Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how the framing of ‘war on cancer’ came about.
Quote of the Day
"Happiness is not a thing any amount of research or savvy will guarantee for us."
(Rachel Connolly)
Books
- An excerpt from "Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most" by Adam Alter. (bigthink.com)
- A Q&A with Simon Johnson, co-author of "Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity." (fasterplease.substack.com)
- An excerpt from "Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital" by Elise Hu. (annehelen.substack.com)
- An excerpt from "Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs" by Jamie Loftus. (eater.com)
Environment
- Lee Van Der Voo, "Harassment of marine observers aboard fishing vessels is one of the industry’s worst-kept secrets." (civileats.com)
- There is a good chance that plastic bag you recycled ends up in a landfill. (abcnews.go.com)
Longreads
- How has Vienna, Austria avoided the worst of the housing market distortions? (nytimes.com)
- Nextdoor is the new Facebook when it comes to political misinformation. (theatlantic.com)
- The race for fusion energy is on: where the startups stand. (notboring.co)
- Why are women artists still such a rarity on country radio? (pudding.cool)
- How does your brain tell the difference between what's real and imagined? (quantamagazine.org)
- What do adult children owe their parents? (fatherly.com)
- What it is like to witness your own death. (slate.com)
