Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a scientific guide to happiness.
Finance
- A profile of Dawn Fitzpatrick the new CIO of Soros Fund Management. (nytimes.com)
- A profile of Scott Minerd and Guggenheim Partners. (bloomberg.com)
- A dozen business lessons learned from Lil Wayne. (25iq.com)
Technology
- How Walt Mossberg became an integral part of the tech scene. (stratechery.com)
- Companies need to rethink hackathons. (bloomberg.com)
- The problem with AI: no one really knows how it works. (technologyreview.com)
- The next decade is about 'augmented reality' or AR. (ben-evans.com)
- Making the case for a surge in technology-driven productivity gains. (entropyeconomics.com)
Longform
- An effective male contraceptive is coming to market. The question is whether it will catch on? (bloomberg.com)
- Why you should give your kidney to a stranger. (vox.com)
- Why should a pro athlete give his team more data on his/her body? (theatlantic.com)
- Swimming lesson don't prevent ocean drownings. What Iceland does to create a swimming culture. (hakaimagazine.com)
- A look back 20 years later at Tiger Woods' historic Masters performance. (theringer.com)
- Spas are now big business. (outsideonline.com)
- A profile of Mike Judge. (nytimes.com)
- Your brain is not a computer. (aeon.co)