Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the growing importance of digital vs. physical entertainment platforms.
Quote of the Day
"The most important innovations are born from panic-induced necessity more than cozy visions. That’s been true for a long time, and I can say with high confidence that it’s true today."
(Morgan Housel)
Books
- A Q&A with Dr. David Sinclair author of "Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To." (insidehook.com)
- A Q&A with Jon Mooallem who is the author of "This Is Chance: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together." (wired.com)
Coronavirus
- A Q&A with epidemiologist Larry Brilliant about the most dangerous pandemic of our lifetime. (wired.com)
- A Q&A with Dennis Carroll who has been warning about the increased risk of zoonotic diseases like Covid-19. (nautil.us)
- The story behind why the US was so slow to start coronavirus testing. (gq.com)
Longreads
- 'Emergent information' is often at odds with narratives: the case of Covid-19. (stratechery.com)
- Satellite technology is going to change how we live our lives. (vice.com)
- The Wing is not the feminist idyll that is projected to the world. (nytimes.com)
- Social rejection and creativity are related. (theatlantic.com)
- The Dead Sea scrolls at the Museum of the Bible are all fakes. (nationalgeographic.com)
- Why are so many Americans dying of diseases of despair? (newyorker.com)
