Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how Canada’s legalization of marijuana went off track.
Quote of the Day
"But the real power of the Bayesian approach isn’t procedural; it’s that it replaces the facts in our minds with probabilities."
(Joshua Rothman)
Book stuff
- A discussion with Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang who are co-authors of "An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination." (longform.org)
- A Q&A with Oliver Burkeman author of "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals." (theatlantic.com)
- An excerpt from "A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next" by Tom Standage. (slate.com)
Health
- The pandemic has been a disaster for Americans with diabetes. (reuters.com)
- A shocking amount of medical treatments in the U.S. are unnecessary. (theatlantic.com)
- Older Americans are often subject to polypharmacy. (knowablemagazine.org)
Longreads
- The business of Hollywood is still grappling with the death of box office receipts and the rise of streaming. (variety.com)
- Why it's so hard to be rational. (newyorker.com)
- Coral reefs are threatened around the world including in the Gulf of Mexico. (texasmonthly.com)
- In home decor, maximialism is taking over for minimalism, post-pandemic. (thewalrus.ca)
- What's behind the success of the board game Wingspan? (slate.com)
