Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at why we are so taken with coincidences.
Finance
- 12 lessons from James O'Shaughnessy author of "What Works on Wall Street." (25iq.com)
- The private equity industry is booming. Time to take note. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- Will factor investing put hedge funds out of business? (ft.com)
Technology
- We need a backup system for GPS. (bloomberg.com)
- How e-commerce is changing rural China. (newyorker.com)
- The market for information is broken. (medium.com)
Longform
- The small country of Guyana is on the cusp of an oil boom. (nytimes.com)
- Abandoning vulnerable cities near the coast seems like a logical solution to rising sea levels but in practice is a tough sell. (scientificamerican.com)
- Modern life is at odds with our need for sleep. (nationalgeographic.com)
- Nick Chater, author of "The Mind is Flat" says there is no unconscious mind for us to probe. (nautil.us)
- How one writer's encounter with Fred Rogers changed his opinion entirely. (vox.com)
