Excerpt: From Robert Wright’s Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment. (WSJ)
Quote of the Day
"It’s becoming very clear that we still don’t really know that much about the origins of our species."
(Blair Reeves)
Chart of the Day
Data centers are consuming less energy than thought just a few years ago.
Autos
- The Tesla ($TSLA) Model 3 will usher in the age of the electric car. (bloomberg.com)
- The economics of electric vehicles is more complex than you think. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- A potential problem for further EV implementation: service. (qz.com)
- Super Cruise is Cadillac’s answer to Tesla’s Autopilot. (techcrunch.com)
Energy
- If oil loses its central place in transport where does it go next? (bloomberg.com)
- Google has come up with a cheap way to store excess (renewable) energy. (bloomberg.com)
- Tesla's ($TSLA) solar roofs are now in the wild. (bloomberg.com)
Environment
- This is the one place where it is legal to harvest sturgeon. (npr.org)
- For now it seems colony collapse disorder is ebbing. (bloomberg.com)
Technology
- Why the transition from 4G to 5G is such a big deal. (hardingloevner.com)
- The death of the iPod is the death of gadget mania. (washingtonpost.com)
- Spreadsheets didn't see the end of accountants. AI will be the same deal. (wsj.com)
- Hike is India's most popular homegrown messaging app. (money.cnn.com)
Health
- Regular drinking seems to help keep diabetes at bay. (businessinsider.com)
- The T1D Fund is focused solely on Type 1 diabetes. (nytimes.com)
- The FDA wants to engineer lower levels of nicotine in cigarettes. (wsj.com)
- Neuromodulation may be a substitute for opioids in treating chronic pain. (technologyreview.com)
- Want to store memories? Have a cocktail. (arstechnica.com)
- The CRISPR age is here, like it or not. (washingtonpost.com)
Drugs
- Opioid abuse started as a rural phenomenon, now its nationwide. (washingtonpost.com)
- Legal weed hurts academic performance. (vox.com)
Wi-fi
- It's time to upgrade your wi-fi. (wired.com)
- There are a number of mesh wi-fi systems now available at Amazon.com. (amazon.com)
Food
- On the prospect for lower avocado prices in 2018. (bloomberg.com)
- The US is awash in cheap eggs. (wsj.com)
- And expensive chicken wings... (grubstreet.com)
- How to eat a bowl of ramen. (bloomberg.com)
Drink
- Anchor Steam, one of the original craft brewers, sells to Sapporo. (pastemagazine.com)
- How does regular drinking slow cognitive decline? (businessinsider.com)
Nintendo Switch
- Kids love the Nintendo Switch. (theverge.com)
- Verge editors love the Nintendo Switch. (theverge.com)
Fitness
- Why do rich people love endurance sports? (outsideonline.com)
- Why you should run outdoors instead of on a treadmill. (melmagazine.com)
- How practicing yoga could help treat depression. (newscientist.com)
- Dog owners get more exercise. (reuters.com)
Sports
- Why does the NFL not guarantee contracts. (deadspin.com)
- Concussions are THE existential threat to football. (wsj.com)
- Marijuana use by athletes can't be ignored much longer. (bleacherreport.com)
- MLB has trade fever. (fivethirtyeight.com)
- The IOC is going to have to rethink its strategy on locating the Games. (bloomberg.com)
- Want to get hurt? Slide head first. (nytimes.com)
- Golf is trying to convince players they don't need to play 18 holes. (wsj.com)
Entertainment
- Does it matter than Netflix ($NFLX) pushes its original programming. (wsj.com)
- Spotify wants take share from Apple ($AAPL) in podcasts. (bloomberg.com)
- Studios have come to hate Rotten Tomatoes. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Why Spotify lowered the "loudness" on its tracks. (motherboard.vice.com)
Echo Dot
- Want access to Alexa? Get an Amazon Echo Dot. (theverge.com)
- This Alexa skill may be worth the cost of an Echo Dot. (businessinsider.com)
- Buy 3 Echo Dots and get $20 off at Amazon.com. (amazon.com)
College
- Expensive college educations make 'broad learning' feel indulgent. (nytimes.com)
- MBA programs are now asking for 'personal endorsements' in their application process. (wsj.com)
- How to make your MBA admission application stand out. (ft.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: symptoms of depression. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: a comprehension drop-off. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The first rule of investing is.... (abnormalreturns.com)
- The top ten books Abnormal Returns readers purchased in July 2017. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The hidden genius of robo-advice: overcoming algorithm aversion. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Asset allocators gotta allocate, but they don't have to hate. (abnormalreturns.com)
Mixed media
- Money shouldn't be a measure of our worth. (sethgodin.typepad.com)
- Two things you can do over the weekend to have a better week. (fastcompany.com)
- These are the most (and least) trusted news sources. (visualcapitalist.com)
- Why we love online personality quizzes even though they are bunk. (vox.com)
- True mastery is not about achievement. (heleo.com)
