Book list: Adam Grant author of Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World recommends nine books including Amy Cuddy’s Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges. (Business Insider)
Quote of the Day
"Pasta is a completely reasonable food."
(Marion Nestle)
Autos
- The tangled web that is the emerging world of auto tech. (bloomberg.com)
- Should Tesla ($TSLA) consider an auto-pilot death 'material'? (fortune.com)
- New cars are too expensive for the typical family. (nytimes.com)
- States are cracking down on slowpokes in the left lane. (nytimes.com)
Travel
- At 10 of the largest 40 US airports you can't take an Uber of Lyft home. (wsj.com)
- Would you fly a crowdfunded airline? (bloomberg.com)
- Airbus is running out of buyers for the giant A380. (bloomberg.com)
- Why you need smart luggage. (bgr.com)
- Eight US airlines are going to fly to Cuba. (washingtonpost.com)
Environment
- The largest solar array in the US is being installed at the Mandalay Bay. (engadget.com)
- The world is eating record amounts of fish. (bbc.com)
Offers
- Amazon Prime Day is coming July 12th. Don't miss out on exclusive deals. (amazon.com)
- Subscribe to Modern Trader magazine and get 4 bonus offers. (moderntrader.com)
- Try Audible.com and get two free books like "Smarter Faster Better" by Charles Duhigg. (amazon.com)
Science
Technology
- How to make Google ($GOOG) forget your embarrassing searches. (washingtonpost.com)
- Smartphone users don't need more notifications. (theverge.com)
Food
- McDonalds' ($MCD) is expanding its all-day breakfast offerings. (wsj.com)
- Danone's acquisition of WhiteWave Foods ($WWAV) shows the continued interest in organic foods. (wsj.com)
- Hostess Brands is once again a public company. (nytimes.com)
- The accidental American genius of Guy Fieri. (newyorker.com)
- Food labels are often confusing. (wsj.com)
Health
- Major diseases are inexplicably on the decline. (nytimes.com)
- Theranos aside, is self-ordered blood testing a good idea? (slate.com)
- One reason why food allergies are on the rise. (bigthink.com)
- How good is watermelon for you? (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- The lie that is aloe vera. (theringer.com)
Fitness
- Exercise shapes who you are outside the gym. (nymag.com)
- How the Bikini Body Guide became a big business. (bloomberg.com)
Sports
- Training for the Olympics ain't cheap. (washingtonpost.com)
- How the NBA destroyed league parity. (econompicdata.blogspot.com)
- Broadcasters are losing money on televised soccer. (bloomberg.com)
- Who is John Capriotti and why is he so important to Nike's ($NKE) track and field success? (oregonlive.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Criminally overlooked blog posts: the indexing edition. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Criminally overlooked blog posts: investment philosophy edition. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Criminally overlooked blog posts: portfolio management edition. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Criminally overlooked blog posts: the grab bag edition. (abnormalreturns.com)
