Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the Jordan Peterson phenomenon.
Business
- MPT is useful but does not tell us why one business is successful and another is not. (eipny.com)
- Why Shane Parrish continues to attend the Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A) annual shareholders meeting and what he has learned along the way. (fs.blog)
- How the business of undertaking is changing tells us a lot about the new service economy. (economist.com)
Food
- Lessons learned from David Chang and the rise of the Momofuku Noodle food empire. (25iq.com)
- A nice profile of Aaron Franklin of the famed Franklin Barbeque in Austin. (esquire.com)
Science and technology
- Why science seems to be bumping up against limits on innovation. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
- How farming techniques could be used to help offset climate change. (nytimes.com)
- Palantir knows A LOT about you. (bloomberg.com)
Longform
- The pension system in Oregon is so messed up it is affecting vital spending and will for another couple of decades. (nytimes.com)
- Donald Trump never should have been on the Forbes 400 list. (washingtonpost.com)
- China and India have too many men. (washingtonpost.com)
- In praise of being a fair-weather fan. (theatlantic.com)