Notes: Insights from Lisa Feldman Barrett’s How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain. (Marginal Revolution)
Chart of the Day
Salmon prices are on the rise. What Norwegian producers are doing to increase yields.
Autos
- Inside the epic Uber-Google fight over self-driving car technology. (bloomberg.com)
- The value-added curve and the autnomous automobile future. (stratechery.com)
- Sully on the challenges of automating autos or airplanes. (thedrive.com)
- Why we should talk about gallons/mile as opposed to miles/gallon. (ww2.kqed.org)
- Cars may soon be able to tell if you are drowsy. (nytimes.com)
Energy
- Why isn't wind as sexy as solar? (fastcompany.com)
- How to turn an abandoned coal mine into a giant pumped-storage hydroelectric reservoir. (bloomberg.com)
Environment
- Global carbon emissions have flatlined the last three years. (ft.com)
- Environmentalists love "cover crops." (npr.org)
Travel
Health
- Why our bodies might need environmental stress to thrive. (businessinsider.com)
- Australia is enhancing its vaccination requirements. (newscientist.com)
- Parenting is a pain but will help you live a couple years longer. (qz.com)
- Loud noises are worse for your hearing than earlier thought. (businessinsider.com)
- A quick, easy and cheap blood type test. (newscientist.com)
Diet
- What is a ketogenic diet? (businessinsider.com)
- Intermittent fasting is fast becoming a business. (fastcompany.com)
- Light-to-moderate drinkers are not at increased risk of weight gain. (nytimes.com)
Billions
- Not many shows reference Wilco and Megadeath, "Billions" does. (pitchfork.com)
- Don't miss an episode of the hit show "Billions." Sign-up for a free trial to Showtime on Amazon Channels. (amazon.com)
Psychology
- Most things you think matter will be forgotten in five years. (medium.com)
- Four fast ways to reduce stress. (bakadesuyo.com)
- People think they are nicer than they actually are. (independent.co.uk)
Science
- Four scientific concepts everyone needs to know. (farnamstreetblog.com)
- There is still a lot to learn about the ancestors of homo sapiens. (yahoo.com)
Technology
- Apps aren't everything. A big chunk of the world still uses a browser as their main way online. (wsj.com)
- Google Fiber was doomed from the start. (backchannel.com)
- User manuals have moved largely online. What has been lost in the process? (scientificamerican.com)
- The Internet is saving culture not killing it. (nytimes.com)
- 5 apps that make life easier including Noisli. (businessinsider.com)
Food
- What restaurants do to cater to VIPs. (eater.com)
- Sustainable seafood guides are confusing. (npr.org)
- Wisconsin dominated the US Cheese Championships. (npr.org)
- Deconstructing the Chicago-style hot dog. (interactive.wbez.org)
Drink
- On the attraction of craft brewers staying small. (marketwatch.com)
- AB Inbev ($BUD) is making a big craft beer push in China. (fortune.com)
- Costco ($COST) is rapidly expanding its private label sales of booze. (bloomberg.com)
Headphones
- Four of the most comfortable headphones on the market. (businessinsider.com)
- You can get the Bose QuietComfort 35 headphones at Amazon. (amazon.com)
College sports
- The Ivy League is now acting like all the other athletic conferences. (bloomberg.com)
- The trickle-down effects of rising college sports revenues. (washingtonpost.com)
- Inside the unregulated world of college strength coaches. (cbssports.com)
- Dan Monson brought Gonzaga to attention and then left. What happened next? (sports.yahoo.com)
Sports
- Why can't MLB pay minor leaguers a living wage? (dealbreaker.com)
- Independent swing coaches are helping players rebuild their swings. (wsj.com)
- Professional bicycle teams are mining their data to optimize performance. (bloomberg.com)
- The NFL needs to re-think its alcohol abuse policies. (melmagazine.com)
- Sports betting is beginning to look more and more like Wall Street (bloomberg.com)
- A profile of Brent Musberger's new life in Las Vegas talking his passion: sports gambling. (washingtonpost.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: put-upon people. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Our March book link-related round-up. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Here is a recent interview I did with Advisor Websites about writing a financial advisor blog. (advisorwebsites.com)
- The death of amateur bracketology and the paradox of skill. (abnormalreturns.com)
College
- Why its tougher today for college graduates to jump right into the workforce. (washingtonpost.com)
- States want colleges to prove their worth through student outcomes. (wsj.com)
- The 10 best part-time MBA programs. (businessinsider.com)
- Small grants can help students get across the finish line. (nytimes.com)
