Review: Ben Casnocha thinks that Chuck Klosterman’s But What If We’re Wrong: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past is “one of the most stimulating books that I read in 2016.” (Ben Casnocha)
Autos
- What it's like to drive the hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai. (businessinsider.com)
- Ford's ($F) Lincoln is outperforming the luxury market. (businessinsider.com)
- Where EVs are taking off. (ritholtz.com)
Environment
- Snow is more important to California than rain. (bloomberg.com)
- Solar panels are likely being sold at a loss at the moment. (bloomberg.com)
Science
- England has more foxes than commonly thought. (newscientist.com)
- Chickens are smarter than they look. (mentalfloss.com)
- 2016 was not unusual in the number of celebrity deaths. (macro.media.mit.edu)
- How to convince some one when facts fail. (scientificamerican.com)
Technology
- Smart ways to turn in your old gadgets for cash. (wsj.com)
- Amazon's ($AMZN) robot army is growing rapidly. (seattletimes.com)
- Hackers can target the bar codes on your bags and tickets. (pcmag.com)
Health
- The public health case for getting rid of 'dirty' cash. (scientificamerican.com)
- Is there such a thing as 'broken heart syndrome'? (slate.com)
- Do anti-snoring devices work? (npr.org)
The brain
- The Mediterranean diet is good for the brain. (newscientist.com)
- Living near busy roads increases the risk of dementia. (theguardian.com)
Offers
- Pre-order Market Wizard Tony Saliba's forthcoming "Managing Expectations: Driving Profitable Option Trading Outcomes Through Knowledge, Discipline, and Risk Management" and get a free e-book and audio version, to boot. (managingexpectationsbook.com)
- Sign up for a free trial to Audible.com and get two free books including "A Man for all Markets." (amazon.com)
- Pre-order the forthcoming memoir by Ed Thorpe "A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market." (amazon.com)
Psychology
- How can you tell if your therapy is working? (wsj.com)
- Facebook is making you miserable. (bigthink.com)
Food
- Thieves in Italy have taken a liking to Parmigiano Reggiano. (cbsnews.com)
- Japan has an eel problem, that is not enough of them. (newyorker.com)
- Fish are headed to cooler waters to fishermen's ire. (nytimes.com)
- Americans eat 554 million Jack-in-the-Box tacos a year. The question is why? (wsj.com)
- Chicks dig dudes that eat garlic. (scientificamerican.com)
Football
- Can technology make football safer? (newyorker.com)
- How to make college football better. (fivethirtyeight.com)
- What it's like to be an ESPN college football analyst. (al.com)
- Income inequality in college football is stark. (bloomberg.com)
- How college football players use their stipends. (nytimes.com)
Rogue One
- The technology in Rogue One and all of Star Wars for that matter is quite retro. (bryanalexander.org)
- Why Rogue One's multi-cultural cast matters. (slate.com)
College
- Some colleges that are just as selective as the Ivy League. (businessinsider.com)
- MBA classrooms are going high tech. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: fast elevators. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: awkward talks. (abnormalreturns.com)
