Book list: The books critics say you should read this summer including The Girls: A Novel by Emma Cline. (Quartz)
Quote of the Day
"The problem is that while we need lots and lots of people with humanities and social science backgrounds, in today’s increasingly anti-intellectual climate, majoring in philosophy is becoming a risk that fewer and fewer people can afford to take."
(James Kwak)
Autos
- Single females are driving increased demand for SUVs. (bloomberg.com)
- Why auto companies are hooking up with ride-hailing startups. (wsj.com)
- New Subarus are in short supply. (wsj.com)
Travel
- Why don't more people have TSA's PreCheck? (bloomberg.com)
- United ($UAL) is going to update its business class service on overseas routes. (wsj.com)
Energy
- Wind power in the US has gone from fringe to mainstream. (slate.com)
- How to price the benefits of putting a solar array on your roof. (bankers-anonymous.com)
- Chile has so much solar power it is giving it away. (bloomberg.com)
- Coal missed its opportunity to innovate and iterate. Now it's too late. (slate.com)
Technology
- Everything you know about AI is wrong. (washingtonpost.com)
- Robots are coming for farm/ranch jobs. (washingtonpost.com)
Science
- How MANY times were dogs domesticated? (theatlantic.com)
- Stem cells injected directly in the brain may reverse the effects of a stroke. (telegraph.co.uk)
- Zika may spread via sex. (vox.com)
Food
- How to do great barbeque on a simple charchoal grill. (washingtonpost.com)
- Breaking all the rules: how to make a better burger. (food52.com)
- This is the best veggie burger you can buy in the grocery store. (businessinsider.com)
- Where to get the "best" hot dog all across America. (businessinsider.com)
- 7 secrets about eggs. (mentalfloss.com)
The brain
- Babysitting may prime us for parenting. (wsj.com)
- Mental illness is losing its stigma. (washingtonpost.com)
- Yoga may be good for the brain. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
Sleep
- What will the future of sleep look like? (vanwinkles.com)
- Some devices on the market today that could help you get some sleep. (next.ft.com)
- How to get kids a better night of sleep in the hospital. (theatlantic.com)
Amazon Prime
- Amazon ($AMZN) Prime has a 'ridiculously high' renewal rate. (qz.com)
- Sign up for Amazon Prime here: (amazon.com)
Fitness
Sports
- The 3-point shot is now the killer app in basketball. Now kids recognize it as well. (theringer.com)
- Practice helps but it won't necessarily make you an elite athlete. (vox.com)
- This league has the best team names. (theatlantic.com)
- Joe Buck is underrated. (theringer.com)
Sports biz
- Why investors are drooling over Premier League teams. (next.ft.com)
- Why you can't get a ticket to the NBA Finals or any other big event. (theringer.com)
- Real-time sports wagering may soon become a reality. (nytimes.com)
Entertainment
- The 4th generation Apple ($AAPL) TV is better than you think. (macworld.com)
- Another reason to avoid junk content, your own writing. (bloomberg.com)
Cities
- Eight cool things about Hong Kong. (medium.com)
- Chicago is the 'duck-billed platypus' of American cities. (city-journal.org)
- The cities with the best (and worst) rush hour traffic. (newgeography.com)
Kids
- Some schools are trying to de-stress the prom experience. (wsj.com)
- Why do we still tech kids cursive? (motherboard.vice.com)
- On the benefits of growing up around books. (nymag.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: flying FAQs. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Diversification, hindsight bias and leaving the past behind. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What books Abnormal Returns readers purchased in May 2016. (abnormalreturns.com)
- There's just 6 days left to order a limited edition Abnormal Returns t-shirt and provide $10 to charity. (abnormalreturns.com)
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