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 how Japan approaches technology.
Quote of the Day
"Fertility rates are plunging so fast that they are overturning many assumptions about demography."
(Jesús Fernández-Villaverde)
Books
- Bri Kane talks with Kevin Roose, author of "The AGI Chronicles: The Inside Story of the Race to Create an Artificial Superintelligence." (scientificamerican.com)
- An excerpt from Rachel Maddow’s new book, "Department of Fate: The Promise, the Power, and the Collapse of America’s Most Consequential Institution." (theatlantic.com)
- Lessons learned from “The Opposite of Happiness: How Bad Feelings Make and Break Us” by George Loewenstein. (newyorker.com)
- J Lee talks with Danny Meyer, author of "What Could Possibly Go Right." (readfeedme.com)
Gambling
- How sports betting companies target the most vulnerable. (bloomberg.com)
- How online gambling brought down this NBA player. (newyorker.com)
Longreads
- Big chunks of Britain's economy have been sold to foreign acquirers. (giftarticle.ft.com)
- Why re-shoring manufacturing, i.e. furniture, is so difficult. (wsj.com)
- Your phone collects a lot of data on you police can simply buy. (bloomberg.com)
- America is effectively pushing away scientific talent. (nytimes.com)
- The fertility crisis is running ahead of our understanding of it. (foreignaffairs.com)
- Climate models are all pointing toward higher temperatures and more volatility. (bloomberg.com)
- Why a lot of human history likely lies underwater. (theatlantic.com)
- Ken Griffin is spending big to transform Miami. (giftarticle.ft.com)
- Why do we bother burying time capsules? (longreads.com)
- Why aging rock stars keep performing. (theringer.com)
