Book review: Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg is less focused than his The Power of Habit but is still a “great read.” (Reading the Markets)
Environment
- Solar energy is poised for a big year. (washingtonpost.com)
- Three reasons why solar is poised for growth. (vox.com)
- Big retailers are going solar. (fortune.com)
Autos
- GM ($GM) is beefing up its autonomous vehicle technology with startup Cruise. (fortune.com)
- The Chevy Volt is great. Why doesn't anybody buy it? (businessinsider.com)
Technology
- Robots are taking manufacturing jobs, for good. (vox.com)
- Why are some of the most popular sites on the Web so ugly? (thenextweb.com)
- Micro-satellites are changing weather forecasting. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
- Powered exoskeletons are a reality. (wsj.com)
AI
- AI could shift our focus from mobile. (ben-evans.com)
- Now that AI can win at Go, bigger things are coming. (economist.com)
Deals
- For a limited time you can get a Kindle of Kindle Paperwhite for $20 off. (amzn.to)
- The Amazon Fire HD 6 is $30 off today. (amzn.to)
Science
- A new species of bacteria eats plastic. (wsj.com)
- NASA is trying to create bug spray for planes. (bloomberg.com)
The brain
- When to stop anti-depressants. (wsj.com)
- ADHD is overdiagnosed. (telegraph.co.uk)
- The "ego depletion" effect may be a mirage. (slate.com)
- Are burnout and depression the same thing? (wsj.com)
Health
- Fasting is the new dieting. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- The booster shots should you get as an adult. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Should kids eat more nuts? (scientificamerican.com)
- The Zika outbreak is worse than you think. (washingtonpost.com)
- When 24-hour clinics are available people use them. (washingtonpost.com)
- AI doctors are coming. (technologyreview.com)
Cheats
- A plagarism scandal is unfolding in the crossword puzzle world. (fivethirtyeight.com)
- There is a cheating scandal in the world of professional bridge. (newyorker.com)
Food
- Eating insect protein will soon become commonplace. (wired.com)
- Kraft ($KHC) changed its mac and cheese recipe and nobody really noticed. (fortune.com)
- We are human because we cook. (nature.com)
- Will Germany's funky drink Spezi make the jump to the global market. (wsj.com)
- The fast food battle for breakfast is raging. (wsj.com)
- How to build a cheese board. (wsj.com)
Drink
Offers
- Try Audible.com and Get Two Free Audiobooks including "When Breath Becomes Air." (amazon.com)
- You can join Kindle Unlimited for a 30-day trial and read to your heart's content. (amazon.com)
Sports
- Beware the athlete who visits an "anti-aging" clinic. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why did home runs surge in 2015? (washingtonpost.com)
- TopGolf is taking on golf from a different perspective. (next.ft.com)
- A tour of MLB ballpark hot dogs. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Social media and the modern investment professional. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: disruption and abundance. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you may have missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
Education
- Alternatives to GPA. (arnoldkling.com)
- What majors gain the most from law school? (leiterlawschool.typepad.com)
- Off-campus housing is going luxe. (bloomberg.com)
