Review: Care less says Stephen Marche author of The Messy Truth About Men and Women in the 21st Century. (NYTimes)
Quote of the Day
"In any system where there are norms, there are strengths and weaknesses to those norms. If you follow the norms of the system, the results you get are likely to be the norm. When you play a different game, a metagame, you have the opportunity to outperform."
(Shane Parrish)
Autos
- The downside of relying on coders for autonomous vehicles. (ft.com)
- The second-order effects from electric and autonomous vehicles are huge, especially for real estate. (ben-evans.com)
Energy
- Regulation has little to do with the decline of coal. (slate.com)
- Legal marijuana growers are looking for ways to reduce their energy usage. (bloomberg.com)
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Travel
- What is the world's best air travel app? (finance.yahoo.com)
- River cruises are no longer for the gray-haired crowd. (bloomberg.com)
- A 777-sized cargo drone? Sure, why not. (fastcompany.com)
- Check out this crazy airport design. (curbed.com)
Science
- There is surprisingly little scientific research on dog's ability to smell. (wsj.com)
- Manatees are on the upswing in Florida but that doesn't mean they still aren't controversial. (wsj.com)
- America's scientists are getting older. (marginalrevolution.com)
Technology
- John Deere ($DE) does not want farmers to mess with tractor firmware. (motherboard.vice.com)
- Can Reddit grow up? (fastcompany.com)
- How to set up a VPN. (qz.com)
- How to backup your data. (nytimes.com)
Health
- An increasing number of patients are undergoing surgery awake. (nytimes.com)
- The history of vaccination is a "success story." (newscientist.com)
- Being a parent is tough physiologically. (qz.com)
- Noise pollution will kill you. (washingtonpost.com)
- Ibuprofen is not risk-free. (qz.com)
Psychology
- Eight ways to enhance gratitude during the day. (nytimes.com)
- Lonely people report more severe cold symptoms. (npr.org)
Fitness
- Why HIIT is more important for older adults. (nytimes.com)
- Exercise improves our ability to shift and focus attention. (qz.com)
- Need more protein in your diet? Eat more real food. (outsideonline.com)
- Why 15,000 steps a day may be a more appropriate goal. (nytimes.com)
Offers
- These are the biggest discounts ($30-$50) Amazon has offered on its Kindle e-readers to-date. (amazon.com)
- The business classic "Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco" by Bryan Burroughs and John Helyar is still $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- Michael Lewis' most recent book "The Undoing Project" is just $9.18 for the e-book. (amazon.com)
Food
- How to make your own sausage. (artofmanliness.com)
- Almonds are tricky to grow. (wsj.com)
- Hope you like kelp. Mariculture is now a thing. (npr.org)
- Baseball now has an official hot dog. (bloomberg.com)
- Eat fish not DHA. (nytimes.com)
Dining
Drink
- What is a bottled-in-bond whiskey? (pastemagazine.com)
- New Zealand is undergoing a wine boom. (wsj.com)
- What does Old Tom Gin taste like? (thedailybeast.com)
Sports
- Las Vegas made an awful stadium deal with the Raiders. (slate.com)
- First generation athletes are disappearing from the NCAA. (theundefeated.com)
- Is Archie Miller the right choice for IU basketball? (theringer.com)
- The horseracing industry is doing better than you would think. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: up the S-curve. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: ninja myths. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Analog machines and depreciating code: insights from David Sax's "The Revenge of Analog." (abnormalreturns.com)
Relationships
- Why your brain is such an important part of sex. (bigthink.com)
- Just how dangerous is online dating? (qz.com)
Kids
- Why kids shouldn't sit during class. (nytimes.com)
- A college degree pays off regardless of industry. (qz.com)
