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Quote of the Day
"And that’s the nub of Peanuts. Most lives are a succession of minor disappointments, punctuated by major disappointments and the very occasional happy fluke. With the lightest, most endearing of touches, Peanuts reflects that experience over and over again."
(Alexander Gilmour)
Energy
- The economics of coal simply don't work any more. (indystar.com)
- The idea of a carbon tax just doesn't fly with the majority of people. (marginalrevolution.com)
- Less than 1 billion people now don't have access to electricity. (iea.org)
- Why are we resisting unleashing human ingenuity on the problem of clean energy? (timharford.com)
- How can you not love this idea? Using big concrete blocks to store energy... (newatlas.com)
Transport
- A new airline, California Pacific, is flying out of Carlsbad, California north of San Diego. (bloomberg.com)
- Why airlines created 'premium economy' tickets. (nytimes.com)
Technology
- Four ways to stop wasting time on the Internet. (bakadesuyo.com)
- In praise of password managers. (chenmarkcapital.com)
Psychology
- Perfectionism seems to be on the rise. That isn't good. (theatlantic.com)
- Digital mood forecasting could help avoid the worst impacts of depression. (scientificamerican.com)
- Why our memories often emphasize the bad over the good. (washingtonpost.com)
- How challenging activities, like playing Tetris, can help relieve anxiety. (npr.org)
- How to be a more patient person. (nytimes.com)
Genetics
- How men can pass their stresses down to their offspring. (scientificamerican.com)
- Evidence that genes play less of a role in longevity that currently thought. (statnews.com)
Health
- Why do doctors hate the computers they work with? (newyorker.com)
- Peer-review is a flawed system for medical research, but what is the alternative? (nytimes.com)
- In one study the majority of kids getting tonsillectomies didn't need them. (qz.com)
- Worldwide air travel may be making us safer from global pandemics. (marginalrevolution.com)
- We are still learning how emotions affect heart health. (nytimes.com)
Sleep
- Nearly everyone needs 7-8 hours of sleep per night. (wsj.com)
- On the relationship between dehydration and sleep issues. (newatlas.com)
Restaurants
- Senior citizens are replacing teenagers behind the counter at fast-food restaurants. (bloomberg.com)
- A tale of the tape: Chipotle vs. Taco Bell. (media.thinknum.com)
Food
- Why honeycrisp apples cost 2-3x other apples. (bloomberg.com)
- How quickly will meat-free, meat take over the food chain? (fastcompany.com)
- The disappointing truth about honey. (washingtonpost.com)
- The mafia is thoroughly entrenched in Italy's food networks. (ft.com)
- Some Thanksgiving Day food tips from Snoop Dog. (bloomberg.com)
Coffee
- How your coffee habit may helping to protect your brain (newatlas.com)
- Genetics plays a big role in whether you like coffee or not. (nationalgeographic.com)
- Psychopaths love their coffee black. (news4jax.com)
Drink
- How grain goes from field to whiskey bottle. (modernfarmer.com)
- A taste test of bottom-shelf gins. (pastemagazine.com)
Fitness
- The case against running with headphones. (nytimes.com)
- The best workout is to just keep moving. (qz.com)
- Can Tonal become Peloton for the weight lifting crowd? (engadget.com)
Sports
- Why poor parent behavior on the rise in youth sports. (nytimes.com)
- The decline of youth sports is due in part to growing income inequality. (theatlantic.com)
- College football transfers, especially quarterbacks, are on the rise. (nytimes.com)
Kids
- YouTube has a problem on its hands: too many kids watch. (wsj.com)
- Generous parents beget generous children. (fastcompany.com)
- OTC cough and cold remedies don't do much, if anything, for kids. (nytimes.com)
- How to overcome 'math anxiety.' (qz.com)
- Please stop spanking your kids. (nytimes.com)
MBA
- Businessweek's 2018 rankings of the best MBA programs puts Stanford on top. (bloomberg.com)
- The elite MBA programs are not cheap. What to do instead. (financialsamurai.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: a simple, single reason. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: rehabilitating a rogue trader. (abnormalreturns.com)
- You are never done being you. (abnormalreturns.com)
