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Quote of the Day
"That we all have access to our fossilized past misjudgments is a unique feature of 2018 but I’m not convinced we were ever meant to live like this."
(Elamin Abdelmahoud)
Autos
- Is Honda Motor ($HMC) too small to go it alone in the EV era? (wsj.com)
- The transition to shared car ownership will not go quickly or smoothly. (bloomberg.com)
The grid
- Hacking the electric grid is tougher than it looks, but the risk is still there. (fivethirtyeight.com)
- Then again, if more appliances come online then hackers could coordinate broad attacks. (wired.com)
Energy
- The cost of renewable energy is falling but a true energy transition has not happened yet. (axios.com)
- Do offshore wind turbines make sense in the Great Lakes? (scientificamerican.com)
- More companies are buying clean energy directly. (axios.com)
- What are organic solar cells? (bbc.co.uk)
Environment
- Where plastic bags banned around the world. (priceonomics.com)
- Reducing food waste is commendable but not easy. (npr.org)
Air transport
- Airlines are scrambling to hire new pilots. (wsj.com)
- Why you should grab a cup of coffee BEFORE you get on the plane. (skillet.lifehacker.com)
- How airlines are adapting their service for ultra-long flights. (wsj.com)
Science
- The technology is there: should we try to bring extinct species back to life? (theguardian.com)
- A closer look at SpaceX's Dragon capsule that is scheduled to take American astronauts to the ISS. (theverge.com)
- How to reliably break a piece of spaghetti into two pieces. (newscientist.com)
Technology
- What Google ($GOOGL) knows about you. (visualcapitalist.com)
- Companies are compiling profiles of your physical movements while you tap and swipe. (nytimes.com)
- The modern world is full of distractions made at the behest of technology companies. (nytimes.com)
- In praise of password manager Dashlane. (wsj.com)
Psychology
- The psychology of why you always want to sit in the same seat. (qz.com)
- Why taking ayahuasca is like a near-death experience. (newscientist.com)
- Can talk therapy help those people who don't experience joy? (scientificamerican.com)
- A new anti-depressant is targeting post-partum depression. (scientificamerican.com)
Health
- Drug overdose deaths hit a new high in 2017. (nytimes.com)
- Despite being a perfect target for gene therapy, treatments for hemophilia are only now nearing the finish line. (nytimes.com)
- Why isn't there a Lyme Disease vaccine yet? (nytimes.com)
Medical education
- American doctors are overeducated. (washingtonpost.com)
- NYU is eliminating tuition for medical students. (statnews.com)
Food
- Richard Morgan, "Pinto aims to be a sort of 23andMe for eating, an app that allows for Dewey decimal dieting—that is, exact, specific, tailored nutrition." (fortune.com)
- Why Millennials turned on mayonnaise. (phillymag.com)
- Sugar prices keep falling as manufacturers ratchet down its use. (wsj.com)
- Is Cincinnati-style chili, actually chili? (chicagotribune.com)
- The 40 most important US restaurants of the past 40 years. (foodandwine.com)
- No bees, no almonds. (nytimes.com)
Drink
- The rosé boom has led to a surge in 'sh*tty rosé.' (bonappetit.com)
- Canada's Prince Edward County wants to become a pinot noir hotspot. (bloomberg.com)
Cannabis
- The US is set to legalize hemp production. (washingtonpost.com)
- Constellation Brands ($STZ) is increasing its investment in the cannabis space. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
Fitness
- It seems obvious, but don’t skip drinking during exercise in hot weather. (nytimes.com)
- Everything you know about muscle cramps is wrong. (medium.com)
- Tonal is Peloton for weight lifting. (fastcompany.com)
- There is a good chance you are sitting incorrectly. (npr.org)
- Just keep moving. (artofmanliness.com)
Media
- Amazon ($AMZN) is considering a movie into the movie theater business. (washingtonpost.com)
- What HBO's 'Succession' gets right about the media landscape. (bloomberg.com)
- The demise of the TV revival boom is already in sight. (variety.com)
- Vloggers have come to dominate YouTube. (ft.com)
Sports
- How Barry Bonds transformed the cityscape of San Francisco. (bloomberg.com)
- Independent medical care is the gold standard for university athletic programs. (washingtonpost.com)
- NBA guards keep getting taller. (fivethirtyeight.com)
- 30 MLB ball parks ranked. (popularmechanics.com)
Kids
- We should not force kids to learn in front of a glowing screen. (aeon.co)
- Not every adolescent goes through a risk-taking phase. (scientificamerican.com)
- In defense of snow days. (washingtonpost.com)
College
- Good advice on how to get the most out of college. (nytimes.com)
- Why we need to stop denigrating the liberal arts. (lefsetz.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: judgments about luck. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the new Moneyball. (abnormalreturns.com)
