Review: “No particular wine expertise is required to savor In Vino Duplicitas: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire [by Peter Hellman].” (WSJ)
Autonomous vehicles
- There are two big network effects in autonomous vehicles: driving data and maps. (ben-evans.com)
- How Waymo is training self-driving cars. (theatlantic.com)
- There is an internal battle at Tesla ($TSLA) over its Autopilot technology. (wsj.com)
Cars
- GM's ($GM) Cadillac has established itself as a luxury brand in China. (wsj.com)
- Cummins ($CMI) has made an all-electric engine for large trucks. (indystar.com)
- Does the world really need a Rolls-Royce SUV? (wsj.com)
Energy
- How solar panels go so darned cheap. (medium.com)
- Behold the world’s largest floating solar farm. (qz.com)
- Duke Energy is dropping plans to build a nuclear plant in Florida. (arstechnica.com)
- Coal prices have stopped falling. (ft.com)
Travel
- Yet another reason not to cruise. (qz.com)
- Airlines historically have not succeeded in the hotel/hospitality business. (bloomberg.com)
Science
AI
- Baidu ($BIDU) is leading the AI race in China. (wired.com)
- AI researchers want money AND peer recognition. (ederman.com)
Technology
- "Cureus is the first and only peer-reviewed publication with step-by-step article templates for authors—which dramatically speeds up publication times." (wired.com)
- Don't fear smart robots, fear dumb, unpredictable ones. (fastcompany.com)
- Great use case for drones: detecting sharks near Australian beaches. (reuters.com)
Smartphones
- People hate filling out forms on their phones. (priceonomics.com)
- Some tips on how to kick your smartphone addiction. (bloomberg.com)
- The ultimate hack is having your smartphone number stolen. (nytimes.com)
Health
- Your gait says a lot about your health. (wsj.com)
- Anti-inflammatory treatment could prevent the recurrence of heart attacks. (theguardian.com)
Drugs
- Marijuana use is associated with cyclic vomiting syndrome. (theatlantic.com)
- The opioid crisis seems to be related to unemployment. (businessinsider.com)
- Hawaiians seem to abuse drugs less than those on the mainland. (npr.org)
Amazon Music Unlimited
- Amazon ($AMZN) has reduced the price of its Music Unlimited service for students. (theverge.com)
- Get a free 30-day trial to Amazon Music Unlimited. (amazon.com)
Emotions
- Emotions are socially-derived concepts, not inherent. (bakadesuyo.com)
- Many of us don't even recognize we are feeling negative emotions. (finance.yahoo.com)
Psychology
- Temper your hope for the use of psychadelics to treat depression. (newscientist.com)
- Loneliness can "sap our empathy" and "make us more self-absorbed." (thecut.com)
- Doing this one thing can help increase your happiness. (inc.com)
- Anxiety prevents us from fully living. (brainpickings.org)
Food
- OpenTable's dominance is under siege. (nytimes.com)
- The tater tot is American ingenuity at its finest. (eater.com)
- Pepsico ($PEP) can make organic Lay's and Cheeto's but are they actually good for you? (bloomberg.com)
Drink
- Craft beer growth is flattening out. Is craft distilling the answer? (hardingloevner.com)
- Indiana is ate up with craft distillers. (indystar.com)
- Five craft brewers who closed down tell their stories. (draftmag.com)
Fitness
- Fitness is more than running and lifting weights. You need to maintain your athleticism. (outsideonline.com)
- One thing Millennials don't mind paying up for is trendy workouts. (latimes.com)
- Stop saying you are not a 'morning person.' (medium.com)
- Work out first in the morning. (finuke.com)
TV
- A lot of Americans sign up for a streaming service for just one series...and then cancel. (washingtonpost.com)
- The explosion in streaming services will make you nostalgic for the cable bundle. (wsj.com)
- The best 25 TV shows of 2017, so far. (pastemagazine.com)
Offers
- Buy two Echo Shows and get $100 off with the promo code SHOW2PACK. (amazon.com)
- Why don’t you read more? No time, right? Try the Blinkist app! Read or listen to the key insights from the best nonfiction books in a matter of minutes! (blinkist.com)
- Don't send your kid to college without Amazon Prime Student! Get six months free. (amazon.com)
Dogs
- Do dogs know themselves? (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
- 7 ways dogs are all too human. (newscientist.com)
- Dog and human brains respond the same way to calls. (newscientist.com)
- How NYC schools are using a "comfort dog program" to ease some behavioral issues. (qz.com)
- People who fake service animal status are just the worst. (outsideonline.com)
Sports
- Tall players are the future of pro tennis. (nytimes.com)
- What town most deserves a major league team? (bloomberg.com)
- CTE is one reason why parents are pushing kids towards basketball. (washingtonpost.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: subject matter expertise. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Humility as a guard against complacency and overconfidence. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: stretching out. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What books Abnormal Returns readers purchased in August 2017. (abnormalreturns.com)
