Review: Kieran Setiya in Midlife: A Philosophical Guide looks to help readers through the predictable “dip in life-satisfaction as one reaches middle age.” (WSJ)
Quote of the Day
"A map doesn't automatically get you home, but it will probably make you less lost."
(Seth Godin)
Autos
- Self-driving car technology is just the first step in building a car company. (arstechnica.com)
- What it's like to ride in a Waymo self-driving car. (fastcompany.com)
- Forget lithium, batteries are going to need nickel. (bloomberg.com)
- How urban planners will change how they design streets with self-driving cars. (wired.com)
- Today's self-driving car teams have their origin in a decade-old DARPA competition. (bloomberg.com)
Environment - Good
- We seem to have reached 'peak commodity consumption' in a number of categories. (conversableeconomist.blogspot.co.uk)
- A reforestation project is getting going in the Amazon. (fastcompany.com)
Environment - Bad
- Why our brains have a hard time seeing climate change. (qz.com)
- Daylight savings time does not save energy. (marketwatch.com)
- Big swaths of New York and New Jersey are at-risk of hurricane-related flooding. (ft.com)
- Sacramento has its own levee problem. (washingtonpost.com)
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Technology
- Nobody really loves Facebook ($FB) so why do we still tune in? (ft.com)
- Who, if anyone, will rein in Facebook ($FB)? (wsj.com)
- Some helpful advice on good Internet hygiene. (blog.independenceadvisors.com)
Sonos
- Bob Lefsetz, "The Sonos One sounds like MUSIC!" (lefsetz.com)
- Get the all-new Sonos One, powered by Alexa, today at Amazon.com (amazon.com)
Health
- Pet ownership may not extend your life but it will make it better along the way. (wsj.com)
- Why we need a chicken pox AND a shingles vaccine. (theatlantic.com)
- What does it mean when you 'split' someone's brain in half? (bigthink.com)
- How chronic pain can be alleviated through "movement techniques" that integrate the connections between mind and body. (nytimes.com)
- Pure oxygen could be a treatment for concussion. (newscientist.com)
Sleep
Psychology
- Daydreaming as a sign of intelligence. (bigthink.com)
- On the evidence that meditation works to reduce stress and pain. (bigthink.com)
- Five steps to deal with narcissists. (bakadesuyo.com)
- People really, really love dogs. (businessinsider.com)
Workplace
- How to stay productive when you are depressed or hearbroken. (qz.com)
- Attractive people have an edge in the workplace except for these jobs. (bigthink.com)
Opioids
Kindle Oasis
- Wilson Rothman, "If anything would tempt print lovers to go digital, this [the Kindle Oasis] is it." (wsj.com)
- Get the Kindle Oasis at Amazon.com today. (amazon.com)
Fitness
- The US Army is planning to update its fitness standards. (wsj.com)
- Why you should get a 'gym buddy.' (digest.bps.org.uk)
Food
- How to tell if you are addicted to coffee. (wsj.com)
- France is facing a butter shortage. (nytimes.cohttps)
- America hates leftovers. (washingtonpost.com)
Drink
- Constellation Brands ($STZ) has agreed to buy a near 10 percent stake in Canopy Growth Corporation, the world's largest publicly traded cannabis company. (cnbc.com)
- World wine production to hit a 50-year low. (bbc.com)
Sports
- Why ESPN should ditch the NFL. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- The cost for streaming sports rights is only going to go up. (bloomberg.com)
Entertainment
- The math behind MoviePass doesn't add up. (bloomberg.com)
- The big media companies can't ignore the video games/e-sports space. (cnbc.com)
- How failure can lead to greater success: the case of comedian John Mulaney. (washingtonpost.com)
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College
- Free college tuition is no panacea. (bloomberg.com)
- More full-time MBA programs are going on the chopping block. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: sidestepping a bubble. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: a podcast addiction. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The top ten books Abnormal Returns readers purchased in October 2017. (abnormalreturns.com)
