Book notes: Why popularity matters. A look at Mitch Prinstein’s Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World. (The Atlantic)
Quote of the Day
"I think a lot of people are walking around feeling a sense of pain, feeling a sense of isolation, and not really understanding where it’s coming from. A lot of it’s coming from the fact that they no longer have a clear place to belong to, a clear community or a group of people."
(Jonathan Fields)
Energy
- Just how big can a "battery" get? (nytimes.com)
- 2017 solar energy installations are set to exceed 2016. (reuters.com)
- The 100 best ways to reverse climate change, ranked. (kottke.org)
Travel
Technology
- Why we are addicted to our screens. (l2inc.com)
- Computers and smartphones last longer than ever. (wsj.com)
- Moore's Law isn't dead yet. (fortune.com)
Amazon Fire
- What does a $50 Amazon ($AMZN) Fire tablet get you these days? (nytimes.com)
- Get an Amazon Fire tablet today: (amazon.com)
Health
- Dogs are the new probiotics. (nytimes.com)
- How yoga affects the body. (theconversation.com)
- How pets help reduce anxiety. (bigthink.com)
Science
- Homo sapiens are much older than previously thought. (nytimes.com)
- Did the microbiome drive evolution? (statnews.com)
Food
- One company makes most of the cheese for the major pizza chains. (forbes.com)
- Eight burger mistakes you may be committing. (bloomberg.com)
- How cold brew changed the coffee business. (nytimes.com)
Drink
- The best distilleries by state. (esquire.com)
- How a Scottish distillery is reinvigorating a coastal ecosystem to the benefit of oyster beds. (qz.com)
- Some easy drinking summer craft brews. (bloomberg.com)
Offers
- Sign up for a free trial to Audible.com and two free books including Eric Barker's "Barking up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong." (amazon.com)
- Senator Al Franken is now a bestselling author with "Al Franken, Giant of the Senate." (amazon.com)
- "I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life" by Ed Yong is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
Sports
- Why MLB is seeing so many home runs and it isn't because the ball (or players) are juiced. (washingtonpost.com)
- Fans will get used to logos on NBA jerseys. (uproxx.com)
- How the NBA became the most tech-savvy sports league. (fastcompany.com)
Entertainment
- Netflix ($NFLX) wants to start cancelling more shows. (businessinsider.com)
- TV episodes are getting too darn long/indulgent. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Buzzfeed's plans for TV. (bloomberg.com)
- The 100 best films of the 21st century. (kottke.org)
College
- Colleges and universities have a big deferred maintenance problem. (wsj.com)
- Comparing the costs of in-state tuition state-by-state. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: expertise downgraded. (abnormalreturns.com)
- A link to all the questions in this week's series of Blogger Wisdom posts. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the new class of craftsmen. (abnormalreturns.com)
- An appreciation of luck in life, love and finance. A review of Mihir Desai's "The Wisdom of Finance." (abnormalreturns.com)
