Book list: 23 book recommendations from Mark Zuckerberg including Sapiens by Yuval Harai. (Farnam Street)
Autos
- Auto fatalities are on the rise....distracted driving is the likely culprit. (wsj.com)
- Americans are tired of negotiating prices for new cars. (washingtonpost.com)
Health
- A single concussion may have a lasting impact. (nytimes.com)
- A surge in drug overdoses is provided a lifeline to patients on transplant lists. (nytimes.com)
- The horror that is Lewy body dementia. (washingtonpost.com)
- Early October is when your weight bottoms out for the year. (nytimes.com)
- What it's like to be on a ketogenic diet, in short really boring. (washingtonpost.com)
Depression
- Why it is important that people like Bruce Springsteen are willing to talk about their depression. (qz.com)
- There seems to be a relationship between oral contraceptives and depression. (washingtonpost.com)
Prime Reading
- Amazon has launched Prime Reading with access to magazines and books. (thenextweb.com)
- You can sign up for a free 30-day trial to Amazon Prime here: (amazon.com)
Science
- Cod have regional accents. (ft.com)
- Bees are smarter than you think. (washingtonpost.com)
- The bigger your brain the longer the yawn. (scientificamerican.com)
Technology
- Siri needs to get better before Apple ($AAPL) can launch an Echo competitor. (macworld.com)
- How to store your online passwords. (nytimes.com)
- The quandry that is the LED bulb business. (newyorker.com)
The brain
- Boredom is underrated. (bigthink.com)
- A good sense of humor is a sign of psychological health. (qz.com)
Amazon Dot
- The Amazon Dot shows the company is way ahead in AI. (businessinsider.com)
- The Amazon Dot at $50 is tough to beat. (techcrunch.com)
Food
- Chipotle ($CMG) is adding chorizo to its menu of proteins. (businessinsider.com)
- Wal-Mart ($WMT) is experimenting with grocery delivery options. (washingtonpost.com)
- Forget breakfast and dinner: lunch is where it's at. (bloomberg.com)
- Foodies can now get their meat from a single animal. (wsj.com)
- The honeycrisp apple explained. (vox.com)
- The case against pickles. (buzzfeed.com)
- Orange juice isn't much better for you than soda. (businessinsider.com)
- What is the best way to eat cereal? (slate.com)
Drink
Coffee
- Don't drink your coffee first thing in the morning. (esquire.com)
- McDonald's ($MCD) is changing it coffee sourcing. (businessinsider.com)
Wireless headphones
- Fred Wilson, "If you are in the market for a new wireless headphone, check out the Bose Quiet Comfort 35s. You won’t regret it." (nytimes.com)
- Get the Bose Quiet Comfort 35s headphones here: (amazon.com)
Sports
- A look at the Sacramento Kings' new high-tech arena. (geekwire.com)
- The unknown history of fantasy football. (time.com)
- Why is Mike Trout not a household name? (slate.com)
- Joe Buck talks about how hair plugs nearly cost him his voice. (si.com)
Books
- Tsundouk: the acquiring of reading materials followed by letting them pile up and subsequently never reading them. (ozy.com)
- How independent bookstores are using social media to survive and even thrive. (nytimes.com)
- The Japanese love all-you-can read programs like the Kindle Unlimited. (wsj.com)
Entertainment
- The best new Fall shows ranked. (vox.com)
- How "Friday Night Light" changed television drama for the better. (theatlantic.com)
- The new Drive-by Truckers album is the perfect album for the Trump era. (slate.com)
- The 25 best movies of the 21st century. (lifehacker.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: automated bond trading. (abnormalreturns.com)
- A nice shout out for Abnormal Returns talking about "trusted filters." (bpsandpieces.com)
- What questions could we answer with 10,000 years of smart beta data? (abnormalreturns.com)
College
- The disappearance of tenure is affecting research AND teaching for the worse. (qz.com)
- Public colleges should stop chasing rankings. (slate.com)