Notes: In his book Dr. James DiNicolantonio The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong — And How Eating More Might Save Your Life “rails against salt orthodoxy, not only arguing against salt restriction but even suggesting we eat more of it.” (NPR)
Quote of the Day
"An audience finds a proposition ‘interesting’ not because it tells them some truth they thought they already knew, but instead because it tells them some truth they thought they already knew was wrong."
(Nathan Kontny)
Energy
- Wind energy is wicked cheap in the US. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
- Indiana is an up-and-coming wind player with nearly 2 gigawatts of wind capacity. (wsj.com)
- Wind power manufacturers are dipping their toes into power storage. (arstechnica.com)
Autos
- Stop the hype: autonomous vehicles are not 'imminent.' (recode.net)
- A skeptical take on self-driving cars. (bloomberg.com)
- Why car companies are jumping into Formula E. (wsj.com)
- This is the new EV Nissan Leaf. (theverge.com)
Travel
- Airlines in the US are annoying but they are far from a monopoly. (marginalrevolution.com)
- How low-cost airlines keep the big boys on the up-and-up. (nytimes.com)
- Business travelers are 'going rogue' and booking their own flights. (nytimes.com)
Technology
- On the implications of the widespread use of facial recognition software. (economist.com)
- We still don’t really know what CRISPR does to human embryos. (newscientist.com)
Books
- Try Audible.com and get two free audiobooks including Ray Dalio's new book "Principles: Life and Work." (amazon.com)
- No time to read? Try the Blinkist app. Read or listen to the key insights from the best nonfiction books in a matter of minutes! Try now. (blinkist.com)
Surgery
- Doctors say overtreatment is rampant. (mobile.nytimes.com)
- Why you shouldn't fast before surgery. (slate.com)
- A pen that detects cancerous cells could help surgeons remove tumors. (statnews.com)
Health
- The war on stroke is stalling out. (bloomberg.com)
- Fentanyl now kills more Americans than heroin. (nytimes.com)
- Has salt gotten an unfair shake? (npr.org)
- Intermittent fasting is the hot Silicon Valley thing. (theguardian.com)
Psychology
- 13 ways to increase your happiness. (heleo.com)
- You can't just tell people to 'be gritty.' (heleo.com)
- Five strategies for building emotional resilience. (heleo.com)
- Resiliency depends in part on knowing yourself. (hbr.org)
Cooking
- You are making scrambled eggs all wrong. (bloomberg.com)
- How to make the best steak: sear or reverse sear? (artofmanliness.com)
Food
- The Netherlands is wicked efficient in food production. (nationalgeographic.com)
- America makes too much damn bread. (eater.com)
- This is cool: a housing development built around a farm. (fastcompany.com)
- What America snacks on at the office. (priceonomics.com)
- Why the Atlanta Falcons aren't charging an arm and a leg for concessions. (finance.yahoo.com)
- "Healthy ice cream" is BS. (businessinsider.com)
Bundles
- Spotify and Hulu are bundling up their services for students. (wsj.com)
- Speaking of bundles, students can get Amazon Prime Student for free for six months. (amazon.com)
Restaurants
- Brits are embracing the hot dog. (bloomberg.com)
- How fast casual restaurants have changed the dining scene. (washingtonpost.com)
- Outside of seafood 'market pricing' is a scam. (bloomberg.com)
Football
- Turning off football is difficult but necessary. (thedailybeast.com)
- Fears of CTE is taking a toll on NFL viewership. (fortune.com)
- Why John Urschel quit football for MIT. (freakonomics.com)
- The decline of high school football participation is regional. (wsj.com)
Kids
- Why have school districts been so slow to adopt later starting times for high schools? (slate.com)
- Siobhan O’Connor, "The apparent randomness of play may be its secret genius." (time.com)
On campus
- Colleges should de-emphasize majors. (time.com)
- Colleges and universities are trying hard to push cars off campus. (nytimes.com)
- The traditional college lecture is dying. (qz.com)
Prime Student
- Don't sent your kid to college without Amazon Prime Student. (amazon.com)
- Looking to jumpstart your GPA? Get Cal Newport's "How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less." (amazon.com)
College
- One-year Masters in Management programs are taking share from traditional MBAs. (ft.com)
- More Americans are souring on the value of a college degree. (wsj.com)
- The US is reaping the downside of decrease investment in public universities. (bloomberg.com)
- Want to improve a department's rankings? Hire a star scholar. (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: better-paying jobs. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: climate change cacophony. (abnormalreturns.com)
- How Claude Shannon, father of information theory, invested his money successfully. (abnormalreturns.com)
