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Autos
- This is what peak car looks like. (bloomberg.com)
- US pedestrian deaths are on the rise. (wsj.com)
- Tesla ($TSLA) is revamping its retail strategy. (electrek.co)
- Will Gen X and Millennials invest in classic cars? (nytimes.com)
Environment
- How long does it take us to become habituated to changing climate? (nytimes.com)
- Climate change is exceedingly complex: the case of clouds. (scientificamerican.com)
- Atlantic City, New Jersey is on the frontlines of rising sea levels. (longreads.com)
Transport
- Can airships be economical cargo carriers? (theweek.com)
- Changes in the jetstream and speeding up flights from LA to NYC. (qz.com)
Science
- Stone Age humans all seemed to use a limited number of symbols in their cave art. (bigthink.com)
- Are any human body parts truly useless or vestigial? (scientificamerican.com)
Technology
- How Kevin Roose kicked his smartphone addiction. (nytimes.com)
- The complex technology behind sending a simple text. (motherboard.vice.com)
- The pros and cons of Google Fi. (wsj.com)
- OEM cables are expensive. Three discount brands you can trust. (nytimes.com)
- Indie software worth paying for. (hunterwalk.com)
- Can you trust your VPN? (slate.com)
Psychology
- Great thread on living (and coping) with ADHD. (twitter.com)
- Why do we crave sweets when we are stressed? (scientificamerican.com)
- The hipster effect: why non-conformists end up looking like each other. (technologyreview.com)
Food
- People won't buy plant-based foods if they don't sound delicious. (fastcompany.com)
- The term 'meat' is becoming controversial. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
- Amazon ($AMZN) is launching its own line of dairy products. (qz.com)
- Some things that don't belong in your garbage disposal. (lifehacker.com)
Cannabis
- How former NBA player Al Harrington became a marijuana mogul. (indystar.com)
- Why legal cannabis companies love the Ford ($F) Transit van. (qz.com)
- Growing weed? You are going to need some specialized lighting. (bloomberg.com)
- The hype around CBD is deafening. (nytimes.com)
Fitness
- New fitness outlets, like F45, are now more focused on the user experience. (vox.com)
- The evidence for HIIT is pretty good. (nytimes.com)
Drink
- Bud and Bud Light are in secular decline. (wsj.com)
- America loves its margaritas. (marketwatch.com)
- An $18 Scotch just won a major award. (esquire.com)
Sports
- A fun story about the two best shotputters in the world. (nytimes.com)
- The 3-point boom is far from over. (theringer.com)
- How FC Barcelona invests to keep the team on top. (ft.com)
- Pigeon racing is a big deal in Iraq. (washingtonpost.com)
MBA
- What is the purpose of business school rankings? (ft.com)
- Indian MBAs are increasing returning home for jobs. (ft.com)
Kids
- Unbeknownst to them, children are already living their lives online. (theatlantic.com)
- How to answer difficult questions from your kids. (npr.org)
- Children, like the rest of us, need green space. (fastcompany.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Longform links: newspaper carcasses. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The power of pyt: or how to care less. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: evidence-based optimism. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The 2019 Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook is here! (abnormalreturns.com)
- A personal-finance focused index card for young adults. (abnormalreturns.com)