Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how solar power is going to change the world.
Quote of the Day
"Twitter’s inherited trait of pushing the best, most informed experts to the fore has been erased."
(Daniel Drezner)
Technology
- AI is making for a spate of new junk websites powered by programmatic ads. (technologyreview.com)
- The FTC thinks Amazon ($AMZN) customers are stupid. (stratechery.com)
- The many ways in which data brokers label you. (themarkup.org)
- The Internet is a beast that needs to be fed with content. (om.co)
Water
- Can Utah's Great Salt Lake be saved? (wapo.st)
- California's dams were built under very different ecological conditions. (nytimes.com)
Drugs
- Why this drug crisis is different: death is a bigger problem than addiction. (nationalaffairs.com)
- If you believe the hype, microdosing has taken over Silicon Valley. (wsj.com)
Longreads
- Economic activity is shifting to the New South at an accelerated rate. (bloomberg.com)
- How police brought down an epic catalytic converter theft ring. (bloomberg.com)
- What happened when a warehouse full of military personnel records went up in smoke. (wired.com)
- Oakland A's fans are protesting, but a move to Las Vegas looks like a lock. (theringer.com)
- Life lessons learned from Nolan Ryan's long and successful career. (artofmanliness.com)
