Book list: New York Times notable books for 2016 including The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee. (NYTimes)
Environment
- How going all-renewable energy transformed Burlington, Vermont. (politico.com)
- Tesla ($TSLA) runs an entire island based on solar power. (engadget.com)
- Trump, or no Trump, coal is in secular decline. (bloomberg.com)
- Finland is on the verge of phasing out coal for energy production. (qz.com)
- How marijuana growers can save energy by switching to LED lighting. (nytimes.com)
Autos
- What the future car market will look like...smaller and tech-filled. (fundersclub.com)
- The future of farming is fully automated. (bbc.com)
Travel
- Why hotels care so much about online reviews and ratings. (wsj.com)
- How airline fees make us all miserable. (newyorker.com)
- United ($UAL) is once again looking at smaller markets for expansion. (wsj.com)
Technology
- Forget browser histories. The Atlas Recall app records everything you do online. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Google ($GOOL) Cloud is substantially cheaper than Amazon's AWS. (thehftguy.wordpress.com)
- The real power of machine-based automated vision. (ben-evans.com)
- Social media filters affects your strategy for following people. (papers.ssrn.com)
Science
- What a new US weather satellite will tell us about changing weather patterns. (washingtonpost.com)
- There’s no relationship between age and creative scientific contribution. (keithsawyer.wordpress.com)
- Colonize Titan not Mars. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
Amazon
- How to get the best price on Amazon ($AMZN) every time. (medium.com)
- A round-up of our favorite Black Friday deals. (abnormalreturns.com)
Psychology
- Does playing chess make you smarter. (wsj.com)
- Some workaholics are trying to keep anxiety at bay. (qz.com)
- Sexist men have other psychological problems. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why gratitude should be a daily activity. (washingtonpost.com)
Food
- The American Truffle Company is trying to bring truffle production to the States. (nytimes.com)
- These scientists are trying to make a better potato. (buzzfeed.com)
Health
- How surgeons stay focused for hours at a time. (wsj.com)
- Can hypothermia save trauma victims? (newyorker.com)
- Teenage blood will not make you healthy. (popsci.com)
Diet
- The Paleo Diet is not all that good for you. (thedailybeast.com)
- Do aspartame-sweetened drinks actually help you put on weight? (newscientist.com)
- Whole milk beats skim milk for children. (nytimes.com)
Drink
- What the heck is 'natural wine'? (bloomberg.com)
- Rye is the new bourbon. (thedailybeast.com)
- Whiskey makers are increasingly blending to make unique spirits. (bloomberg.com)
More deals
- Through Sunday spend $25 on books at Amazon, like "The Undoing Project" by Michael Lewis, and get $10 when you use the code "HOLIDAYBOOK." (amazon.com)
- Need another tablet around the house? Grab an Amazon Fire 7" Tablet for 33% off. (amazon.com)
- The best home mesh wifi system, the eero, is still $100 off. (amazon.com)
Entertainment
- We are awash in new scripted television shows. (washingtonpost.com)
- Teen movies have gotten boring. (theringer.com)
- Why does Hollywood keep making boxing movies? (theringer.com)
- Surrealist sitcoms are the new thing. (theringer.com)
Sports
- Why every MLB team needs a 'team dad.' (theringer.com)
- Are computers draining the beauty from chess? (fivethirtyeight.com)
- Detroit Tigers pitcher Michael Fulmer works as a plumber in the off-season. (businessinsider.com)
- A look at running's most controversial website. (outsideonline.com)
Kids
- Only children are not all that messed up. (qz.com)
- Teach math in the morning. (marginalrevolution.com)
- Most kids can't tell fake news from real news. (wsj.com)
College
- Law school admissions are in freefall. (ft.com)
- Do grades matter? Google ($GOOGL) and Goldman Sachs ($GS) disagree. (qz.com)
- States college grads are most likely to leave. (nytimes.com)
- Five ways to make yourself stand out with recruiters. (fastcompany.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: the beauty of efficiency. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: failing civilizations. (abnormalreturns.com)
- We scoured the Black Friday deals and found ones that we could endorse. (abnormalreturns.com)
