Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how lump sums can help jump start the lives of the homeless.
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Quote of the Day
"Conspiracy theories arise in the context of fear, anxiety, mistrust, uncertainty, and feelings of powerlessness."
(John Ehrenreich)
Books
- An excerpt from "Beginners: The Curious Power of Lifelong Learning" by Tom Vanderbilt. (theguardian.com)
- An excerpt from "Ask Your Developer: How to Harness the Power of Software Developers and Win in the 21st Century" by Jeff Lawson. (fastcompany.com)
- An excerpt from "How to Survive: Self-Reliance in Extreme Circumstances" by John Hudson, the British military’s chief survival instructor. (wired.com)
- An excerpt from "Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas" by Alexi Pappas. (theatlantic.com)
Companies
- Alibaba ($BABA) trades at a discount due to political risk. (notboring.substack.com)
- Why Spotify ($SPOT) is betting big on podcasts. (bloomberg.com)
- Is Nike ($NKE) losing its cool? (ft.com)
Technology
- Why Austin, Texas won't become Silicon Valley 2.0. (texasmonthly.com)
- What does Internet 3.0 look like? Decentralized and more open. (stratechery.com)
Environment
- Want a better ocean? Eat more oysters. (newrepublic.com)
- It's now warm enough In Georgia to grow citrus. (bittersoutherner.com)
- Should we use CRISPR to save, or eliminate, a species? (newyorker.com)
Longreads
- The 'American Rage Machine' isn't new but it has grown dramatically in the past few years. (gq.com)
- A lot of the problems we saw over the past four years were presaged in the last presidential transition. (nytimes.com)
- How researchers are trying to prepare for the next pandemic including 'universal vaccines.' (wired.co.uk)
- Sperm banks are seeing a surge in demand in pandemic. (nytimes.com)
