Book review: Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Startup Bubble by Dan Lyons is “very well written and funny.” (Value and Opportunity)
Quote of the Day
"When it comes to, say, TV shows about competitive baking, I resist the pull of the crowd because I’m confident I’m not missing much. In the case of Hamilton or Boyhood, I’m sure my perversity is costing me real enjoyment."
(Oliver Burkeman)
Autos
- Can Cadillac be cool again? (qz.com)
- Driverless cars are going to pinch the auto insurers. (ft.com)
- Drowsy driving kills thousands of Americans annually. (scientificamerican.com)
- Automakers are focusing on cutting edge refrigerants to meet fuel-economy standards. (wsj.com)
- What the implementation of auto-pilot in planes implies for self-driving cars. (tingilinde.typepad.com)
Environment
- Solar panel company Sungevity is going public. (nytimes.com)
- Some one just found a bunch of helium. (scientificamerican.com)
Travel
Health
- What you should donate blood. (adequateman.deadspin.com)
- How syphilis came roaring back. (theatlantic.com)
- How to fight middle of the night insomnia. (wsj.com)
- Surgery is not the solution to your back pain. (next.ft.com)
- Google ($GOOGL) is trying to make health-related searches less scary. (vox.com)
The brain
- Antidepressants aren't effective for children undergoing depression. (wsj.com)
- What it's like to live with high-functioning anxiety. (themighty.com)
Science
- Does gut bacteria play a role in autism? (economist.com)
- The kilogram is about to be redefined. (scientificamerican.com)
Technology
- Stop using texts for two-factor authorizations. (wired.com)
- Sanebox is awesome. (feld.com)
- Is there a drone in your company's future? (wsj.com)
Media
Ebooks
- Audiobooks are taking share from ebooks. (qz.com)
- The Kindle Oasis is pricey. (next.ft.com)
- Check out all the Amazon ($AMZN) Kindles here. (amzn.to)
Food
- Why is Chipotle Mexican Grill ($CMG) wasting time with a loyalty program? (bloomberg.com)
- In praise of butter. (statnews.com)
- Sriracha is a quintessentially American flavor. (theringer.com)
Drink
Sports
- Baseball is made for number-crunching. (wsj.com)
- US youth hockey is catching up to Canada: the NHL draft says so. (nytimes.com)
- Wimbledon is a cash cow. (next.ft.com)
- MLS is dragging down the USMNT. (washingtonpost.com)
- This story puts the Golden State Warriors into perspective. (espn.go.com)
Entertainment
- The 25 best movies of the year so far. (pastemagazine.com)
- Should you go see Guns 'n Roses on tour? (theringer.com)
- TV shows are literally getting darker. (slate.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: gray rhinos. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What will you do when your strategy underperforms? (abnormalreturns.com)
- Originality, Bridgewater and Brexit. (abnormalreturns.com)
