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Quote of the Day
"Software will eat the world of legacy automakers."
(Jean-Louis Gassée)
Autos
- A look at the trend down in car (vs. SUVs and pickups) over time. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- These are the four technologies changing vehicles. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- The battery supply chain runs right through China. (ft.com)
- The US Postal Service is going to start testing self-driving trucks. (wsj.com)
- Ferdinand Porsche's great-grandson is building a new electric sports car. (forbes.com)
Plastics
- What if plastic waste could be turned (back) into energy? (ft.com)
- This Indiana plant is going to turn plastic waste into diesel fuel and industrial wax. (indystar.com)
- The UK is banning plastic straws. (newscientist.com)
Environment
- There's been a surge of CFC emissions in China. (washingtonpost.com)
- Carbon offsets are a (bad) joke. (features.propublica.org)
- Why some states are taking environmental protection into their own hands. (washingtonpost.com)
- Reusable containers are the next big consumer sustainability trend. (bloomberg.com)
- Earthworms are an environmental conundrum. (nytimes.com)
- Less air pollution => less asthma. (npr.org)
Travel
- The math behind reward/airline points can get complicated. (nytimes.com)
- What is it going to take to get supersonic passenger travel going again? (techcrunch.com)
- Why you should never plug your phone into the USB port at an airport. (forbes.com)
- Hidden "resort fees" are the worst. (marketwatch.com)
Technology
- Why you need mesh wi-fi in your house. (humbledollar.com)
- How apps are helping people to not kill their houseplants. (theringer.com)
Treatment
- CBD oil can be used to help treat opioid addiction. (newatlas.com)
- MDMA is being used to help treat PTSD. (theverge.com)
- Can LSD and/or psilocybin be used to treat alcoholism? (newatlas.com)
Psychology
- Suicide rates among younger girls are on the rise. (cnn.com)
- To our detriment, perfectionism is on the rise. (bigthink.com)
- Obsession can be great for your career, until it isn't. (aeon.co)
- Why we need to take breaks to learn better. (bigthink.com)
- Want to combat loneliness? Go volunteer. (scientificamerican.com)
Cancer
- AI does a pretty good job at detecting lung cancer. (nytimes.com)
- Can specific nutrition programs be used to fight cancer tumors? (theatlantic.com)
Health
- Despite its widespread use, there is little evidence that gabapentin works on pain. (nytimes.com)
- Mail-order generic Viagra doesn't come cheap. (bloomberg.com)
- Our microbiomes change as we age. The question is whether we can do anything about it. (newatlas.com)
- There isn't really much reason to take fish oil. (vice.com)
- Do you really want to live to be 100? (wsj.com)
Food
- Why bacon prices are on the rise. (wsj.com)
- Most beef labeled 'grass fed' is imported. (bloomberg.com)
- Impossible Food is getting into sausage. (engadget.com)
- Honey is taking share from regular sugar. (wsj.com)
- 15 hot dogs ranked. (washingtonpost.com)
Fitness
Coffee
- Just thinking about coffee can improve your focus. (qz.com)
- Amid low prices, some coffee growers are abandoning their farms. (ft.com)
Entertainment
- John Wick is one of the rare series where sequels perform better than the original. (businessinsider.com)
- A cool visual representation of the rise of the 'Summer sequel.' (nytimes.com)
- These are the best series finales of all time. (variety.com)
Sports
- Why children should spend their youth emulating Roger Federer and not Tiger Woods. (nytimes.com)
- Former NFL players die at a faster rate than former MLB players. (statnews.com)
- NFL and NFLPA to study marijuana use for pain management. (washingtonpost.com)
- The Tampa Bay Rays continue to innovate. (nytimes.com)
- MLB curveballs and sliders are breaking more than ever. (fivethirtyeight.com)
Dogs
- Dogs are ultimately a human social construct. (whyisthisinteresting.substack.com)
- How genetics affects our propensity to own dogs. (nature.com)
Kids
- Why so much parenting advice misses the bigger picture. (nytimes.com)
- How parents can learn to support an anxious child. (npr.org)
- How to be a data-driven parent with Emily Oster author of "Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool." (scientificamerican.com)
- Tips on how to survive your kid's sports season. (nytimes.com)
College
- The ten most versatile college majors. (marketwatch.com)
- How much of high school extracurricular activity is done to impress colleges? (nytimes.com)
- Why you should consider going to college in Canada. (financialsamurai.com)
- These fifteen colleges have the highest-rated dorms in America. (businessinsider.com)
- The College Board is the worst. (financialsamurai.com)
Relationships
- How technology is upending what it means to 'date' someone. (wsj.com)
- Six pieces of relationship advice from a divorce lawyer. (bakadesuyo.com)
- Why more couples are getting married on a weekday. (theatlantic.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: lab-grown diamonds. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: surviving Guns N' Roses. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Busting the Bernstein Curve: equity funds are now more than 50% passive. (abnormalreturns.com)
