Q&A: Franklin Foer in World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech looks at the downside of the power of the big tech companies. (The Verge)
Quote of the Day
"Frankly, I don’t see what we have to lose from spending less time on Facebook: Research indicates that social media use is often a kind of addiction. It doesn’t make most people happier, but causes them to feel alienated."
(Tyler Cowen)
Autos
- Europe's emphasis on diesel has been an environmental mistake. (ft.com)
- If autonomous cars work in India they can work anywhere. (thedrive.com)
- Daimler is stepping up production of electric vehicles. (bloomberg.com)
- At what point in the future will today's gasoline-only cars be worthless? (qz.com)
- A connected car is a hackable car. (wsj.com)
Boats
- Narco-submarines are now a thing. (businessinsider.com)
- Autonomous boats are coming. (bloomberg.com)
Solar
- How solar panels can be a great investment. (ft.com)
- Small farms in Japan are growing mushrooms under their solar panels. (fastcompany.com)
Environment
- The UK is set to completely phase-out the use of coal. (e360.yale.edu)
- Wildfire suppression costs are increasing over time. (econbrowser.com)
- What would you eat if you wanted to minimize your environmental footprint. (newscientist.com)
- Bottled water companies, like Nestle, are just the worst. (bloomberg.com)
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Technology
- The Apple ($AAPL) Watch 3 is the next best sign that wearables are going to be a long-term thing. (nytimes.com)
- Dashlane wants you to stop using the same password for different sites. (fastcompany.com)
- Who is the new Apple ($AAPL) 4K TV for? (daringfireball.net)
Health
- What is that tattoo ink doing to your body? (bigthink.com)
- Why the night shift is so dangerous to our health. (popsci.com)
- Despite best efforts deaths from hepatitis viruses are on the rise. (npr.org)
Psychology
- Meditation can help us from 'reacting blindly' to everything around us. (heleo.com)
- Why we quickly come to dislike certain people. (bigthink.com)
- Children today are doing better on the marshmallow test. (digest.bps.org.uk)
- Is ADHD really a sleep disorder? (washingtonpost.com)
Food
- Hurricane Irma may accelerate the decline of Florida's orange industry. (washingtonpost.com)
- A look at some major food trends including the shift from beef to chicken. (bloomberg.com)
- Why fake "fish" may be easier grown in the lab than fake "meat." (theatlantic.com)
- How soybeans became an integral crop. (bloomberg.com)
- How the potato changed the world. (smithsonianmag.com)
Restaurants
- You don't often see a Michelin starred chef asking to have his stars removed. (theguardian.com)
- The states with the highest concentration of pizza restaurants. (priceonomics.com)
Drink
- The American whiskey market is on fire. (fortune.com)
- "Oregon is right now the single most exciting winemaking area in the United States." (nytimes.com)
Football
- Youth football is not without its own risks to the brain. (arstechnica.com)
- Aaron Hernandez suffered from severe CTE. (sports.yahoo.com)
- Researchers are working hard to develop a test for CTE. (theatlantic.com)
- Why football stopped being fun. (theringer.com)
Sports
- Why MLB should mandate extended netting at all its ballparks. (businessinsider.com)
- Doping can greatly affect the earnings of those athletes who DON'T dope. (axios.com)
- A lot of bad hitters are reaching the 30-HR mark in 2017. (espn.com)
Offers
- "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is coming back to HBO. Sign-up for a free trial at Amazon Channels: (amazon.com)
- Ever read 4 books in one day? Read or listen to the best nonfiction books in a matter of minutes! Try the Blinkist app now. (blinkist.com)
Entertainment
- Concord Music is now about a whole lot more than jazz. (billboard.com)
- ESPN is trying to hook college students early. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: hot, hot chicken. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: on being human. (abnormalreturns.com)
- ESG: don't let perfect be the enemy of good. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Investing was never easy and will only get more difficult. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Skill, luck and the 1987 stock market crash. (abnormalreturns.com)
B-school
- MBA applications declined for the third straight year. (wsj.com)
- McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business is building a degree that integrates business and the humanities. (theatlantic.com)
Teens
- American teens are waiting later to drink and have sex. (qz.com)
- What is driving teens to be more responsible? (marginalrevolution.com)
- How will extended adolescence affect society? (scientificamerican.com)
- The friends you make in the first year of college greatly affect your success. (qz.com)
