Book review: Randall Kroszner reviews The Man Who Knew by Sebastian Mallaby the “definitive biography” of Alan Greenspan. (WSJ)
Quote of the Day
"The way I see it; there are only two options. You learn or you die."
(Darious Foroux)
Travel
- What are the best hotel chains for redeeming rewards? (wsj.com)
- 'Unplugged' vacations are now a thing. (motherboard.vice.com)
- Keep an eye out for lower international air fares. (fortune.com)
- How Uber plan on conquering the suburbs. (buzzfeed.com)
Environment
- How a four-day workweek could help the environment. (qz.com)
- Renewable energy will only do so much to combat climate change. (knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu)
- Why Google ($GOOGL) cares about wind power in Africa. (scientificamerican.com)
Amazon Dot
- Why you should buy a Dot not an Echo. (engadget.com)
- Buy 5 Amazon Dots and get the 6th for free here: (amazon.com)
Science
- Why sand dunes are so important to beach communities. (wired.com)
- Why do dogs love to roll around in stinky stuff? (nytimes.com)
Health
- Can exercise turn white fat into brown fat? (nytimes.com)
- There may soon be a test to see who responds to antidepressants. (businessinsider.com)
Food
- Tyson Foods ($TSN) is getting into the alternative protein biz. (nytimes.com)
- America has so much milk that we are dumping it. (wsj.com)
- Pastry chefs can get jobs, they just don't pay very well. (nytimes.com)
Drink
- Can additives make vodka 'liver-friendly'? (scientificamerican.com)
- Hoppy beer may be better on your liver. (livescience.com)
Sports
- The case that we have already passed 'Peak NFL.' (medium.com)
- What happened to NFL TV ratings? (theatlantic.com)
- 3 point shooting is now more important than ever: enter the shot doctors. (theringer.com)
- How video games are changing the way soccer is played. (nytimes.com)
Amazon
- Amazon ($AMZN) wants to hook college students on Prime. (bloomberg.com)
- Sign up for Prime Student here: (amazon.com)
Entertainment
- A stunning map of the history of alternative rock. (wired.com)
- Tyler Cowen loved "American Honey." (marginalrevolution.com)
- Why Chicago is so theater-friendly. (marketwatch.com)
- Romantic comedies are dead, dead, dead. (washingtonpost.com)
Kids
- How to raise kinder, less entitled kids. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why you should give your boys more chores than your daughters. (bloomberg.com)
College
- Two things college kids need to accomplish. (qz.com)
- College mental health centers are overwhelmed. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: the podcasting biz. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Longform links: the consumerization of IT. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Check out our book-link round-up from October. (abnormalreturns.com)
- A post celebrating our eleventh blogiversary. (abnormalreturns.com)
- At the Enterprising Investor blog I write about the reality of climate change and its effect on investing. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
