Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including profiles of Sam Altma, founder of OpenAI.
Quote of the Day
"I believe that in the West we have not gotten a full picture of life in Ukraine during war. It is infinitely richer and more alive and inspiring than we are led to believe."
(Dave Eggers)
Books
- An excerpt from “Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World“ by Nina Kraus. (thereader.mitpress.mit.edu)
- An excerpt from "Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity" by Sander van der Linden. (behavioralscientist.org)
Rupert Murdoch
- A profile of an aging Rupert Murdoch and his hold on his media empire. (vanityfair.com)
- How Fox News followed its audience down a disinformation black hole. (nytimes.com)
Games
- Chess.com is mopping the floor with other e-sports. (theinformation.com)
- How one gambler came to beat roulette. (bloomberg.com)
Technology
- A profile of Tim Cook who has run Apple ($AAPL) with a long term focus. (gq.com)
- How Bookshop.org carved out a niche for itself in a world dominated by Amazon ($AMZN). (wired.com)
- Criminals are finding out that crypto transactions are not untraceable. (wsj.com)
Longreads
- What are the common characteristics of well-run, multi-generational family businesses? (permanentequity.com)
- Planting a trillion trees is not a fix for climate change. (ig.ft.com)
- When do online threats cross over into criminality? (theatlantic.com)
- Just how good was Pablo Picasso as an artist? A reassessment. (washingtonpost.com)
- How composting works in one big city. (curbed.com)
- Car-free cities are the future. (mrmoneymustache.com)
