Book review: The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter by David Sax is “insightful and entertaining.” (NYTimes)
Climate
- Wind and solar work better together. (ensia.com)
- Tornado outbreaks seem to be getting more violent. (arstechnica.com)
- The Southeast is becoming a wildfire hotspot. (fivethirtyeight.com)
- Thanks to lower coal burning Atlantic tuna have less mercury. (arstechnica.com)
- Be green: eat leftovers. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
Technology
- 8 ways in which the Google ($GOOGL) Pixel is better than the Apple ($AAPL) iPhone 7. (businessinsider.com)
- The ways in which Google Assistant bests Amazon's ($AMZN) Alexa. (venturebeat.com)
- The cloud computing battle is shifting to AI. (ft.com)
- Worried about some one reading your messages? Download Signal. (nytimes.com)
Headphones
Health
- This one factor increases your chances of getting an STD. (npr.org)
- Can you eat too much protein? (nytimes.com)
- The surge in opioid overdose deaths is breathtaking. (washingtonpost.com)
Psychology
- The vast majority of depressed people do not seek help. (npr.org)
- Are celebrities helping to de-stigmatize mental illness? (bigthink.com)
- What can we learn from cheering up pessimistic pigs? (bigthink.com)
Cephalopods
- Why humans think cephalopods look like aliens. (qz.com)
- What we can learn about aging from the octopus. (nytimes.com)
- Get "Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea and the Deep Origins of Consciousness" by Peter Godfrey-Smith. (amazon.com)
Food
- Yes, there is such thing as the North American Edible Insect Coalition. (washingtonpost.com)
- Will a2 milk cure your belly ache? (qz.com)
- There's fraud in the global eel trade. (asia.nikkei.com)
- How to make intermittent fasting work. (businessinsider.com)
- What happens when a picky eater grows up? (nytimes.com)
Big Food
- Big Food is getting into the subscription meal box biz. (wsj.com)
- McDonalds ($MCD) once again is trying to up its coffee game. (fortune.com)
- Starbucks ($SBUX) is adding soup to its menu. (businessinsider.com)
- New Starbucks ($SBUX) stores are going bigger and upscale. (washingtonpost.com)
Drink
- Ontario, Canada is an idea place to grow Chardonnay grapes. (bloomberg.com)
- Got a couple hundred bucks to blow on a bottle of Champagne? (bloomberg.com)
- An interesting take on the classic Martini. (businessinsider.com)
Entertainment
- It's time for a Rotten Tomatoes do-over. (slate.com)
- This startup wants to be the Priceline for movie tickets. (nytimes.com)
- Why we should expect to see more one-season shows. (feld.com)
- "Westworld" is both expensive to produce and popular for HBO. (vulture.com)
- Dudes love 'Gilmore girls.' (cbsnews.com)
Best-of lists
Sports
- Look for Under Armour ($UA) on 2017 MLB jerseys. (businessinsider.com)
- The downside of a potential Raiders move to Las Vegas. (sports.vice.com)
- The huge scope of the English child abuse scandal. (slate.com)
- Frank McCourt now owns Olympique Marseille. (wsj.com)
- On the revival of Big Ten football. (si.com)
- Just in case you underestimated the extent of Russian doping. (theguardian.com)
Kids
- How to praise (or critique) your kids. (businessinsider.com)
- What makes for a child genius? (ft.com)
- Your kids' headphones are too loud. (nytimes.com)
Microsoft Surface
- The new Microsoft ($MSFT) Surface is heavy but powerful. (engadget.com)
- Why Google ($GOOGL) Home is so addictive. (medium.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: gaining grit. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Longform links: Instagram influencers. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
College
- A former student is suing Oxford for not helping secure him a successful career. (qz.com)
- How good AP scores affect the choice of college majors. (papers.ssrn.com)
- There is a pretty high correlation between high school GPAs and college completion. (qz.com)
