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Quote of the Day
"A significant part of a building’s lifetime carbon footprint is locked into the materials used in the structure."
(Reed Landberg and Jeremy Hodges)
Autos
- Self-driving cars are chasing a moving target. (wsj.com)
- Self-driving researchers are using insights from animal neuroscience to build better models. (bloomberg.com)
- Why companies like Wal-Mart ($WMT) are focused on automating the "middle miles" of the logistic chain. (finance.yahoo.com)
Energy
- 'Smart grids' are easy targets for hackers. (finance.yahoo.com)
- The petrochemical industry wants to head off plastic bans with enhanced plastics recycling. (axios.com)
- How food waste can be used to generate electricity and other products. (modernfarmer.com)
- Renewable energy jobs are almost uniformly filled by men. (bloomberg.com)
Environment
- Boston's was finished Seaport District just in time for rising sea levels. (bloomberg.com)
- Melting Arctic ice is going to unearth a bunch of nasty stuff. (bbc.com)
- Northern California is filled with felled trees in need of disposal. (wsj.com)
- These charts are better than anything at demonstrating rising temperatures. (newatlas.com)
- Individual actions are coming under greater scrutiny when it comes to climate change. (finance.yahoo.com)
Travel
- How tourist destinations are trying to deal with overcrowding. (cnbc.com)
- Venice wants to keep cruise ships far away from St. Mark's Square. (wsj.com)
- How to avoid being a part of the 'overtouristing' problem. (washingtonpost.com)
Science
- Satellites are becoming a bane for astronomers. (ft.com)
- Training AI uses A LOT of energy. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
Technology
- GDPR has been a boon to Google ($GOOGL) and Facebook ($FB). (wsj.com)
- Google ($GOOGL) is beset with scammers on the local business front. (wsj.com)
- How 13 became the age of consent on sites like Instagram and Facebook. (wsj.com)
Psychology
- US suicide rates are at post-WWII highs. (newscientist.com)
- Why it is so hard for some of us to ask questions. (behavioralscientist.org)
- The first double-blind, controlled experiment of microdosing LSD. (newatlas.com)
- Do McMansions make people any happier? (theatlantic.com)
- The backlash against emotional support animals is in full swing. (nytimes.com)
Health
- On the relationship between atrial fibrillation and risk of dementia. (newatlas.com)
- Cancer patients need more help finding appropriate clinical trials. (nytimes.com)
Sleep
- Before taking sleep medication, do this stuff first. (nytimes.com)
- Why you need to stop hitting the snooze button. (fastcompany.com)
Fitness
- "Fitness is now a social symbol. People want you to know that fitness is part of their brand." (citylab.com)
- Boutique fitness is a boon for empty storefronts and malls. (nytimes.com)
- Why we need to consider drug-exercise interactions. (nytimes.com)
Cannabis
- Can legal marijuana help alleviate the opioid crisis? (theincidentaleconomist.com)
- Why we should raise the minimum age to purchase and use cannabis. (nytimes.com)
- Some 10% of cannabis users are at heightened risk of addiction. (scientificamerican.com)
- CBD 101. (statnews.com)
Food
- The state of Texas is not happy with the sale of the Whataburger chain. (nytimes.com)
- A sausage expert blind tastes different kinds of sausages. (digg.com)
- Beyond Meat ($BYND) will soon start selling faux 'ground beef.' (fortune.com)
- Are omega-3 eggs as good for you as fish? (scientificamerican.com)
- On the myth of 'expired foods.' (washingtonpost.com)
Barbeque
- Open-fire cooking has been taking the food world by storm. (msn.com)
- Four new books on good, old fashioned barbecue including "Whole Hog BBQ" by Sam Jones and Daniel Vaughn. (bloomberg.com)
- There is a bull market in brisket. (bloomberg.com)
Chick-fil-A
- Chick-fil-A is now the nation's third largest restaurant chain by sales. (businessinsider.com)
- All indications are that Chick-fil-A is still growing quickly. (media.thinknum.com)
Drink
- In 1978 the US had 89 breweries, today it has 7,450. (msn.com)
- In what cities where microbrewery jobs are making a difference. (bloomberg.com)
- Craft brewers are stepping up their alcohol-free game. (npr.org)
- The story behind cult favorite La Garagista Farm + Winery in Vermont. (modernfarmer.com)
- Scotch's governing body is loosening its rules. (wsj.com)
- How alcohol has become a gender issue. (nytimes.com)
Music
- Only 2% of overall spending on media and entertainment is for music. (finance.yahoo.com)
- "Troll farms" are distorting streaming music play counts. (ft.com)
- Spotify ($SPOT) is recreating a drive time radio experience. (midiaresearch.com)
Entertainment
Sports
- The world's best soccer players are playing too many games a year. (nytimes.com)
- The World Series of Poker: "83 nations were represented, with 2,116 of the 7,874 entrants from outside the U.S." (washingtonpost.com)
- US stadiums are considering adding sports books to boost utilization throughout the year. (axios.com)
- Baseball stadiums are one area in America that have become more beautiful over time. (nationalreview.com)
College
- What would a modern vocational training program look like? (epsilontheory.com)
- High school kids are taking classes online to try and boost their transcripts. (wsj.com)
- Why we should do college admissions by lottery. (behavioralscientist.org)
MBA
- Financial engineering programs are siphoning off potential MBA students. (ft.com)
- MBA graduates are not immune from carrying heavy student debt loads. (bloomberg.com)
- More Masters in Finance programs are going to go online. (ft.com)
Relationships
- "Is there more?" On the power of active listening. (radreads.co)
- Women get judged for messy homes than men don't. (nytimes.com)
- How workplace flexibility, specifically paternity leave, helps maternal health. (papers.ssrn.com)
- As Americans delay marriage, the divorce rate has dropped. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: getting off the grid. (abnormalreturns.com)
- It's not just unique domain names that are tough to come up these days. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: audiobooks and podcasts. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Diverse life experiences make for better financial advisors. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Technology is going to allow us to automate more of our 'money modules.' (abnormalreturns.com)
- Good luck trying to find a decent .com URL these days. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What we lose when convenience trumps experience: the case of brisket. (abnormalreturns.com)
