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Quote of the Day
"You can’t be great at everything. None of us are."
(Seth Godin)
Autos
- Automakers are adding AWD to sedans to compete with SUVs. (bloomberg.com)
- Tesla ($TSLA) wants to sell its car owners insurance. (wsj.com)
- Owning a car is increasingly becoming a luxury. (economist.com)
Energy
- The UK just went a week without burning coal for electricity. (cnn.com)
- James Dyson wants the UK to ban ICE cars. (ft.com)
Environment
- Even the Federal Reserve is bracing for climate change. (wsj.com)
- Humans are helping to drive reductions in biodiversity and increasing species extinction. (nytimes.com)
- Jeremy Grantham has pledged his fortune to his environmental foundation. (ft.com)
Air transport
- Delta ($DAL) is testing free wi-fi on certain flights. (wsj.com)
- Fight climate change with higher taxes on air travel. (thisismoney.co.uk)
Science
- A Q&A with Steve Brusatte author of "The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World." (theverge.com)
- WTF is 'superionic ice'? (quantamagazine.org)
Health
- CVS ($CVS) wants to be the Geek Squad for healthcare. (fastcompany.com)
- There's really nothing good about noise pollution. (newyorker.com)
- Sunscreen chemicals soak into your bloodstream. (wired.com)
- Obesity is increasingly a problem for rural residents. (washingtonpost.com)
Fitness
- All activity is good activity. (washingtonpost.com)
- In praise of working out in colder temperatures. (nytimes.com)
Psilocybin
- Denver has decriminalized the possession of psilocybin. (wsj.com)
- A fan of psilocybin thinks we shouldn't rush into decriminalization. (nytimes.com)
- Is psilocybin going to follow the path to legalization marijuana did? (npr.org)
Food
- How Chick-fil-A grew so fast. (wsj.com)
- America has fake meat mania. (bloomberg.com)
- On the dangers of making homemade kombucha. (wsj.com)
Drink
- Boston Beer ($SAM) is buying Dogfish Head Brewery. (bloomberg.com)
- The world is expected to drink more over time. (qz.com)
- The 15 best gins at the moment. (esquire.com)
Media
- Disney ($DIS) is not skimping on content for Disney+. (wsj.com)
- Fox ($FOXA) is getting into the sports gambling business. (bloomberg.com)
- Inside the Netflix ($NFLX) vs. Cannes feud. (ft.com)
Kids
- How young, is too young, for ride sharing? (wsj.com)
- Esther Wojcicki, author of "How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results" wants parents to chill out. (ft.com)
Post-college
- Why parents struggle to give good career advice in the new economy. (wsj.com)
- There's a big difference between a job and a career. (fastcompany.com)
- Cybersecurity jobs increasingly don't require a four-year degree. (wsj.com)
- Ten good tips for newcomers to New York City (or any big city). (bonefidewealth.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: breaking up Big Tech. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: data-driven parenting. (abnormalreturns.com)
- We’re giving away copies of “Making Money Simple”! (abnormalreturns.com)
- Part one of our Q&A with Peter Lazaroff author of "Making Money Simple." (abnormalreturns.com)
- Part two of our Q&A with Peter Lazaroff author of "Making Money Simple." (abnormalreturns.com)
