Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at how we turned leisure time into work.
Quote of the Day
"Sea waves are among the world’s most misunderstood phenomena."
(Richard Hamblyn)
Work
- An excerpt from Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen’s forthcoming book "Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working From Home." (theatlantic.com)
- Getting paid not work work seems like fun, until it isn't. Inside the world of Infosys. (theverge.com)
Science
- It's just a matter of time before another lab leak happens. (nytimes.com)
- The story, and high hopes, for the James Webb Space Telescope. (quantamagazine.org)
Technology
- Life360 is selling the location data of its users. (themarkup.org)
- web3 is just more fun than web2. (notboring.co)
Entertainment
- Why movie dialogue is harder than ever to understand. (slashfilm.com)
- A Q&A with Adam McKay director of 'Don't Look Up.' (gq.com)
- A professional life in music comes with a physical cost. (npr.org)