Book review: Is a lack of sleep killing you? Arianna Huffington, yes that Arianna Huffington, has some thoughts in her new book The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time. (FT)
Quote of the Day
"Attention is still seen as desirable but almost impossible to achieve."
(Frank Furendi)
Autos
- How taking pre-orders for the Model 3 is shaking thing ups for the auto industry. (washingtonpost.com)
- What it's like to drive the new Honda Civic with some self-driving capabilities. (washingtonpost.com)
- Is Tesla ($TSLA) the new Saturn? (businessinsider.com)
- A bunch of autonomous trucks just "platooned" themselves across Europe. (qz.com)
Environment
- Renewable energy investments are crushing fossil fuel. (bloomberg.com)
- What Henrik Fisher sees for the future of autos including Tesla ($TSLA). (fortune.com)
Health
- Can allergies, including peanut allergies, be treated with toothpaste? (businessinsider.com)
- These five foods used to be bad for you, now they are not. (qz.com)
Food
- The strong case against skim milk. (time.com)
- Do preparing meals from a subscription service constitute 'cooking'? (nytimes.com)
- How to make a better burger at home. (wsj.com)
- How does fast food chain 'Pal's Sudden Service' serve food so fast and keep employee turnover so low? (hbr.org)
Technology
- Universities are struggling to hang onto their AI experts. (economist.com)
- Imagining a future without apps. (medium.com)
- The ISS is set to get a big, expandable pod. (washingtonpost.com)
The brain
Offers
- Still haven't caught up with Showtime's "Billions"? Sign up for a free-trial to Showtime via Amazon. (amazon.com)
- April 18th is rapidly approaching. Get TurboTax at a discount now. (amazon.com)
- The Amazon Fire video streaming device is $15 off. Critics say its is a good alternative for Prime members. (amazon.com)
- Try Audible.com and get two free books in the process including "The Wright Brothers" by David McCullough. (amazon.com)
Drink
- How Pabst plans to revive more dormant beer brands. (nytimes.com)
- The best beers from all 50 states. (mentalfloss.com)
- The craft beer onslaught is putting the squeeze on originator Samuel Adams ($SAM). (wsj.com)
The Midwest
- The unique situation Chicago is in. (businessinsider.com)
- The most unassuming state on a per-capita basis is.... (marginalrevolution.com)
Sports
- Will people get into drone racing? (next.ft.com)
- The Chicago Cubs this year are "both David and Goliath." (theatlantic.com)
- An excerpt from Ron Darling's "Game 7, 1986: Failure and Triumph in the Biggest Game of My Life."* (wsj.com)
- The life span of sports stadiums is shrinking. (sports.vice.com)
- A profile of Steph Curry. (washingtonpost.com)
Education
- Meet the new most selective undergraduate institution, Minerva. (next.ft.com)
- What happened when ASU made its MBA program tuition-free. (wsj.com)
- Is some literature too disturbing to teach? (next.ft.com)
Media
- Medium wants to become a one-stop-shop for publishers. (fortune.com)
- Publishers are seeing a drop in Facebook ($FB) traffic. (digiday.com)
- Can High Times succeed in a new, more legal, time for pot? (nytimes.com)
Entertainment
- Now Starz is looking to bust outside of the cable bundle. (nytimes.com)
- Why the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should be eliminated. (theguardian.com)
- Why musical biopics often fail. (washingtonpost.com)
- People love Netflix's ($NFLX) content better than third-party content. (businessinsider.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- A rating system for ETFs: an excerpt from Eric Balchunas' "The Institutional ETF Toolbox." (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: Fios failings. (abnormalreturns.com)
