloomberg.com)
- Google ($GOOGL) is going to need a partner to build self-driving cars. (next.ft.com)
- The Feds are now supporting driverless cars. (wsj.com)
Environment
- Flaring wastes 3.5% of the world's natural gas. (scientificamerican.com)
- Falling oil prices did not put a dent in renewable energy investment. (bloomberg.com)
- Lithium is in short supply. (economist.com)
Offers
- Amazon shows more Golden Globes than Netflix. Check them all out with a 30-day Prime trial. (amazon.com)
- Sign up for Audible.com and get two free audio books including "The Confidence Game: Why We Fall For It...Every Time." (amazon.com)
Technology
- Why VisiCalc was such a big deal to the computer industry. (theguardian.com)
- Does auto-pilot dull the skills of airline pilots? (washingtonpost.com)
- Why would any one want a drone to follow them around? (slate.com)
The brain
- This small company offers on-site therapy. (huffingtonpost.com)
- How exercise affects our ability to focus. (qz.com)
- Researchers are increasingly interested in studying boredom. (nature.com)
- Praising effort is great but there needs to be growth. (qz.com)
Health
- Proton pump inhibitors may not be all that great for the kidneys. (washingtonpost.com)
- An indestructible pain pill could help prevent overdoses. (businessinsider.com)
- We get cranky when temps rise above 70 F. (marginalrevolution.com)
Food
- Cauliflower is the current, hot vegetable. (washingtonpost.com)
- Ten fish you can eat with a clear conscience. (grubstreet.com)
- Norwegian salmon is putting the hurt on Chilean salmon. (next.ft.com)
- The science of herbs and spices. (luckypeach.com)
- Bowls are the new plates. (wsj.com)
- 'Colatura di alici' will change your food life. (slate.com)
- An excerpt from "Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love."* (slate.com)
Drink
Sports
- Is this crushable helmet the answer to concussions? (bloomberg.com)
- Should nutritional supplements be marketed to teenage athletes? (wsj.com)
- Publicly funded sports stadiums are becoming passe. (wsj.com)
Entertainment
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you might have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: extraordinary workplaces. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Cost is the new performance. (abnormalreturns.com)
Cities
- Cities scale. Companies don't. (pieria.co.uk)
- Ancient Rome's toilets were disgusting. (theatlantic.com)
- Can American cities advance by tearing down derelict homes? (bloomberg.com)
