Autos
- How Ford ($F) is thinking about the future of driving. (nytimes.com)
- Software matters in Formula E. (theverge.com)
Environment
- The rise of e-commerce has come with a mountain of cardboard. (nytimes.com)
- Falling oil prices are putting the hurt on the recycling industry. (nytimes.com)
Technology
- How smartphones can be used to detect earthquakes. (bloomberg.com)
- Texting while walking is increasingly dangerous. (wsj.com)
Offers
- Sign up for Amazon Prime and get access to millions of streaming songs to boot. (amazon.com)
- MODERN TRADER Magazine—the essential journal for professional traders and active investors. This special subscription offer includes free classic investment book! (moderntrader.com)
- Sign up for a free trial to Audible.com trial and get two free audio books including "When Breath Becomes Air." (amazon.com)
Travel
- 2015 was a very safe year for commercial air travel. (money.cnn.com)
- Consumer space travel is coming closer to reality. (washingtonpost.com)
Health
- Researchers are using "mini-brains" to test new pharmaceutical candidates. (next.ft.com)
- Is oral immunotherapy to treat peanut allergies too dangerous? (wsj.com)
- People who live together share a microbiome. (newscientist.com)
- Companies really want their employees to exercise. (bloomberg.com)
The brain
- Your brain actually works better in winter. (nymag.com)
- What type of exercise is best for the brain? (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
Recipes
Food
- Is organic produce healthier? (npr.org)
- More evidence that avocados are good for you. (scienceblog.com)
- Your Parmesan cheese may not be so authentic. (bloomberg.com)
- A profile of perfect pickle makers United Pickle. (nytimes.com)
- No sick leave for restaurant workers means more sick customers. (buzzfeed.com)
- A guide to the pizza styles of America. (luckypeach.com)
Drink
- Cocktails continue to take share from beer. (wsj.com)
- How to taste wine like you know what you are doing. (wired.com)
Sports
- Hipsters are ruining surfing. (slate.com)
- Competing in the Kona Ironman isn't cheap. (nytimes.com)
- The FBI vs. FIFA. (longform) (espn.go.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- The Bernstein Curve, Bill Ackman and the active-passive debate. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: short volatility. (abnormalreturns.com)
- A round-up of all our book-related links including reviews of "When Breath Becomes Air." (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)