Quote of the Day
"Stepping away from the news doesn’t mean ignorance, nor does it mean taking your job less seriously. On the contrary, it means bringing acuity and clarity to your thinking, freeing up precious cognitive resources and a commitment to develop real knowledge."
(Khe Hy)
Ride sharing
- Ride-sharing is changing the way people feel about their cars. (avc.com)
- Ironically, Uber and Lyft are increasing congestion. (apnews.com)
Autos
- Higher gasoline taxes would help rebuild roads in the short-run but a different solution is required for the long-run. (bloomberg.com)
- California is giving the green light to autonomous vehicles. (nytimes.com)
- How green is your electric car? (bloomberg.com)
Environment
- German cities can now ban diesel-powered vehicles from city centers to reduce pollution. (bloomberg.com)
- Many of the world's lakes are drying up due to climate change. (nationalgeographic.com)
- The Arctic has been unusually warm this Winter. (washingtonpost.com)
- Rebuilding is happening in Sonoma. Why that's a bad idea. (bloomberg.com)
- Good luck trying to live a week without plastic. (kottke.org)
Energy
- Hard to see how solar energy slows down any time soon. (qz.com)
- Electricity use has been flat in the US for nearly a decade now. (bloomberg.com)
- GE ($GE) is planning the world's largest wind turbine. (wsj.com)
Science
- Animals are losing their vagility or ability to roam freely. (nytimes.com)
- Can peer review be fixed with the help of technology? (npr.org)
Amazon Prime
- The pros and cons of Amazon ($AMZN) Prime. (consumerreports.org)
- If you are member of Amazon Prime or shop at Whole Foods an Amazon Visa card is a no-brainer. (finance.yahoo.com)
Influenza
- Sunlight strongly protects against influenza. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Rapid flu tests are getting an upgrade. (wsj.com)
- Why everyone is pushing for a universal flu vaccine. (bloomberg.com)
Health
- Why do food allergies seem to be getting worse in the US? (bigthink.com)
- How does our brain know when to stop hydrating ourselves? (npr.org)
- How your microbiome should inform your diet. (wsj.com)
- Why saline-filled IV bags may not be the best option for most patients. (statnews.com)
- Is diabetes better defined as five diseases as opposed to two? (bbc.com)
- Community hospitals are in secular decline in the US. (wsj.com)
Psychology
- Doctors are now calling for all teenagers to be screened annually for depression. (npr.org)
- Can our interaction with digital devices help suss out mental health issues? (nytimes.com)
- Research on how to consolidate memories shows downtime helps. (bbc.com)
- How to 'metabolize' stress and anxiety. (feld.com)
- Alloparenting defined, which helps explain why we love puppies so much. (washingtonpost.com)
- Modern life is lonely. (theguardian.com)
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Fitness
- Does a lack of exercise increase the odds of dementia later in life? (bigthink.com)
- It seems simple, but you are probably bending over incorrectly. (npr.org)
- What is the "abstinence violation effect"? (businessinsider.com)
- High-end spinning may have peaked already. (bloomberg.com)
- ClassPass is changing its pricing model, again. (fastcompany.com)
- Want to combine exercise and environmental awareness? Think plogging. (washingtonpost.com)
Food
- Tabletop tablets in restaurants generate more revenue and faster turns. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Food delivery is a tough business, that will only get tougher. (wsj.com)
- Whole Foods is getting Amazoned. (nytimes.com)
Drink
- Craft breweries are becoming economic engines in their own right. (nytimes.com)
- Heavy drinking seems to be associated with dementia later in life. (bigthink.com)
- Demographics are working against the beer industry. (businessinsider.com)
Entertainment
- Hulu is still battling with Netflix and Amazon for prestige original shows. (nytimes.com)
- Word-of-mouth is still the top driver of TV viewing choices. (qz.com)
- The 50 best southern rock albums of all time. (pastemagazine.com)
Kids
College
- The liberal arts education isn't irrelevant in the age of STEM. (qz.com)
- The value of college varies widely by institution, degree and individual. (kitces.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: alternative outcomes. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: moving out of the garage. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Collectibles are for collecting, not investing. (abnormalreturns.com)
Perfectionism
- Insecure overachievers have a tendency to put in hours for hours sake (hbr.org)
- Satisficers know when to quit chasing that elusive small improvement. (medium.com)
