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Autos
- There is a symbiotic relationship between cars and houses in America. (kottke.org)
- Red light death are at a 10-year high in the US. (wsj.com)
- Tesla ($TSLA) is betting its data is much better than what insurance companies have. (jalopnik.com)
- The market for classic cars seems to have peaked. (fortune.com)
- The Cadillac brand is undergoing yet another makeover. (nytimes.com)
- The math for Uber ($UBER) and Lyft ($LYFT) drivers is tough. (jalopnik.com)
Rising water
- Great Lakes water levels are at record highs. (wsj.com)
- More coastal towns are having to make difficult 'abandon or defend' decisions. (newscientist.com)
Environment
- Farmers can do more to sequester carbon in the soil. (modernfarmer.com)
- Feeding cattle some seaweed could nearly eliminate methane emissions. (goodnewsnetwork.org)
- The Amazon is not 'the Earth's lungs.' (theatlantic.com)
- Removing travel-size amenities from hotels won't do much for the environment. (marketwatch.com)
- Are we all hyprocrites on the environment? (washingtonpost.com)
Electric vehicles
- Battery powered boats are the next thing to electrify. (bloomberg.com)
- To build batteries we are going to have to recycle old ones. (bloomberg.com)
Travel
- Can high-speed trains get Americans to give up airlines? (ozy.com)
- Should we feel guilty about the environmental effect of travel? (nytimes.com)
- Flight-shaming or 'flygskam' has come to the US. (wsj.com)
- What happens when 'sister cities' break up? (atlasobscura.com)
- The search is on for less-traveled destinations. (nytimes.com)
Security
- iOS hacking may be more prevalent than previously thought. (wired.com)
- Every CS degree should require at least a course in cybersecurity. (hbr.org)
- You need a password manager. (engadget.com)
- Why you need a VPN. (engadget.com)
Technology
- Owen Williams, "AMP strips publishers of full autonomy and control over their content." (onezero.medium.com)
- If you don't like Big Tech, there are alternatives. (m.signalvnoise.com)
- The joys and cost benefits of being a slow technology adopter. (nytimes.com)
- Data collection make the free web possible. (stratechery.com)
Mental health
- What a depression self-care cheat sheet looks like. (medium.com)
- 'Quick' interventions can have positive effects on mental health. (theatlantic.com)
- How to manage your mental illness at work. (nytimes.com)
Behavior
- Peak emotional experiences are the most meaningful ones in our lives. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
- How to craft better commitment devices. (fastcompany.com)
- Now concussions are linked with a higher risk of sexual dysfunction. (statnews.com)
- Some evidence that optimists live longer. (washingtonpost.com)
- Should you act like an extravert, even if you aren't one? (digest.bps.org.uk)
Medicine
- Many standard medical treatment have never been effectively studied for efficacy. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
- There are growing concerns about the long-term use of anti-depressants. (wsj.com)
- When should you push back against an antibiotic prescription. (elemental.medium.com)
- Why guys have low-T anxiety: marketing. (nytimes.com)
Fitness
- A big upside of using a personal trainer is not having to make any decisions. (fatherly.com)
- Why asking "how many steps should I take in a day" is the wrong question. (nytimes.com)
- Why F45 is the hot, new workout craze. (fastcompany.com)
- Sports drinks are full of sugar. (marketwatch.com)
- How exercise can help those people in recovery. (elemental.medium.com)
- Exercise to sleep better. (scientificamerican.com)
- Just walk more. (elemental.medium.com)
Food
- CPG companies are using big data to shorten product development times. (ft.com)
- Some startups that are trying to re-make breakfast cereal wit a low-carb approach. (vox.com)
- Why California's lemon crop is so darn big this year. (bloomberg.com)
- Potato chips, ranked. (washingtonpost.com)
Drink
- Asahi continues to build up its portfolio of beer assets via acquisition. (ft.com)
- It's hard to spin the evidence in favor of moderate drinking. (elemental.medium.com)
- Red wine drinkers have more diverse gut bacteria. (newscientist.com)
Cannabis
- Hound Labs is building a marijuana breathalyzer. (businessinsider.com)
- The DEA has clarified its position on CBD. (arstechnica.com)
Dogs
- What does it feel like to be a dog? (wsj.com)
- Putting a price on the environmental impact of dogs. (washingtonpost.com)
Sports
- England's lesser soccer clubs are increasingly being squeezed financially. (wsj.com)
- The football helmet industry is being disrupted. (axios.com)
- Outside of a handful of marquee names, professional tennis can be a lonely, not particularly remunerative experience. (wsj.com)
Media
- Why re-bundling will occur across media types. (onezero.medium.com)
- Apple ($AAPL) doesn't have the same profit pressures as Netflix ($NFLX) in video. (aboveavalon.com)
- It's getting harder to kill of a television show for good with the growing number of outlets. (fortune.com)
- News aggregation is the new, news. (axios.com)
College
- Why parents are so willing to sacrifice for their children's college education. (nytimes.com)
- Is your child emotionally ready for college? (wsj.com)
- College administrations are putting the screws to student newspapers. (theatlantic.com)
- Late-night gaming has become a risk for college kids. (wsj.com)
- Why dorms are so darn nice now. (theatlantic.com)
Kids
- The right, and wrong, ways to praise your kids. (forge.medium.com)
- Obstacle course racing is marketing to the teen demographic. (wsj.com)
- Don't ever call traveling with small children a 'vacation.' (radreads.co)
- Parents increasingly feel nickeled-and-dimed at school these days. (wsj.com)
- Reading should be fun for kids, not for external recognition. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: not feeling it. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: review bombing. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The Swensen Portfolio, Financial Fraud and the Return Gap. (abnormalreturns.com)