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Quote of the Day
"It’s not that tech is all bad. It’s not all good either. It’s just that it’s everywhere, all the time. I don’t need to write a thesis laying out all the ways we’re hooked on this stuff. You know what I’m talking about."
(Dave Pell)
Autos
- There is a lot of different ways to think about autonomous vehicles. (ben-evans.com)
- We are entering the era of the 'iterative car.' (wired.com)
- What it's like to drive a semi-autonomous Tesla ($TSLA) Model 3. (nytimes.com)
- The age of the mom-and-pop auto dealership are going by the wayside. (wsj.com)
- Americans just can't help themselves from texting and driving. (bloomberg.com)
Environment
- What happens to recycling if China pulls back on the import of scrap aluminum and paper from the US? (wsj.com)
- How rising sea levels are already affecting Miami. (businessinsider.com)
Energy
- How your EV's battery will work hand-in-hand with your house. (bloomberg.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) is now 100% powered by renewable energy. (wsj.com)
Technology
- On the three stages of Apple product criticism. (medium.com)
- Voice assistants still aren't there yet. (avc.com)
- How much data you create whenever you do a transaction online. (wsj.com)
- Why you should use WhatsApp instead of Facebook. (marginalrevolution.com)
Science
- Circulation in the Atlantic Ocean is slowing with potentially devastating effects. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why the scientific paper is obsolete. (theatlantic.com)
- Why whales got so big. (theatlantic.com)
Health
- Prof. Rob Knight, "You're more microbe than you are human." (bbc.com)
- Could NSAIDS help prevent Alzheimer's disease? (sciencedaily.com)
- How genomics is helping decide how to treat different prostate tumors. (wsj.com)
- Why pancreatic cancer is on the rise. (scientificamerican.com)
- The case against preventative health care. (lithub.com)
Vaccines
- If you are over 50 you should get the new Shingles vaccine. (nytimes.com)
- Influenza is not be trifled with, but many Americans ignore the risks. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
Psychology
- More Americans are taking anti-depressants for longer, making withdrawal harder. (nytimes.com)
- On the relationship between mind-wandering and neuroticism. (nautil.us)
- 3 ways to get mentally tougher. (bakadesuyo.com)
- What is the evolutionary basis for social anxiety? (nytimes.com)
Learning
- Why a little knowledge makes us overconfident. (hbr.org)
- On the myth of 'learning styles.' (theatlantic.com)
- Why sleep is critical to learning. (medium.com)
Sleep
- For the last time, get your phone out of the bedroom at night. (sciencedirect.com)
- Being a night owl is hazardous to your health. (newscientist.com)
- Four myths about sleep. (fastcompany.com)
Fitness
- If it hurts when you run you are probably doing it wrong. (wsj.com)
- Why physical exercise keeps your brain fit. (openculture.com)
Food
- When robots milk the cows it frees up a lot of time for dairy farmers. (npr.org)
- Restaurants are increasingly growing their own produce. (wsj.com)
Drink
- It's hard to find any health benefits from regularly drinking alcohol. (bbc.com)
- The craft beer boom is cooling off. (latimes.com)
- Is the craft bourbon boom beginning to wane? (npr.org)
- This is the best airport bar for beer drinkers. (pastemagazine.com)
Sports
- Why major league fastballs can't get much faster. (wired.com)
- Anglers have embraced Instagram. (nytimes.com)
College
- Is college worth the costs? Don't ask a startup founder who dropped out of college. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
- Coding bootcamps continue to attract applicants bypassing college. (wsj.com)
Kids
- High schools are sick of kids vaping on property. (wsj.com)
- Homework issues are often a sign of other problems. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: the changing nature of volatility (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: podcasting live! (abnormalreturns.com)
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