Review: Cass Sunstein [in Impeachment: A Citizen’s Guide] “has written a concise, enlightening and argumentative history and guide to getting rid of presidents.” (Washington Post)
Quote of the Day
"Learning to use a microphone is a great skill."
(Seth Godin)
EVs
- Tesla ($TSLA) led the electric car movement, but the incumbents are not that far behind. (barrons.com)
- Daimler-Benz is pushing hard to electrify its fleet. (businessinsider.com)
- Why we are likely to get self-driving trucks before cars. (nytimes.com)
- Calculating the payback on electric semis. (bloomberg.com)
Congestion
- Congestion continues to get worse in major US cities. (wsj.com)
- LA is the perfect place for Uber to test flying cars. (theverge.com)
- Behold the more city-friendly fire engine. (wired.com)
Environment
- Seven reasons for hope in the fight against climate change. (theguardian.com)
- Can carbon dioxide removal save the world? (newyorker.com)
- How Sweden does data centers, i.e. green. (medium.com)
- The real war on coal is in China. (wsj.com)
Amazon
- Bose QuietComfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones are at a huge discount. (amazon.com)
- The classic "The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It" by Scott Patterson is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- Amazon Music Unlimited is now just $0.99 for the first three months. (amazon.com)
Travel
- Some technologies that will make flying easier. (nytimes.com)
- Meet the dude who earned 1.2 million United airlines miles by renting cars. (thepointsguy.com)
- Airlines know a lot about you. Now they want to start using that data. (bloomberg.com)
Technology
- Google ($GOOGL) wants to give you a definitive answer to searches. Too bad they are often wrong. (wsj.com)
- Timber is making a comeback in high rise building. (theatlantic.com)
- What AI can and cannot do. (wsj.com)
Apple
- The best options for charging your new iPhone X (or 8). (wsj.com)
- How Apple ($AAPL) should fix the Apple TV. (500ish.com)
Science
- Like it or not, your house is full of bugs. (washingtonpost.com)
- 'Star scientists' like low-tax states. (microeconomicinsights.org)
- Human eggs are screening out 'unsuitable' sperm along the way. (quantamagazine.org)
Medical innovations
- Six medical innovations that made their way from the battlefield to the mainstream. (scientificamerican.com)
- The Apple ($AAPL) Watch can accurately detect hypertension and sleep apnea. (techcrunch.com)
- AI is pretty good at diagnosing pneumonia. (qz.com)
- Digital pills are now a thing. (nytimes.com)
Health
- US hospitals are running low on saline bags. (bloomberg.com)
- No excuses people, get the new Shingles vaccine. (nytimes.com)
- How doctors are trying to minimize the risk of opioids. (npr.org)
- Another study that shows the benefit of having a dog. (bloomberg.com)
- Fructan is the new gluten. (bigthink.com)
Psychology
- Revenge only makes you feel good in the moment. (washingtonpost.com)
- Some tips for outsourcing your self-control. (dpegan.com)
- To be happy, choose time over money. (behavioralscientist.org)
- How to make great memories. (bakadesuyo.com)
- Ten ways to grow your 'grit.' (heleo.com)
- Boredom has its benefits. (bigthink.com)
Anxiety
- Running as a way to keep depression and anxiety at bay. (runnersworld.com)
- How probiotics may help alleviate anxiety. (bigthink.com)
Drink
- The UK is experiencing its own craft brewing boom. (foodandwine.com)
- Weed vs. wine: which one is worse for your health? (businessinsider.com)
Fitness
CTE
- High school football players are largely indifferent to the risks of concussions and CTE. (usatodayhss.com)
- Harvard and Yale should stop playing football. (chicagotribune.com)
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Sports
Kids
- One professor thinks we need to teach more math in preschool. (qz.com)
- Today's kids are growing up (largely) free of exposure to TV advertising. (qz.com)
College
- The surge in foreign enrollment at US universities is slowing. (wsj.com)
- Harvard once again tops the Businessweek's 2017 list of the Best Business Schools. (bloomberg.com)
- There are a number of reasons why universities are good for towns. (bloomberg.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: departing women. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: super-listeners. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Take a deep breath and download Oak today. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The future of financial advice is "high tech, high touch." (abnormalreturns.com)
- Our big, bad book link round-up from November 2017 including looks at Victor Davis Hansen's "The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won." (abnormalreturns.com)
