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Quote of the Day
"Knowledge is distributed widely in our society. We err when we believe this is our own understanding."
(Barry Ritholtz)
Environment
- A growing number of Americans are concerned by global warming. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
- Water issues are becoming increasingly critical in India. (wsj.com)
- The higher cost of recycling is pinching US cities. (npr.org)
- Extreme weather events are affecting other species as well. (wired.com)
- Microplastics are now showing up in snow in the Arctic. (fastcompany.com)
- Will other companies follow Stripe's lead on carbon capture? (theverge.com)
Clothing
- Will secondhand clothes ever displace fast fashion? (ft.com)
- The leather industry is in decline due in part to changing tastes. (modernfarmer.com)
- This t-shirt is 100% biodegradable. (wired.co.uk)
Energy
- The cost of going carbon-free, electricity-wise, in the US is less than you think because many legacy coal plants would have to be replaced over time anyway. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Coal's only hope for survival is some sort of carbon-capture strategy. (ft.com)
- The experimental "solar road" in France was a bit of a disaster. (insideevs.com)
- Why farms are ideal places for solar panels. (modernfarmer.com)
Travel
- Sharks are becoming the new normal off Cape Cod. (wsj.com)
- Travelers hate, hate, hate resort fees. (nytimes.com)
- Travel companies that are now catering to introverts. (theglobeandmail.com)
- How travel will change by 2050. (fastcompany.com)
Technology
- Should you pay up for faster broadband speeds at home? (wsj.com)
- Robo-texts are the new robo-calls. (wsj.com)
Psychology
- Most things you worry about will never happen. (elemental.medium.com)
- Why the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline should be shortened to three digits: 988. (nytimes.com)
- Micro-expression training doesn't make people better at spotting lies. (marginalrevolution.com)
Heart health
- A clinical study shows a polypill combining four cheap cardiovascular medicines substantially reduces the risk of serious heart disease. (ft.com)
- Why owning a dog could be good for your heart. (newsweek.com)
- Fish oil supplementation doesn't do anything to ward off cardiovascular disease. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
Medicine
- Tick-borne diseases are only going to get worse. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
- How warning pregnant women not to drink can backfire. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
- Female physicians are working to make the profession more family-friendly. (nytimes.com)
Food
- Future food is going to look a lot different. (wired.co.uk)
- Money is pouring into fake fish startups. (ft.com)
- What, if anything, can turn the breakfast cereal business around? (wsj.com)
- Popeye's has played social media like a fiddle around its new chicken sandwich. (nytimes.com)
- Domino's ($DPZ) doesn't want anyone else delivering their pizzas. (wsj.com)
Vaping
- Kids are pretty much vaping everywhere now. (wsj.com)
- Vaping may have a negative effect on your vascular system even without nicotine. (wired.com)
- Juul has attracted a host of competitors. (axios.com)
- Should Juul be allowed to advertise on TV? (npr.org)
Cannabis
- Black-market marijuana is not going away in states with legal pot. (wsj.com)
- Increased competition has come for the hemp market. (ft.com)
Entertainment
- Can Netflix ($NFLX) make nice with movie theater owners? (theverge.com)
- There is going to be no avoiding the re-bundling of content. (nytimes.com)
- Big Tech is the new boogeyman in fiction. (wsj.com)
- Why is "Friends" still so darn popular? (qz.com)
- The best TV shows of 2019, to-date. (esquire.com)
Sports
- The knuckleball is going extinct. (axios.com)
- Even flag football isn't immune from head injuries. (nytimes.com)
- In the NBA the salary cap plays a huge role in how teams are built. (nytimes.com)
- The NFL preseason is effectively dead. (axios.com)
- Minor league baseball and craft brewers are a match made in heaven. (frntofficesport.com)
College
- Eight pieces of wisdom for parents sending their kids off to college for the first time. (washingtonpost.com)
- The decline in international college students in the US isn't just about Trump. (finance.yahoo.com)
- UK student housing is increasingly private and luxe. (ft.com)
MBA
- The cost of a traditional two-year M.B.A. has more than doubled since the global financial crisis. (wsj.com)
- Applications to even top MBA programs continue to decline. (forbes.com)
Children
- It can be jarring when kids move back home. (nytimes.com)
- Kids make you happier, after they move out of the house. (newscientist.com)
- How to help your children study. (nytimes.com)
- Why some kids find it difficult to move on from their pediatrician. (washingtonpost.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: public outrage. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: branded podcast boom. (abnormalreturns.com)
- I recently spoke with Kevin (@ferventfinance) about hist post “It’s Okay to Like Your Paycheck” and the benefits of a regular paycheck in a world obsessed with outsized success. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Overcoming inertia and the default effect. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Talking the investment blogosphere on the Money Life with Chuck Jaffe. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Shifting the economic growth curve down: the demographics edition. (abnormalreturns.com)
