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Quote of the Day
"People without doubt aren't looking hard enough."
(Seth Godin)
Autos
- Self-driving cars are farther off than the optimists think. (medium.com)
- Electric cars are still more complicated to own and operate. (next.ft.com)
Environment
- How ProLogis ($PLD) became a huge solar array operator. (slate.com)
- The lead problem isn't confined to Flint, Michigan. (vox.com)
Offers
- Amazon's $50 Fire tablet is now its best-selling and most gifted product. (amzn.to)
- Sign up for an Audible.com free trial and get two audio books including "America’s Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve." (amazon.com)
- Amazon series, like "Mozart in the Jungle," won more Golden Globes than Netflix. Check them all out with a 30-day Prime trial. (amazon.com)
Travel
Health
- Why biomedical research is so difficult to reproduce. (qz.com)
- A Zika virus explainer. (next.ft.com)
- Why men should do Kegel exercises as well. (fusion.net)
- How health magazines got bypassed in the Internet age. (racked.com)
- How you can train yourself to eat less. (washingtonpost.com)
Docs
- Why doctor's offices are so badly run. (slate.com)
- The "executive physical" is a perk that keeps growing in popularity. (washingtonpost.com)
- Think twice about getting your wisdom teeth removed. (fusion.net)
Technology
- Tech companies focus on early adopters. Maybe they tech companiesshould pay more attention to later adopters. (wsj.com)
- Google ($GOOGL) has built a program that can win at Go. (wired.com)
- Why online dating doesn't work: everyone lies in their profile. (techinsider.io)
- There is still no perfect universal remote. But some get kinda close. (wsj.com)
Fitness
- Why shoveling snow is so vigorous. (businessinsider.com)
- Exercise does not necessarily mean weight loss. (bloomberg.com)
- Athletes are upping their Vitamin D intake to ward off injuries. (wsj.com)
Food
- All-day breakfast has been a boon for McDonald's ($MCD). (washingtonpost.com)
- Cage-free eggs are more expensive for a reason. (wired.com)
- The improbable rise of the 'Mississippi Roast.' (nytimes.com)
- High protein snacks are 'Lunchables for adults.' (buzzfeed.com)
- Small batch vodka is a bit of an oxymoron. (slate.com)
Sports
- A profile of pitching guru and sports "Forrest Gump" Tom House. (theguardian.com)
- The DH in the National League seems inevitable. (wsj.com)
- How NBA shoe deals work. (sports.yahoo.com)
- The 'morning skate' is going by the wayside in the NHL. (nytimes.com)
- An NFL player was just accepted into MIT's Math PhD program. (qz.com)
- It will now be a lot easier for trans athletes to compete in the Olympics. (slate.com)
- Professional bull riding is becoming more lucrative and more dangerous. (theguardian.com)
- Will drone racing become a thing? (qz.com)
Entertainment
- Amazon ($AMZN) and Netflix ($NFLX) are snapping up film rights. (washingtonpost.com)
- On the (slow) death of heavy metal. (observer.com)
- Streaming music fans don't care about CD-level sound quality. (qz.com)
- Good luck trying to buy tickets to a New York City area concert. (theguardian.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: fostering creativity. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Cost-obsessed ETF investors run amok. (abnormalreturns.com)
