Q&A: Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach co-authors of The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone discuss why we our knowledge is not really our own. (Scientific American)
Environment
- The environmental case against plastic straws. (washingtonpost.com)
- Texas is the nation's leader in wind power. (dallasfed.org)
- How climate change will affect different parts of the US. (arstechnica.com)
Technology
- Amazon's ($AMZN) vision for computing is pretty simple. (nytimes.com)
- Is a more publisher-friendly Google ($GOOGL) Chrome browser going to work? (venturebeat.com)
- An graphical introduction to algorithms. (visualcapitalist.com)
- The top ten emerging technologies of 2017. (scientificamerican.com)
Amazon Prime Day
- Amazon Prime Day is coming! Get the best deals available until the holidays. (money.cnn.com)
- Make sure you are a Prime member to take advantage of the Summer's best deals. (amazon.com)
Science
- Carbondale, Illinois is at the center of the world when it comes to forthcoming solar eclipses. (nytimes.com)
- Dogs and humans go back farther than commonly thought. (qz.com)
- Life below Antarctica is surprisingly vibrant. (nationalgeographic.com)
- This is how sperm whales sleep. (kottke.org)
- In praise of earthworms. (wsj.com)
Health
- Three lessons from 'Longvevity Village.' (wsj.com)
- When are doctors too old to practice? (wsj.com)
- Ketamine works quickly to alleviate depression but comes with serious side effects. (bigthink.com)
- Want to get people to use more sunscreen? Make it free. (fastcompany.com)
- Fecal transplants are still a largely untested treatment. (buzzfeed.com)
Opioids
- Opioids could kill 500,000 Americans over the next decade. (statnews.com)
- Pain patients prefer marijuana to opioids. (arstechnica.com)
Fitness
Men
- Why are men so overconfident? (bigthink.com)
- Should men get screened for prostate cancer? (mobile.nytimes.com)
Membership
Food
- Think you are eating genuine San Marzano tomatoes? Think again. (tastecooking.com)
- How poke became the hot new food trend. (bloomberg.com)
- The joys of the classic ice cream sandwich. (nytimes.com)
- Taste testing ten different hot dogs. (nytimes.com)
- America has an egg oversupply problem/opportunity. (bloomberg.com)
Drink
- Beer for brunch? Why not. (wsj.com)
- Can't get your hands on a bottle of Pappy? Try this five bourbons instead. (bloomberg.com)
- How to get over an aversion to whiskey. (wsj.com)
- 14 beer brands that no longer qualify as craft beers. (businessinsider.com)
Amazon Echo Show
- The new video-enabled Amazon Echo Show is hard to ignore. (fastcompany.com)
- The Amazon Echo Show is kinda ugly. (wired.com)
- The Amazon Echo show also has a touchscreen. (wired.com)
- Do you need an Amazon Echo Show? (bloomberg.com)
- Get two Amazon Echo Shows and $100 off with a promo code. (amazon.com)
Pitching
- Why pitcher Chris Sale never shakes off his catcher. (wsj.com)
- Tim Tebow should become a knuckleballer. (sbnation.com)
- Clayton Kershaw may not be the best pitcher in baseball anymore. (fivethirtyeight.com)
- Increased HRs: It's the balls! (fivethirtyeight.com)
Video
- Convincing fake audio and video is coming. (economist.com)
- Ashton Kucher thinks actors could be automated out of the process. (finance.yahoo.com)
Kids
- 23 dangerous things you should let your kids do. (artofmanliness.com)
- 19 year olds are as sedentary as 60 year olds. (washingtonpost.com)
- Want your kids to enjoy math? Teach them how to play blackjack. (medium.com)
College
- Colleges are teaching kids how to fail. (nytimes.com)
- There has got to be some middle ground between a 4-year degree and high school. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: digital monopolies. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: changing your mind. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Happy warriors and the practice of realistic optimism. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Rest, reassess and re-focus: on the importance of doing nothing. (abnormalreturns.com)
