Notes: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz in Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are shows how search data belies what we say in real life. (The Atlantic)
Quote of the Day
"In the same way California is a national and global giant of solar—Texas is a giant of wind."
(Gregor Macdonald)
Autos
- As electric power gets cleaner so do electric vehicles. (citylab.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) is still working on self-driving technology. (bloomberg.com)
- Norway has become the world leader in EV use. (ft.com)
- Why your car thermometer is almost always wrong. (washingtonpost.com)
Energy
- Ten percent of all of the electricity generated in the U.S. in March came from wind and solar power. (scientificamerican.com)
- Solar will kill coal sooner than you think. (bloomberg.com)
- Meet the wind turbine that can create 9.5 MW. (qz.com)
- Nevada is boosting rooftop solar with new rules about excess generation sent to the grid. (bloomberg.com)
- Is diesel doomed as a fuel? (theatlantic.com)
Travel
- Marriott ($MAR) is betting on the 'golden age of travel.' (fortune.com)
- The best (and worst) seats for flying coach by airline. (wsj.com)
- Five tips for flying coach. (ft.com)
Technology
- eero reinvented the wireless router. What can they do for the smart home? (theverge.com)
- iMessage is an underrated part of the Apple ($AAPL) ecosystem. (daringfireball.net)
Health
- One third of the world is overweight. (cnn.com)
- CTE is a real problem. So is the fear of CTE. (sports.yahoo.com)
- The case for micro-dosing LSD. (newscientist.com)
- Instagram is a perfect platform for body shaming. (thewalrus.ca)
Mesh wi-fi
- The leading mesh wi-fi system, eero, just got faster and smaller. (theverge.com)
- You can pre-order the second generation eero at Amazon today. (amazon.com)
Homo sapiens
- The story of early humanity is getting increasingly complex. (ft.com)
- Until 40,000 years ago humans had plenty of company. (bloomberg.com)
Food
- Why is fruit getting a bad rap? (qz.com)
- Why aren't Americans buying cage-free eggs? (buzzfeed.com)
- Another good reason to go low-carb. (newscientist.com)
- What's the difference between goat cheese and cow's milk cheese? (modernfarmer.com)
- Dining out today means sitting really close to other diners. (washingtonpost.com)
Membership
- What self-respecting Dad wouldn't want an Abnormal Returns membership for Father's Day? (abnormalreturns.com)
- We post some 15 times a week. Sign-up for our daily e-mail newsletter to stay up-to-date. (abnormalreturns.com)
Cities
- New York City could have looked very different. (1843magazine.com)
- The top 10 US cities by population will surprise you. (kottke.org)
Sports
- 3-on-3 basketball is now an Olympic sport. (businessinsider.com)
- High school vs. College: which direction should MLB drafters go? (fivethirtyeight.com)
- Baseballs are a little juiced this year in MLB. (theringer.com)
- English soccer has a gambling problem. (sports.vice.com)
Entertainment
- How Rotten Tomatoes became so powerful. (vanityfair.com)
- Netflix ($NFLX) is turning into HBO. (wired.com)
- More people subscribe to Netflix ($NFLX) than cable. (businessinsider.com)
- The Summer already has a couple of great "alterna-pop" hits. (theringer.com)
- Why Spotify should become a social network. (fastcompany.com)
College
- Not graduating in four years from college only drives up costs. (wsj.com)
- In praise of getting a part-time MBA. (markets.businessinsider.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: three squares a day. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: a sleeping giant. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Our June book link round-up is up with a bunch of reviews, Q&As and excerpts not previously posted. (abnormalreturns.com)
- MarketWatch.com picked up one of our Blogger Wisdom posts. (marketwatch.com)
