Excerpt: From Jonathan Abrams’s new book All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire. (Vulture)
Quote of the Day
"Avocado is one of the few modern foods that manages to straddle our ideas of both comfort and health."
(Bee Wilson)
Autos
- Distracted driving is widespread. Some things to do to fix it. (arstechnica.com)
- Want to build a better teenage driver? Practice, practice, practice. (nytimes.com)
- How autonomous vehicles could save lives in rural areas. (bloomberg.com)
- How autonomous vehicles understand the world around them. (ft.com)
- A 'go it alone approach' won't fly with autonomous vehicles. (bloomberg.com)
Energy
- Natural gas isn't as clean as believed: think methane leaks. (bloomberg.com)
- How residential solar energy costs can come down even farther. (arstechnica.com)
- Countries are already backing off of Paris Accord limits. (washingtonpost.com)
Environment
- Sea levels are not set to rise for centuries. (scientificamerican.com)
- Satellite data shows overfishing is an even bigger problem then commonly thought. (washingtonpost.com)
Travel
- American Airlines ($AAL) dominates Charlotte with high prices and abundant direct flights. (wsj.com)
- The top tourist attraction in every country. (visualcapitalist.com)
Archaeology
- Evidence keeps piling up that the Mayan civilization was far more extensive than previously thought. (news.nationalgeographic.com)
- Cave art may have been the work of Neanderthals. (npr.org)
- What really happened on Easter Island? (sapiens.org)
- A timeline of 200,000 years of human civilization. (kottke.org)
Technology
- Farhad Manjoo, "Alexa is spreading so quickly that even Amazon can’t keep track of it." (nytimes.com)
- Paywalls are getting a lot more sophisticated. (niemanlab.org)
- Supertall towers require even faster elevators. (bloomberg.com)
Psychology
- New research buttresses the case for the use of anti-depressants. (theguardian.com)
- How ketamine might affect depression. (arstechnica.com)
- How to fight stress like an Olympic biathlete. (nytimes.com)
- Meditation doesn't work for everyone. (fastcompany.com)
Health
- Hospitals are looking for new ways to combat pneumonia. (wsj.com)
- Doctors are overusing IV hydration therapies. (slate.com)
- Doctors are exploring ways to reduce opioid use in the hospital. (npr.org)
- The first treatment for peanut allergies is nearing the finish line. (statnews.com)
- FluMist is back. Hopefully more people will protect themselves against influenza. (statnews.com)
- What supplements are worth the money. (arstechnica.com)
Fitness
- Why are American's who don't lift weights obsessed with upping their protein intake? (eater.com)
- The benefits of standing all day are modest. (nytimes.com)
- Treadmills and spin bikes are becoming increasingly interactive (and hopefully effective). (wired.com)
- How exercise may help strengthen memory. (nytimes.com)
Food
- This startups has devised a new way to make tea, i.e. crystallized tea. (fastcompany.com)
- Premium butter is experiencing a gold rush. (bloomberg.com)
- Is organic, especially in the case of Goldfish crackers, healthier? (nytimes.com)
- Want to lose weight? Eat better food, don't count calories. (nytimes.com)
- The ketogenic diet explained. (vox.com)
Drink
- There is a bear market in hops. (ft.com)
- Poor harvests are going to lead to higher prices for bulk wine. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- NBA players are deep into wine culture. (espn.com)
Sports
- The Players Tribune gives athletes a direct route to the public. Is it a good thing? (nytimes.com)
- The visiting teams do fans most want to see. (seatgeek.com)
- How the PGA plans to target younger generations. (wsj.com)
Entertainment
- What happens when a couple can't agree on what shows to watch. (variety.com)
- Navigating the golden age of TV is increasing difficult for couples. (melmagazine.com)
- The economics of TV's reboot craze. (hollywoodreporter.com)
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College
- Student loans could get replaced by income-sharing arrangements. (qz.com)
- The bottom quintile of colleges are losing students. (wsj.com)
- Is economics STEM? (insidehighered.com)
Kids
- Weird places parents go to get some alone time. (wsj.com)
- In defense of teaching foreign languages to US high school children. (marginalrevolution.com)
- Why teaching self-compassion to teens is so important. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: the cult of convenience. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: CEO departures. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The 2018 Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook is here! (abnormalreturns.com)
Mixed media
- Your consumption defines in part who you are. (journal.thriveglobal.com)
- Why you should treat yourself as you would a friend or relative, with kindness and compassion. (bakadesuyo.com)
- Why entropy rules our lives. (medium.com)
- How to get out of a funk. (kottke.org)
- Empathy is a skill. (sethgodin.typepad.com)
