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Quote of the Day
"The opioid epidemic is really a syndemic, meaning it’s composed of multiple, concurrent epidemics — driven both by prescription pain medication and by illicit heroin and fentanyl."
(Austin Frakt)
Autos
- Pedestrian deaths are at a 30-year high in the US. (nytimes.com)
- If cars are now rolling computers, what about hacking? (nytimes.com)
- The $35,000 Model 3 is here but nobody seems to be happy about it. (slate.com)
- Can Tesla ($TSLA) thrive with online-only sales? (nytimes.com)
- Why car companies create concept cars. (seths.blog)
Environment
- CO2 emissions have fallen for six straight years in the UK. (ft.com)
- We humans habituate to changing temperatures. (theatlantic.com)
- What happens when you wash your clothes made from synthetic fibers? (wsj.com)
- Your yogurt cup is not going to get turned back into a yogurt cup: the challenge of plastics recycling. (wsj.com)
- Tornado Alley is shifting. (scientificamerican.com)
Going green
- Going green isn't cheap for the American consumer. (bloomberg.com)
- Just because something is digital doesn't mean it's green. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- Stop throwing old clothes away. (fastcompany.com)
Energy
- As wind power becomes more predictable, its value increases. (blog.google)
- Climeon aims to make geothermal power cheaper, modular and ubiquitous. (qz.com)
Transport
- The anti-drone business is booming. (wsj.com)
- Helicopters are notoriously difficult to fly. Can a computer fly them effectively? (theverge.com)
Places
- Reykjavik, Iceland is awash in empty luxury apartments. (bloomberg.com)
- Why Portland's public toilet experiment succeeded. (citylab.com)
- A vivid illustration of how rising sea levels will affect the Scottish coastline. (kottke.org)
Smartphones
- Your smartphone number is effectively becoming your ID. (axios.com)
- Folding smartphones are NOT the next big form factor. (om.co)
Health
- There is NO relationship between the measles vaccine and autism. (washingtonpost.com)
- The on-demand economy is going to change how health care is delivered. (nytimes.com)
Psychology
- Esketamine therapy has been approved for depression. (washingtonpost.com)
- Should patients take way longer to wean off antidepressants? (nytimes.com)
- The NBA is starting to deal with mental health issues with players. (boston.com)
- Therapy is a much more of a given for Millennials. (wsj.com)
- The upside of ADHD. (scientificamerican.com)
Sleep
- You never really do catch up on lost sleep. (washingtonpost.com)
- Don't sweat your bad dreams the next day. (theatlantic.com)
Food
- The case for eating the same thing for lunch every day. (theatlantic.com)
- People are really weird about free food at work. (slate.com)
- How fast food has changed (in size) over the past 25 years. (nytimes.com)
- Pork rinds have gone upmarket. (wsj.com)
Cannabis
- How Charlotte's Web became a CBD oil powerhouse. (nytimes.com)
- The NHL is the most advanced league in terms of allowing marijuana use. (espn.com)
Drink
- There are really no signs on the horizon of a turnaround in American beer consumption. (bloomberg.com)
- Like everything else in America today, Democrats and Republicans have different tastes in booze. (bloomberg.com)
Media
- AT&T ($T) is trying to ruin HBO. (wsj.com)
- Under AT&T ($T) HBO's streaming service is going to change. (bloomberg.com)
- Just how worried should Netflix ($NFLX) about the coming competition? (redef.com)
Kids
- To instill the love of reading, let your kids read whatever they want. (thereformedbroker.com)
- At what age should kids be able to have confidential discussions with their doctor? (wsj.com)
- The rising cost of raising children is putting a damper on self-reported parental happiness. (theatlantic.com)
MBA
- Online MBA programs have a particular appeal to overseas students. (ft.com)
- The top 5 MBA programs according to recruiters. (bloomberg.com)
College
- More US universities and colleges are going to run into financial difficulties. (morningstar.com)
- More financially troubled colleges, often small, are closing their doors. (humbledollar.com)
- On the difference between access and inclusion at elite universities. (npr.org)
- How rural high school students can get overlooked by colleges. (npr.org)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: a Baltic gold rush. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: workplace misfits. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Acknowledging luck is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of humility. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Give yourself the permission to satisfice in investing (and life). (abnormalreturns.com)
