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Quote of the Day
"The internet is the greatest self-teaching resource ever developed. But few take advantage of it, because it doesn’t come with a motor. No tests, no certificates, no cruise control."
(Seth Godin)
Autos
- How Waymo's trial of self-driving vehicles in the Phoenix are going. (bloomberg.com)
- Drive.ai is planning a public 6-month test of its autonomous vehicles. (venturebeat.com)
- Geoffrey Fowler, "Tesla’s mass-market car is still for early adopters." (washingtonpost.com)
Energy
- A growing problem is that demand gets pulled from the electric grid. (wired.com)
- Effective wave power has been elusive so far. But this machine might turn the tide. (bloomberg.com)
Environment
- Wildfires are showing up in places that never really had to deal with them. (ft.com)
- The reasons behind the worsening California wildfire situation. (buzzfeednews.com)
- Extreme heat caused by climate change has significant impacts on human health. (wsj.com)
- Climate change is affecting how fruit is growing, for example apples. (npr.org)
Transport
- If you are ever in an airline emergency LEAVE YOUR BAG BEHIND! (wsj.com)
- California is pushing ahead with its ambitious high speed rail project. (nytimes.com)
- The 10 most hated people on a plane. (businessinsider.com)
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Science
- Modern cities allow for the evolution of various species. (theguardian.com)
- Cities were designed with cars in mind, not scooters and bikes. (curbed.com)
Technology
- All you hear about is the issues facing Big Tech, but they are as strong, if not stronger than ever. (nytimes.com)
- Teens are debating the news on Instagram. (theatlantic.com)
- "SMS-based 2FA is better than no 2FA at all, but only minimally so." (arstechnica.com)
- When Google ($GOOGL) Maps renames your neighborhood. (nytimes.com)
- A love letter to Sonos. (avc.com)
Health
- Shopping for health care doesn't work. (nytimes.com)
- Why light drinking may help stave off dementia. (newscientist.com)
- Feeling off? You may be mildly dehydrated. (npr.org)
Psychology
- How rising temperatures could induce more suicides. (bigthink.com)
- Why 'nutritional psychology' as a field makes perfect sense. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
- The psychology of eating is complicated. (fastcompany.com)
- The science of meditation is still pretty clear. (bigthink.com)
Relationships
- How to make friends, according to science. (theatlantic.com)
- Envy is a relationship killer. (wsj.com)
Restaurants
- Chipotle's ($CMG) app is dead simple and is driving sales. (fastcompany.com)
- The future for Starbucks ($SBUX) profitability is in the suburbs. (bloomberg.com)
Food
- Beans are piling up due to tariffs on the US product. (wsj.com)
- Americans increasingly want to know more about the meat they are eating. (wsj.com)
- A majority of Americans say they would try lab-grown meat. (fastcompany.com)
- Another indication that America really loves pizza. (qz.com)
Drink
- The trend away from beer consumption in the US seems unstoppable. (wsj.com)
- There may be no safe amount of alcohol consumption. (vox.com)
Fitness
- The higher the dose of exercise, the better. (nytimes.com)
- Some more important things to do than worry about sitting vs. standing desks. (medium.com)
- On the danger of taking a break from your exercise program. (nytimes.com)
- You don't need to go to the gym to get fit. (medium.com)
Sports
- The odds of becoming a 'perma-fan' peak between the age of 8-12 years old. (nytimes.com)
- This pitcher has improved his game by throwing fewer strikes. (wsj.com)
Entertainment
- Video streaming accounted for a 55% of all music listened to online. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- An entire cottage industry has sprung up to help wannabe movie script writers 'break into the business.' (hollywoodreporter.com)
- It's hard to imagine cable news without chyrons. (washingtonpost.com)
- When do TV shows peak? (theringer.com)
Kids
- Data on high school kids are getting sucked up by the testing industry. (nytimes.com)
- Lessons learned from a Summer job. (qz.com)
- France has banned smartphone in school. (engadget.com)
College
- How do universities select among candidates if they downplay GPA and SAT scores? (theatlantic.com)
- The humanities have been in decline, as measured by college majors, since 2008. (sappingattention.blogspot.com)
- Why the "Fall melt" is so pronounced with poor kids. (vox.com)
Eariler on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: a new religion. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: Apollo 8 remembered. (abnormalreturns.com)
- On the value of being proven incorrect in investing. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Chart goodness vs. chart crimes. (abnormalreturns.com)
