Book lists: A list of the best books lists of 2016 including Nathaniel Philbrick’s Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution. (kottke)
Quote of the Day
"The technology of a book is genius: The order of the words is fixed, whether on the page or on the screen, but the speed at which you read them is entirely up to you. Sure, this allows you to skip ahead and jump around. But it also allows you to slow down, savor and ponder."
(Will Schwalbe)
Autos
- BMW is increasing the size of its venture capital fund. (venturebeat.com)
- On the death of the manual transmission. (engadget.com)
Energy
- Just how far out is 'peak oil demand'? (bloomberg.com)
- Why Apple ($AAPL) is getting into the energy business. (hbr.org)
- Why experts expect the cost of wind power to keep decreasing. (arstechnica.com)
- The shale revolution has undoubtedly put America on a path to becoming a global gas powerhouse. (bloomberg.com)
Environment
- 2016 was a good year for decarbonisation. (qz.com)
- The (coastal) areas America could abandon first. (bloomberg.com)
Travel
- How is Marriott going to manage its 30 hotel brands? (bloomberg.com)
- Will the world's airlines embrace supersonic travel? (bloomberg.com)
Technology
Health
- Urine has a lot to tell us about our health (and origins). (washingtonpost.com)
- Comparing intermittent fasting to calorie retstriction. (medium.com)
- Psychadelic mushrooms' ability to relieve depression in cancer patients. (bloomberg.com)
- Why no slowdown in new HIV cases? (npr.org)
- A little known benefit of the HPV vaccine. (slate.com)
Sous vide
- Comparing two popular sous vide devices. (nytimes.com)
- Get the Anova Precision Cooker at Amazon: (amazon.com)
Psychology
- What actually happens to your brain when you are experiencing gratitude. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
- Some interesting research with children with ADHD. (traderfeed.blogspot.com)
- Benjamin Hardy, 'Worrying is a form of self-inflicted torture." (medium.com)
- How staying awake may affect depression-induced insomnia. (scientificamerican.com)
- Can meditation help us offset behavioral biases? (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
- How to manage your emotions without fighting them. (hbr.org)
Food
- How the setting affects how much you eat. (medium.com)
- Nestle is reformulating sugar. (nytimes.com)
- New York's vanishing diner culture. (nytimes.com)
- The upsides of eating ramen by yourself. (newyorker.com)
Drink
- Italian grandpas know. Amara is a digestive aid. (npr.org)
- This startup turns brewery leftovers into granola bars. (fortune.com)
Fitness
- Want a good workout? Check out a Stepmill. (wsj.com)
- Want to live longer? Play racquet sports. (businessinsider.com)
Sports
- The 40 most important people in baseball history, ranked. (sportingnews.com)
- The case for abolishing high school football. (sports.vice.com)
- Younger viewers are switching off sports, like soccer and Formula One, around the globe. (bloomberg.com)
- What the Cubs need to do to repeat next year. (theringer.com)
- Will Sam Hinkie ultimately be proven right in his approach with the 76er's. (si.com)
Entertainment
- What's it's REALLY like to be a movie producer. (thearcmag.com)
- Every story REALLY is the same. (kottke.org)
- Why does CBS ($CBS) make it REALLY difficult to stream its shows online? (theringer.com)
- Obsessive fans REALLY are spoiling serialized television. (theringer.com)
College
- College costs a lot more than tuition and room and board. (washingtonpost.com)
- Four things colleges should do to reduce costs. (washingtonpost.com)
- Should colleges continue to have foreign language requirements? (slate.com)
- What colleges are doing to combat student suicide. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
Wi-fi
- Mesh wi-fi is the future. Eero is the best to-date. (businessinsider.com)
- Get eero at Amazon here: (amazon.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: an open book. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the clean meat revolution. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Climate change, rising sea levels and your personal portfolio. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What books Abnormal Returns readers purchased in November 2016. (abnormalreturns.com)
Geography
- Breaking down the US' "mega-regions." (sheffield.ac.uk)
- In what states do Americans most live with their parents? (priceonomics.com)
