Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the pressure on America’s best soccer player.
Quote of the Day
"Data is not the new gold, data is the new uranium.
Sometimes you can make money from it, but it can be radioactive, it's dangerous to store, has military uses, you generally don't want to concentrate it too much, and it's regulated.
Why keep uranium you don't need?"
(Filippo Valsorda)
Investing
- Quantitative finance is a bit of have for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, but that doesn't mean it is an easy fit. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- 17 laws of investing. (collaborativefund.com)
Environment
- Demand for water from the Colorado River is currently unsustainable. (msn.com)
- Climate change is already affecting these parts of the US. (washingtonpost.com)
Work
- A cool story about Marguerite Marsical, the CEO of the Momofuku restaurant group. (nytimes.com)
- Modern law firms look very different than they used to with dual-class partners. (wsj.com)
- Ageism is forcing older Americans to create their own work. (technologyreview.com)
Entertainment
- How "Wayne's World" changed movie comedies. (theringer.com)
- A profile of Susan Wojcicki and the challenges facing YouTube. (theguardian.com)
- Have we reached peak music festival? (time.com)
Longreads
- What happens when the rest of the world can't count on the US any more? (ft.com)
- How institutionalized racism helped drive African-American farmers off the land. (theatlantic.com)
- Shell is building a big plastics facility near Pittsburgh. Not everyone is happy about it. (nytimes.com)
- How conversation builds character. (artofmanliness.com)
- How to go on an "attention diet." (markmanson.net)
