Q&A: With Eli Finkel author of The All-or-Nothing Marriage: How the Best Marriages Work. (Vox)
Quote of the Day
"People who can't change their minds never move forward."
(Shane Parrish)
EVs
- The Chevy Bolt is the "first practical, mass-market electric vehicle." (marketwatch.com)
- Tesla ($TSLA) is having significant challenges with the Model 3. (mondaynote.com)
- Battery packs are going to change how Americans consume energy. (wsj.com)
Climate change
- Some economic effects in the US from climate change. (ritholtz.com)
- Where the h*ll are all world's winged insects going? (theatlantic.com)
- More acidic oceans are harming all manner of sea life. (bbc.com)
- New York City is becoming more vulnerable to hurricanes. (washingtonpost.com)
Food science
- We waste a sh*t ton of food. (wired.com)
- The plastic straw is an environment scourge. (washingtonpost.com)
- How climate change is affecting olive trees. (nytimes.com)
Air travel
Offers
- Trade-in an old Kindle and get up to $75 off a new Paperwhite. (amazon.com)
- Buy 3 Echo devices (2nd gen) and save $50 with promo code 'ECHO3PACK'. (amazon.com)
Technology
- Tech giants are paying (way) up for AI talent. (nytimes.com)
- The smart home is happening but it won't create a passel of new, successful companies. (ft.com)
- Is 'private browsing' really private? (spreadprivacy.com)
- Hackers are targeting US schools. (wsj.com)
Anxiety
- Is mindfulness meditation good for kids? (vox.com)
- People are increasingly asking Alexa questions about 'loneliness, depression and suicide.' (wsj.com)
- Seven ways to reduce anxiety in the moment. (wsj.com)
- A startup wants to make getting beta blockers easier. (statnews.com)
- On the psychological power of a soothing touch. (cbc.ca)
Psychology
- The pain of nostalgia is real. (qz.com)
- Instant gratification reduces the amount of gratification. (heleo.com)
- Why we humans are superstitious. (review.chicagobooth.edu)
Fertility
- The decline in US fertility rates are duly primarily to falling teen birth rates. (wsj.com)
- The fertility industry is booming. (washingtonpost.com)
Health
- Aaron E. Carroll, "We want to believe there are easy fixes to the obesity epidemic and nutrition in general...When nutrition solutions sound too good to be true, there’s a good chance they are." (nytimes.com)
- When we stress our brains and bodies simultaneously the brain wins out. (nytimes.com)
- Why you should have surgery in the afternoon. (statnews.com)
- How MDMA became a potential breakthrough therapy for PTSD. (wsj.com)
- On the science of backpacks. (outsideonline.com)
Coffee
- Coffee is in trouble. What can be done to fix the problem? (washingtonpost.com)
- Colombians are finally getting access to their own excellent coffee (washingtonpost.com)
Food
- So-called processed foods gets a bad rap. (thecut.com)
- Coca-Cola ($KO) knows it has a sugar problem. (buzzfeed.com)
- The restaurant industry is having its own Harvey Weinstein moment. (newyorker.com)
- What will the El Bulli Foundation actually do? (eater.com)
- Dairy cows are increasingly connected. (ft.com)
Drink
- Can science make alcohol more liver-friendly? (wsj.com)
- There's only so much the big brewers can do to further lower costs. (bloomberg.com)
- Now bartenders are getting disrupted by technology. (esquire.com)
Sports
- Is technology going to ruin the romance of sports? (wsj.com)
- How the center position has changed in the NBA. (wsj.com)
- Football concussion lawsuits are moving down the age scale. (melmagazine.com)
- Nissan is joining Formula E. (theverge.com)
- Some people take playing cornhole very seriously. (tedium.co)
Sonos
- The Sonos PLAY:1 speaker is the best implementation of Alexa. (wsj.com)
- Sonos is taking all the right steps to make its speakers bot-friendly. (businessinsider.com)
- Get a Sonos PLAY:1 Alexa-powered speaker at Amazon. (amazon.com)
Entertainment
- Apple's ($AAPL) approach to original video content is pretty conservative. (bloomberg.com)
- Interest in the Beatles' music is fading. (digitalmusicnews.com)
- Rotten Tomatoes is coming to Facebook ($FB). (qz.com)
MBAs
- Are MBA admissions consultants worth the money? (ft.com)
- Making the case for St Ignatius as a "management hero." (ft.com)
- The Univ. of Wisconsin is thinking of ending its MBA program. (wsj.com)
Kids
- The benefits to finishing college are not just financial/economic. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Why teenagers need more sleep. (ft.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: a growth mindset. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: ruining your run. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The ongoing decline in ETF fees is a 'very good thing.' (abnormalreturns.com)
- In dieting and investing, when it sounds too good to be true... (abnormalreturns.com)
