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Quote of the Day
"Frankly, fruit doesn’t deserve the bad reputation it’s developing; it is the healthiest sweet around."
(Carrie Dennett)
Autos
- How fast can autonomous cars complete a road course against a human driven car? (nytimes.com)
- Comparing the cost-per-mile of a Tesla Model 3 vs. a Toyota Camry. (marketwatch.com)
Energy
Weather
- When money is on the line, traders bet on NASA's climate models being correct. (motherjones.com)
- Our reference point for weather is 2 to 8 years ago. (pnas.org)
- Satellites and ground stations generally agree on warming. (scientificamerican.com)
Plastics
- Microplastics aren't just showing up in the water. (scientificamerican.com)
- How to kick the single-use plastics habit. (nytimes.com)
Air transport
- Aerion hopes to launch the world’s first civilian supersonic aircraft by 2023. (wsj.com)
- Stratolaunch completes the first flight of the world's largest airplane. (npr.org)
- Mapping the world's busiest air routes. (visualcapitalist.com)
- Maps are the most popular elements of in-flight entertainment systems. (wsj.com)
Science
- Scientists have discovered another human species, Homo luzonensis. (nationalgeographic.com)
- Space travel is hard on the body. (scientificamerican.com)
Facial recognition
- Off-the-shelf facial recognition software is surprisingly effective. (nytimes.com)
- Like it or not your face is likely in a facial recognition database somewhere. (ft.com)
Automation
- Heavy equipment operators are increasingly being trained on simulators. (nytimes.com)
- How can you not love these tree-planting drones? (fastcompany.com)
Technology
- Which is more impactful: the addictive nature of social media or its risk to our privacy? (calnewport.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) is going to make it easier to recycle your phone. (engadget.com)
- What kind of online fraud is growing fastest? (priceonomics.com)
Psychology
- The more you know, the less sure you are about things. (digest.bps.org.uk)
- The psychology of why people give to charity (and how much). (fastcompany.com)
- We could use more data on microdosing. (scientificamerican.com)
- The downside of empathy. (npr.org)
- Why do suicides tend to peak in the Spring? (wsj.com)
Health
- Air pollution does more than just irritate the lungs and eyes. (bbc.com)
- There is little evidence that employee wellness programs move the needle on health. (nytimes.com)
- Banning vaping in public is only going to make it more difficult for people to stop smoking. (slate.com)
- These people carry a genetic alteration that mutes their appetite. (nytimes.com)
Fitness
- The benefits from vigorous exercise seem to persist over time. (nytimes.com)
- Brrrn has opened a custom gym on the premise that you can optimize exercise by doing it in the cold. (slate.com)
CBD
- Americans are more interested in CBD than THC. (qz.com)
- Even CBD retailers are having payment processing problems. (newconsumer.com)
- Does CBD oil actually work? (qz.com)
Food
- Why your breakfast cereal could soon be made of Kernza. (npr.org)
- The Impossible Burger tastes better than the regular Whopper. (washingtonpost.com)
- Soylent has launched a nutrition bar. (nytimes.com)
- How long before lab-grown meat will just be meat? (theatlantic.com)
Dogs
- Less human contact is making us want what we get from pets, i.e. dogs, all the more. (ft.com)
- You've gone vegan, but should your dog? (vox.com)
- How to get your dog to pose for pictures. (slate.com)
Media
- Writers and agents are in a full-scale war at this point. (nytimes.com)
- Disney ($DIS) is not playing around with Disney+. (theatlantic.com)
- Hulu makes serious bank selling ads. (nytimes.com)
Sports
- Does MLB take mental health issues seriously enough? (sports.yahoo.com)
- Older umpires have lost a few MPH off their fastballs when it comes to calling balls and strikes. (wsj.com)
- Two University of Colorado regents recently voted against the new football coach's contract to protest football. (nytimes.com)
Relationships
- Online dating has not greatly increased our geographic reach. (citylab.com)
- How to test your relationship without moving in together. (artofmanliness.com)
- Why does the myth of finding love on airplanes persist? (vox.com)
MBA
- Why business schools matter: MBAs go out into the workforce. (wipsociology.org)
- MBA programs would do well to include younger students into their programs. (ft.com)
College
- How much competitive it has become to get into an elite college. (slatestarcodex.com)
- The for-profit college industry is in freefall. (bloomberg.com)
- Graduates of HBCUs carry more student loan debt. (wsj.com)
- There is a frenzy for AI classes at universities. (axios.com)
Kids
- Math attainment is a combination of nature and nurture. (marginalrevolution.com)
- Cursive is making a minor comeback in schools. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: coexisting with wolves. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the future is voice. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Financial planning isn't just for couples. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Changing behavior takes a long time: health, investing and eating meat. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Overcoming a reluctance to spend in retirement. (abnormalreturns.com)
