Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how to tell good science from bad in the age of pseudoscience.
Quote of the Day
"While there is nothing wrong with having wealth or wanting more, this should be of secondary, not primary, importance. We should be encouraged to appreciate excellence in others to build excellence in ourselves."
(Eric Falkenstein)
Profiles
- A profile of Tony Blevins who works hard to keep Apple's ($AAPL) costs down. (wsj.com)
- It's been 20 years since Mark Cuban broken into the NBA's old boy's club. Now he's firmly entrenched in it. (theringer.com)
- Want to feel old? Taylor Swift is 30. (variety.com)
Society
- How does the near ubiquity of doorbell cameras change American society? (nytimes.com)
- What can the West learn, and take away, from China's success? (reasonstobecheerful.world)
- Why Americans have lost faith in so many of their institutions. (nytimes.com)
Longform
- Why the rebuilding of the Notre Dame cathedral is so fraught with emotion. (washingtonpost.com)
- Some commonly used drugs, like statins, can have dramatic effects on personality. (bbc.com)
- Why the gray wolves of Yellowstone Park are fascinating to many. (washingtonpost.com)
- The story of a retired couple who are experts in finding the victims of drowning. (theguardian.com)
- How the movie 'Free Solo' kicked off a boom in rock climbing. (gq.com)
- Why you should quit the news. (markmanson.net)
