Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look why mom and pop shows are going by the wayside..
Quote of the Day
"The more time teens spend looking at screens, the more likely they are to report symptoms of depression."
(Jean M. Twenge)
Investing
- How discretionary managers can take advantage of quantitative data and insights. (linkedin.com)
- A dozen lessons about business and investing from poker. (25iq.com)
Wealth
- What today's 'aspirational class' shares with classic Yuppies. (newrepublic.com)
- Of course the children of wealthy donors get an admissions break at elite universities. (townandcountrymag.com)
- Why Americans no longer move to greener pastures for work. (wsj.com)
Gentrification
- Gentrification has killed the laundromat. (theatlantic.com)
- On the relationship between coffee shops and higher rents. (priceonomics.com)
Technology
- Men have been replaced by technology for centuries. (artofmanliness.com)
- Steps you can take to fight filter bubbles. (farnamstreetblog.com)
- How companies are engineering your attention away. (medium.com)
Longform
- The case against the 'new optimists.' (theguardian.com)
- What Darwin tells us about Buddha and vice versa. (wsj.com)
- Bison are here to save us from climate change. (bloomberg.com)
- Is this the solution to p-hacking? (buzzfeed.com)
- Why do women bully each other at work? (theatlantic.com)
- When curiosity isn't enough: on being nosey. (ribbonfarm.com)
