Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at research on what matters in human longevity.
Quote of the Day
"The spirit of curation resides in the saying that one man plus the truth makes a majority. The spirit of “social” curation is the belief, well captured in the title of a best-selling 1959 record album, that 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong."
(Wilfred M. McClay)
Investing
- Two centuries of momentum: an overview. (blog.thinknewfound.com)
- A deep dive into Blackrock's Systematic Active Equities group that is the cornerstone of their quant strategy. (ft.com)
- An interesting profile of Whitney Tilson and the end of his hedge fund career. (institutionalinvestorsalpha.com)
Kids
- Within reason, you probably can't do all that much to mess your kids up. (slate.com)
- Genes are not the only way that traits are passed from one generation to the next. (nautil.us)
Men
- The drop in "middle skill work" explains much of the drop in men dropping out of the work force. (ritholtz.com)
- The upside of falling testosterone levels in men: more empathy. (theguardian.com)
Food
- Overshadowed by barbeque, Tex-Mex is a wholly underappreciated cuisine in America. (eater.com)
- Why German restaurants are in relative decline in the US. (washingtonpost.com)
Longform
- Business lessons learned from Jack Ma and the rise of Alibaba ($BABA). (25iq.com)
- Why are Germans so associated with saving money and austerity? (ft.com)
- What is "accelerated bridge construction" and how it can go wrong. (slate.com)
- A story about how 'doing the right thing' doesn't always feel all that good. (rivershedge.blogspot.com)
- A visual take on just how much the world has changed over the past two centuries. (ourworldindata.org)
