Review: Nick Lovegrove’s The Mosaic Principle: The Six Dimensions of a Successful Life & Career argues for the “freedom to explore their intellectual interests throughout a wide-ranging career.” (FT)
Quote of the Day
"Complexity is a formidable enemy for both the fly fisher and the investor. Recognizing and reducing complexity is the key to success in both endeavors."
(Chas Boinske)
Autos
- US auto fatalities increased for the second straight year. (nytimes.com)
- Ford ($F) just invested $1 billion in Argo AI to help build a "virtual driver system." (fastcompany.com)
- Alphabet paid its self-driving car staff so much that many quit to go to competitors. (bloomberg.com)
- Proterra is the "Tesla for buses." (businessinsider.com)
Energy
- Solar is the largest source of new energy in the US. (bloomberg.com)
- Wind briefly made up 50% of of the SPP grid. (fortune.com)
Air travel
- Why America's airports suck. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- Airlines are phasing out screens. (nytimes.com)
- Are public-private partnerships the solution to America's aging airports? (politico.com)
Silicon Valley Books
- "The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World" by Brad Stone. (amazon.com)
- The Airbnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy " by Leigh Gallagher. (amazon.com)
- Valley of the Gods: A Silicon Valley Story" by Alexandra Wolfe. (amazon.com)
Environment
- The oxygen content of the world's oceans is in decline. (washingtonpost.com)
- The Alps will continue to lose snow cover. (qz.com)
Health
- How Vitamin D may prevent respiratory infections. (newscientist.com)
- Lower back pain is more an annoyance than anything that should be treated. (arstechnica.com)
- The anti-vaxxers are the opposite of evidence-based medicine. (nytimes.com)
The Brain
- Our default mental state may be suffering. (nymag.com)
- How diet affects depression. (bigthink.com)
- Why depression and anxiety seem to occur simultaneously. (businessinsider.com)
- How to break a bad habit. (ted.com)
Billions
- Hedge funds are on the defensive in the new season of "Billions." (bloomberg.com)
- An interview with David Levien and Brian Koppelman co-creators of "Billions" on Showtime. (finance.yahoo.com)
- "Billions" is back for Season 2! Sign-up for a free-trial for Showtime at Amazon Channels. (amazon.com)
Science
- The gut really is a second brain. (qz.com)
- There are fewer sea turtles than previously thought. (theatlantic.com)
Data plans
Technology
- Data centers are undergoing a period of consolidation. (fortune.com)
- Malware is becoming increasingly sophisticated. (slate.com)
- 99.6% of new smartphone run either iOS or Android. (theverge.com)
Food
- The Impossible Burger aims to create a vegetarian burger that replicates the beef burger experience. (npr.org)
- Butter is better for you than you think. (qz.com)
- Starbucks ($SBUX) is still outperforming the rest of the restaurant industry. (fortune.com)
Drink
- Craft beer's answer to light beer: session beer. (thedailybeast.com)
- The best beers for Spring Training. (pastemagazine.com)
Coffee
Fitness
- Should you train while you are sick? (artofmanliness.com)
- How to stay fit on the road. (pastemagazine.com)
MLB
- All the trends are working against ace pitchers. (theringer.com)
- What is MLB's obsession with game length? (dealbreaker.com)
- Is the window open or closed for your favorite MLB team? (nytimes.com)
Sports
- It's okay to be a bandwagon jumper. (washingtonpost.com)
- A career of headers seems to put soccer players at risk of CTE. (bbc.com)
- Building Olympic infrastructure is such a waste. (theguardian.com)
College
- It's not enough for universities and colleges to recruit the smartest kids, they need to develop them as well. (chronicle.com)
- States are still targeting public universities for budget cuts. (wsj.com)
- STEM majors need not attend an elite university to succeed. (tonyisola.com)
Relationships
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: worrying about politics. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: an American band. (abnormalreturns.com)
- My Q&A with Ben Carlson author of "Organizational Alpha: How to Add Value in Institutional Asset Management." (abnormalreturns.com)
- Our February round-up looking at the past month's book-related items. (abnormalreturns.com)
