Erik Vance author of Suggestible You: The Curious Science of Your Brain’s Ability to Deceive, Transform and Heal talks about how the mind powers the placebo effect. (Scientific American
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Quote of the Day
"Make a checklist of everything you want in a partner…then throw it away."
(Reid Schretlen)
Autos
- Tesla ($TSLA) is going to start charging for charging access. (wsj.com)
- What an electric Porsche looks like. (bloomberg.com)
Energy
- Why Tesla's ($TSLA) vision of the solar-powered roof and home is so important. (techcrunch.com)
- Tesla's ($TSLA) Powerpack is designed for businesses. (businessinsider.com)
Offers
- "Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders" looks like a great holiday gift. (amazon.com)
- Try Audible.com and get two free audiobooks including Wayne Gretzky's memoir "99 Stories of the Game." (amazon.com)
- Podcast listeners will see much to like in Tim Ferriss' forthcoming "Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers." (amazon.com)
Environment
- Big urban areas are at risk of rising sea levels. (scientificamerican.com)
- Have you ever heard of the mendhaven? Likely not, but it is a key Atlantic fish species that is at-risk. (wsj.com)
Health
- Do we have a shortage of doctors or just an inefficient distribution of doctors? (nytimes.com)
- The benefits of controlled breathing. (nytimes.com)
- To a degree, age really is just a number. (nautil.us)
Technology
- Ten things that deep learning can do. (medium.com)
- Your guide to cables in a USB-C world. (arstechnica.com)
Laptops
- The new Microsoft ($MSFT) Surface laptop is big, powerful and expensive. (theverge.com)
- Early adopters seem to like the new Apple ($AAPL) Macbook Pro. (computerworld.com)
Food
- Eastern European food is the hot new ethnic food trend. (wsj.com)
- Ho much do Michelin stars matter to diners? (chicagobusiness.com)
- The 'chopped cheese' is New York's alternative to Philly cheese steak. (nytimes.com)
- Toblerone now has a different shape. (bbc.com)
- It's tough to beat regular cow's milk for nutrition. (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
- You're using anchovies wrong. (wsj.com)
Amazon Echo
- Why the Amazon ($AMZN) Echo is still the smart speaker to beat. (thewirecutter.com)
- Google ($GOOGL) Home vs. Amazon ($AMZN) Echo: which works better for you? (wsj.com)
- What Amazon ($AMZN) has learned so far from the Echo. (fastcompany.com)
- Get an Amazon Echo today: (amazon.com)
Drink
- These pilsners are a good antidote to hop heavy craft beers. (bloomberg.com)
- This algorithm's taste in wine is better than yours. (bloomberg.com)
Marijuana legalization
- We are legalizing weed all wrong. (slate.com)
- Marijuana legalization seems to be at a tipping point. (theverge.com)
Sports
- Can wearables make for better marathon runners? (newyorker.com)
- The quality of play has fallen in the NFL due to less practice time. (washingtonpost.com)
- Risk aversion and the fastball. (marginalrevolution.com)
- 5 million people didn't attend the Cubs celebration parade, but a whole lot did. (theringer.com)
Entertainment
- E-books are not going to kill the physical book. (theconversation.com)
- Just how well can an algorithm predict opening weekend box office. (theringer.com)
- Hollywood is busting at the seams. (washingtonpost.com)
- A round-up of the worst concert behavior. (wsj.com)
Kids
- The smart way to argue with your teenager. (wsj.com)
- Suicide now tops auto accidents as a cause of death of adolescents. (nytimes.com)
- 19 ways to raise more confident children. (businessinsider.com)
College
- PepsiCo ($PEP) CEO Indra Nooyi thinks MBA programs are in desperate need of an overhaul. (businessinsider.com)
- Why do colleges have so much art? (theatlantic.com)
- James Dyson is opening an engineering school. (theverge.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: multiplicative success. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: the economics of marriage. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Overconfidence and the scout mindset. (abnormalreturns.com)
