Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at why younger generations are having (a lot) less sex.
Business
- How Susquehanna International Group LLP has become a cog in the ETF machine. (bloomberg.com)
- Why you may buy your next house through Zillow and not a broker. (notorious-rob.com)
- Don't take out a merchant cash advance 'loan' until you read this. (bloomberg.com)
- A look at the big business behind Instagram influencers. (wired.com)
Medicine
- The drug Glybera actually cures a genetic disease. The story behind why it is no longer on the market. (newsinteractives.cbc.ca)
- The more we know about our genetics, the greater the number of moral dilemmas we will face. (wsj.com)
Longform
- We are getting less ban for our buck when it comes to scientific research dollars. (theatlantic.com)
- Four years after a fatal accident, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is set to fly once again. (washingtonpost.com)
- Can technology, broadly defined, help reduce traffic congestion? (ft.com)
- Tyler Cowen's new book "Stubborn Attachments" argues strongly for higher and faster economic growth. (quillette.com)
- How a food writer inadvertantly killed the 'best burger joint in America.' (thrillist.com)
- How to get started writing. (jasonzweig.com)