Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how Russia exploits divisions within the U.S.
Books
- An excerpt from "The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality" by Kathryn Paige Harden. (nautil.us)
- An excerpt from Taylor Dotson's "The Divide: How Fanatical Certitude is Destroying Democracy." (thereader.mitpress.mit.edu)
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An excerpt from "Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose" by Leigh Cowart.
(wired.com)
Whistleblowers
- Frances Haugen is the Facebook ($FB) whistleblower. (cbsnews.com)
- The Pandora Papers show the wide-ranging nature of global corruption. (washingtonpost.com)
Science
- A profile of Drew Weissman whose work helped make mRNA vaccines possible. (washingtonpost.com)
- Why the scientific model around obesity is broken. (statnews.com)
Environment
- Nuclear fusion could fuel the planet, but it's still a ways off. (newyorker.com)
- Forests have migrated over time, but they may not be able to move fast enough facing climate change. (motherjones.com)
Media
- The death of local newspapers has a lot of knock-on effects including increased isolation. (theatlantic.com)
- You can thank AT&T ($T) for the existence of OAN. (reuters.com)
Music
- A profile of John Mellencamp at age 70. (indianapolismonthly.com)
- In praise of unreasonable music fans. (theatlantic.com)
Longreads
- A profile of Chris James and Engine No. 1 who successfully took on ExxonMobil ($XOM). (institutionalinvestor.com)
- A case of where a ransomware outage, led to a child's death. (wsj.com)
- Just because a police officer is convicted of a crime doesn't mean they don't receive their full pension. (cnn.com)
- Why dying in the U.S. is so expensive. (wired.com)
- Why young people are revisiting 'The Sopranos.' (nytimes.com)
