Thursdays are now all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how Scrabble lost its opportunity in the spotlight.
Quote of the Day
"Laundry defies the rules of lifestyle innovation and the promises of capitalism."
(Rachel Sugar)
Pandemic
- How the novel coronavirus hacks the immune system: it inhibits the interferon response but does nothing about the cytokines. (newyorker.com)
- Long-term Covid symptoms seem to appear more with patients who did not have sever cases. (wsj.com)
- Leslie Hook, "Hunting for new viruses has become more difficult during an actual pandemic, but it has never been more important." (ft.com)
Sports
- Lessons learned from the pandemic sports seasons that have finished up so far. (wsj.com)
- A profile of Bryson Dechambeau who want to solve the puzzle of golf. (si.com)
Longreads
- Institutional investors overlook the social aspect of investing for individuals. (notboring.substack.com)
- Discord isn't a household name yet, but it's on its way. (protocol.com)
- The inside story of why Quibi never gained much traction with consumers. (wsj.com)
- Shannon Stirone, "The name dark energy is born out of ignorance — we call it dark because scientists simply cannot see it and they don’t really have any idea what it is. Well, they have some ideas." (longreads.com)
