Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links for premium sites are used. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at the long term prospects for real estate.
Quote of the Day
"Embracing play is a bold defiance against the relentless productivity mantra of the achievement society."
(Alec Stubs)
Books
- An excerpt from “World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century” by Dmitri Alperovitch with Garrett M. Graff. (washingtonpost.com)
- A Q&A with Venki Ramakrishnan author of "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality." (gq.com)
- An excerpt from "I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv" by Illia Ponomarenko. (theatlantic.com)
- An excerpt from Mike Hixenbaugh’s new book, "They Came for the Schools: One Town’s Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America’s Classrooms." (theatlantic.com)
- Annie Duke talks with Alex Edmans author of "May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases – And What We Can Do about It." (annieduke.substack.com)
Retirement
- Retiring early is easy. How to spend your time is much harder. (nytimes.com)
- Was the 401(k) a mistake? (nytimes.com)
Global
- How Ukraine's drone industry is working overtime. (wired.com)
- Jamaica has a unique position and role in the history of the Caribbean. (unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com)
Longreads
- How to build a $20 billion semiconductor fab. (construction-physics.com)
- Weight loss trends have often ended in tears. Will GLP-1 drugs buck the trend? (theatlantic.com)
- Supplements seem more popular than ever. (eater.com)
- How avocados became an American staple. (tastecooking.com)
- Another reason why you can't trust online product reviews - AI. (futurism.com)