Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at whether the U.S. has run out of good ideas.
Quote of the Day
"The various measures that controlled the spread of other variants—masks, better ventilation, contact tracing, quarantine, and restrictions on gatherings—should all theoretically work for Omicron too. But the U.S. has either failed to invest in these tools or has actively made it harder to use them."
(Ed Yong)
Work
- A Q&A with Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen co-authors of "Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home." (esquire.com)
- An excerpt on the office from "Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home" by Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen. (wired.com)
Technology
- The Metaverse is in some ways already here. (stratechery.com)
- How Symbiotic became a big player in warehouse robotics. (forbes.com)
- The true story of the launch of the IBM ($IBM) personal computer. (itpro.com)
Business
- Despite efforts, the upper ranks of corporate America are overwhelmingly white. (wapo.st)
- What's lost when the corner store is owned by a startup or Amazon ($AMZN)? (theatlantic.com)
- How New York City taxi drivers were able to win some debt relief. (thenation.com)
Longreads
- How improved photosynthesis could lead to a much needed 'Second Green Revolution.' (newyorker.com)
- Indiana's jails are overrun with inmates with mental health and addiction issues. (indystar.com)
- Why Kabul fell to the Taliban faster than anyone could have imagined. (nytimes.com)
- What would Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens' careers have looked like absent PEDs? (espn.com)
