Endorsement: The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday is “a delight.” (Brad Feld)
Quote of the Day
"History is rewritten all the time."
(Shane Parrish)
Autos
- What telematics tell us about our driving habits. (theguardian.com)
- Science proves the vast majority of us are driving wrong. (wired.com)
- Uptake of electric and hybrid cars is still slow. (bloomberg.com)
- How to buy a car without using a third-party buying service. (thefinancebuff.com)
- Uber has found a way to insure riders in driverless cars. (wsj.com)
Coal
- Dead coal mines are being turned into solar farms. (qz.com)
- 2017 was a tale of two market for coal. (scientificamerican.com)
Transport
- The future of shipping is green and autonomous. (visualcapitalist.com)
- Elroy Air aims to build big, autonomous drones for cargo delivery. (qz.com)
- Meet the world' first solar-powered train. (fastcompany.com)
Air travel
- Why food and drink taste different on an airplane. (atlasobscura.com)
- These are the people who read your frustrated airline travel tweets (and hopefully respond). (theatlantic.com)
Science
- "Jellyfish are among the most abundant organisms in the sea." (scientificamerican.com)
- Moose as our environmental 'canaries in the coal mine.' (bigthink.com)
Technology
- What happens when Google ($GOOGL) thinks you are dead, and you're not. (nytimes.com)
- Will virtual reality make our lives better? (bloomberg.com)
Health
- US life expectancy falls for the second straight year. (washingtonpost.com)
- CRISPR trials are going to ramp up in 2018. (technologyreview.com)
- Doctors have little, or no, management training. (hbr.org)
- Too many older patients are getting screened for cancer. (nytimes.com)
- Green Houses seems to be a better model for nursing care. (nytimes.com)
Influenza
- Flu season is here! (wired.com)
- How does the flu actually kill people? (scientificamerican.com)
- You are probably washing your hands incorrectly. (scientificamerican.com)
Food
- First there was a soda tax, and now don't be surprised if we get a meat tax. (theatlantic.com)
- The growth in coffee shops in the US is slowing. (wsj.com)
- The 30 most exciting food cities of 2017. (zagat.com)
Fake meat
- AI is now being used to create tastier meat substitutes. (bbc.com)
- Lab grown meat is becoming closer to becoming a mass-market reality. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
Psychology
- Why the middle aged are so mopey. (financialsamurai.com)
- Why America is so obsessed with happiness, but are so bad at it? (outsideonline.com)
Drink
- Wine glasses have been growing in size for centuries. (bmj.com)
- How the MillerCoors joint venture changed competition in U.S. brewing. (microeconomicinsights.org)
- The best bottles of 2017. (bloomberg.com)
Entertainment
- The math behind MoviePass just doesn't work. (theverge.com)
- Cable is starting to crack down on password sharing. (bloomberg.com)
- Investors in "Hamilton" have done quiet well for themselves, thank you very much. (ft.com)
- Why teens find the end of the world so appealing. (npr.org)
Top 10s
- These are the consensus top 10 movies of 2017. (digg.com)
- These are the consensus top 10 TV shows of 2017. (digg.com)
- These are the consensus top 10 albums of 2017. (digg.com)
Kids
- Can kindness be taught? (nytimes.com)
- High motivation trumps high IQ. (qz.com)
- Do high school sports build or reveal character? (marginalrevolution.com)
- Quality time with your kids more than quantity. (work.qz.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: meatless meat. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: anxious kids. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Disappointed and pessimistic: why happiness hits a trough in middle age and what to do about it. (abnormalreturns.com)
