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Autos
- Two seconds is all it takes to engage in distracted driving. (nytimes.com)
- High new car prices are driving consumers to the used car lot. (wsj.com)
- Ford ($F) is relying heavily on Argo AI to help it transition to autonomous vehicles. (bloomberg.com)
- A list of the many things that fool a self-driving car. (qz.com)
Environment
- California is telling coastal cities to plan for 10 feet of sea level rise. (scientificamerican.com)
- Why we should think about climate change as a threat multiplier. (bigthink.com)
- Thawing thermokarst lakes are going to increase emissions. (washingtonpost.com)
Science
- What would happen if we just got rid of mosquitoes altogether? (theatlantic.com)
- Evidence that city bees are healthier than country bees. (qz.com)
- Bees are winning the PR war against wasps. (bbc.com)
- Canadian green crabs, the cockroaches of the sea, are wreaking havoc off the coast of Maine. (nytimes.com)
Software
- Why you should pay for software. (m.signalvnoise.com)
- A harsh reality: even the best software doesn't last forever. (axios.com)
Medicine
- The modern anti-vaccine movement is nothing new. (npr.org)
- A new, intensive, therapy is helping paralyzed individuals walk again. (washingtonpost.com)
- An engineered fish oil supplement showed significant clinical benefits. (statnews.com)
- Why publication bias is such a menace. (nytimes.com)
Health
- Don't flush your old or expired medicine down the toilet. (wsj.com)
- Get a flu shot, people! (bloombergquint.com)
Mindfulness
- Ani Pema Chödrön's "How to Meditate" is a good primer on the subject. (feld.com)
- Research shows a host of benefits for practicing tai chi. (nytimes.com)
Psychology
- Ketamine clinics are popping up all over the place. (statnews.com)
- Hot weather is associated with higher levels of violence and murder. (nytimes.com)
- Three ways to quit bad habits without relying on willpower. (bakadesuyo.com)
- On the benefits of therapy chickens. (nextavenue.org)
- How does post-traumatic growth work? (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
Fitness
- Exercise can help your gut bacteria. (bigthink.com)
- Even light activity can help brain function. (theguardian.com)
- What happens to your body when you run an ultra-marathon. (qz.com)
College
- It is not unfathomable that the US could have had a national university. (theatlantic.com)
- We should make all college students learn some basic statistics. (ft.com)
MBA
- MBA case studies are light on examples with female CEOs. (ft.com)
- A ranking of the top 50 MBA programs in the world. (businessinsider.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: winner-take-all markets. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: narrow banking. (abnormalreturns.com)