Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including looks at a handful of recent scandals.
Companies
- What is Amazon ($AMZN), exactly? (zackkanter.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) is just copying other people's models at this point. (stratechery.com)
- Is Facebook ($FB) now essentially 'too big to manage'? (ft.com)
- What Altria ($MO) is trying to accomplish with its investment in Juul. (wsj.com)
Investing
- Analytics have changed how we think about basketball and investing, not always for the better. (kc-roi.com)
- A look inside how the DE Shaw "machine" operates. (ft.com)
- Heartbeat trades help make ETFs more tax-efficient. Is that 'loophole' going to get closed? (bloomberg.com)
Health
- It seems obvious, but men and women process pain differently. (nature.com)
- We're getting closer to an effective male contraceptive, but will men actually use it? (wired.com)
Longform
- Louisiana's coast is getting swallowed up by the sea. (newyorker.com)
- Why our electronic devices seem to wear out so quickly: lithium ion batteries. (theatlantic.com)
- Social media is ruining our memories. (vice.com)
- Human contact has become a luxury good. (nytimes.com)
- Who exactly is behind all these robo-calls? (wired.com)
- Cheap and ubiquitous food delivery has changed Chinese cities. (bloomberg.com)
- Rick Steves wants you to leave the US, and then come back. (nytimes.com)
- Why does the myth of 'cow tipping' persist? (modernfarmer.com)
