Review: Victor Dale Hanson’s The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won is “lively and provocative, full of the kind of novel perceptions that can make a familiar subject interesting again.” (NYTimes)
Quote of the Day
"All good dating advice really boils down to finding a way to be the best version of yourself."
(Tracy Moore)
Autos
- Bob Lutz, "It saddens me to say it, but we are approaching the end of the automotive era." (autonews.com)
- Waymo is now testing autonomous vehicles absent a backup driver. (nytimes.com)
- Waymo seems to be ahead of everyone else on autonomous vehicle technology. (ft.com)
Environment
- The Earth's ozone hole is shrinking. (washingtonpost.com)
- The US is the only country in the world to not accept the Paris climate deal. (theverge.com)
- Despite big increases in renewable energy, decarbonization is still minimal. (nytimes.com)
- Growing pet ownership is likely not sustainable. (washingtonpost.com)
- Natural burials are a growing trend. (newscientist.com)
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Social media
- Is addictive the same thing as evil, when it comes to Facebook ($FB)? (slate.com)
- Why you should dump your smartphone for a flip phone. (thefelderreport.com)
Technology
- IBM ($IBM) has built a 50-qubit quantum computer. (technologyreview.com)
- Seattle has a bit of a love-hate relationship with Amazon ($AMZN). (citylab.com)
- This is what an automated grocery store looks like. (bloomberg.com)
Science
- It is now pretty much established that humans came to North America sooner than previously thought. (arstechnica.com)
- Why we find more male Mammoths than female. (nytimes.com)
Psychology
- 9 reasons to go to therapy even if you aren't depressed. (businessinsider.com)
- How seeing life through another's eyes can provide some much needed perspective. (financialsamurai.com)
- Can a brain scan help predict suicide? (wsj.com)
Health
- Health insurers want you to think really hard about going to the ER. (statnews.com)
- Nudging people to better health is more complicated than it seems on its face. (nytimes.com)
- Cancer docs are stepping up their game against alcohol use. (businessinsider.com)
- How our gut microbes affect cancer treatments. (nature.com)
- Why the flu vaccine doesn't work as well as it should. (scientificamerican.com)
- Torn knee ligaments often lead to arthritis within a decade. (nytimes.com)
- What men can do to increase the health of their sperm. (artofmanliness.com)
Ketones
- Can ketones rev up your workout? (nytimes.com)
- How ketone drinks could give you an energy boost. (businessinsider.com)
Coffee
- The bull market in coffee shops is slowing. (wsj.com)
- 'Coffee rust' is a coffee plant killer. (bbc.com)
Food
- 'Virtual restaurants' are custom-built to thrive on platforms like GrubHub. (wsj.com)
- Hedge fund manager Mark Spitznagel is also an award-winning goat cheese maker. (bloomberg.com)
- America's favorite apple, the Honeycrisp, has a big problem. (modernfarmer.com)
- America loves Honey Nut Cheerios. How healthy are they? (nytimes.com)
- Food waste is a business opportunity. (wsj.com)
Drink
- What America's beer industry looked like before the craft brewing revolution. (vinepair.com)
- AB InBev is buying stakes in beer rating sites. (foodandpower.net)
- Here's to making more inventive spirits. (pastemagazine.com)
Offers
- Trade-in your old Kindle and get a $20 bonus off a new Kindle. (amazon.com)
- It's hard to imagine going into the holiday shopping season without Amazon Prime. Get a 30-day free trial today! (amazon.com)
- Buy 6 Echo Dots, get 1 for free. (amazon.com)
E-sports
- Former pro athletes see the opportunity in e-sports. (wsj.com)
- Who invests in e-sports? (venturebeat.com)
Sports
- NFL players are hooked on (useless) smelling salts. (espn.com)
- Smart NFL coaches don't punt. (slate.com)
- The national running bubble has popped. (nytimes.com)
Entertainment
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: following your passion. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: think tank economics. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Compelling outcomes come from compounding. (abnormalreturns.com)
- A Q&A with Tobias Carlisle author of "The Acquirer’s Multiple: How the Billionaire Contrarians of Deep Value Beat the Market." (abnormalreturns.com)
