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Quote of the Day
"To be in the top 1% takes a combination of luck and magical talent. But to be in the top 5%, one in twenty, is mostly about choices."
(Seth Godin)
Autos
- 2018 could see peak internal combustion engine vehicle sales. (ft.com)
- Why your ice cream will ride in an autonomous vehicle before you do. (wsj.com)
Energy
- Why did US electricity use go up in 2018? (bloomberg.com)
- Americans are moving Southward to areas that require more air conditioning. (bloomberg.com)
Environment
- We focus on energy and transportation, but agriculture plays a big role in global CO2 emissions. (ft.com)
- Big Food is going to have to reduce it use of plastics. (wsj.com)
- How airlines are looking to eliminate one-use plastics from flights. (fastcompany.com)
Science
- Have researchers been studying cancer cells all wrong? (theatlantic.com)
- What's happening underneath Antartica's ice? (wsj.com)
- 5 lessons learned from ancient DNA in 2018. (forbes.com)
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- Find me out at Ritholtz Wealth Management where I am the Director of Investor Education. (ritholtzwealth.com)
- Check out our financial history-focused Market Moment every day in your Alexa flash briefing. (amazon.com)
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Technology
- How to delete unused online accounts. (consumerreports.org)
- 2018 was the year when everyone became more aware of time spent on their phones. (wired.com)
Health
- The opioid crisis didn't happen overnight. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Why we need more physician-scientists. (wired.com)
- IVF is a whole lot less regulated overseas. (washingtonpost.com)
- Fertility health is a male issue as well. What you can do even before you plan to have children. (hunterwalk.com)
- One of these days we may get a final conclusion on the efficacy of fish oil supplements. (wsj.com)
- The flu season is here. (wsj.com)
Psychology
- 12 low cost strategies for getting out of a funk. (thesimpledollar.com)
- How expressive writing can help us deal with traumas in our lives. (bakadesuyo.com)
- Ubiquitous smartphone use makes tracking our psychological states possible. (apnews.com)
- A firsthand account of using app-based therapy. (outsideonline.com)
Fitness
- What does exercising in cold weather do for us? (npr.org)
- Standing burns more calories than sitting but don't get your hopes too high. (nytimes.com)
- We are in a bull market for yoga and meditation. (vox.com)
Food
- Half the people who think they have a food allergy, do not. (theguardian.com)
- When to use fancy salt, and when not to. (vox.com)
Coffee
- Coffee in Italy remains largely unchanged. (washingtonpost.com)
- NBA players love their pre-game coffee. (espn.com)
Drink
- American distillers are caught in Trump's trade war. (washingtonpost.com)
- On the benefits of a 'Dry January.' (wsj.com)
- Making cocktails at home is easier than you think. (nytimes.com)
- What does a century-old bottle of bourbon taste like? (npr.org)
Sports
- Sports psychology is now an integral part of professional sports. (washingtonpost.com)
- Christian Pulisic is headed to Chelsea. Is this a new age for American soccer? (slate.com)
- Danny Green is the poster child for doing all the little things right on the court. (wsj.com)
- Kickoffs have become rote. The NFL should do this instead. (slate.com)
Media
- What does a 'post-advertising media' look like? (theatlantic.com)
- How Bollywood is adapting to streaming video. (hollywoodreporter.com)
- Spotify's ($SPOT) model is working well in Latin America. Can it replicate it across the globe? (ft.com)
College
- Some colleges and universities are pushing early admission programs. (wsj.com)
- More (big) companies are offering free college tuition to employees. (wsj.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: the protein obsession. (abnormalreturns.com)
- ESG links: rating mismatches. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: short form audio. (abnormalreturns.com)