Longform links: fearing the future
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links for premium sites are used. You can check out...
Books
- An excerpt from "Make Work Fair: Data-Driven Design for Real Results" by Iris Bohnet and Siri Chilazi. (behavioralscientist.org)
- David Epstein talks with Steve Magness author of "Win the Inside Game: How to Move from Surviving to Thriving, and Free Yourself Up to Perform." (davidepstein.substack.com)
- An excerpt from "The Word of Dog: What Our Canine Companions Can Teach Us About Living a Good Life" by Mark Rowlands. (lithub.com)
- On the origins of the front porch, an excerpt from "A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects" by Robell Awake. (fastcompany.com)
Business
- Why so many industrial companies turned their backs on their core businesses. (on.ft.com)
- The growth in synthetic diamonds has completely disrupted the market. (bloomberg.com)
- Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna, isn't shy about the use of AI to replace employees. (nytimes.com)
- Chick-fil-A is obsessed with drive-thru efficiency. (wsj.com)
Migration
- Migration is the theme of the age. (nytimes.com)
- Assimilation is the flip-side of immigration in the U.S. (freddiedeboer.substack.com)
Longreads
- The U.S. military has a recruiting crisis. (newyorker.com)
- Hurricane Helene highlights the changing risks of hurricanes. (nytimes.com)
- Taking a page from the tobacco playbook: a look the legal battle brewing to combat sports gambling addiction. (time.com)
- What happens when one half of a couple goes on Ozempic. (nytimes.com)
- Fake research papers are flooding the scientific literature. (theconversation.com)
- Does Jonathan Haidt's main hypothesis hold up in the data? (newrepublic.com)
- How author John Green became AFC Wimbledon's biggest fan. (espn.com)
- Designing a (good) book cover is harder than it looks. (lithub.com)
