Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links for premium sites are used. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at Ukraine’s drone industry.
Quote of the Day
"So if the lesson is that the world is more correlated than we think, an implication is that we can’t engineer our way to stability when constructing an investment portfolio or building a business."
(Tim Hanson)
Books
- A Q&A with Michael Muthukrishna author of "A Theory of Everyone: The New Science of Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going." (behavioralscientist.org)
- An excerpt from "Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs" by Johann Hari. (tim.blog)
- A Q&A with Zoë Schlanger author of "The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth." (npr.org)
Art
- Ted Gioia talks with Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross authors of "Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us." (honest-broker.com)
- Why did ancient humans choose to make art on dark cave walls? (aeon.co)
- How to tell a story. (epsilontheory.com)
Longreads
- Bad stuff happens when trading courses and MLM schemes combine. (bloomberg.com)
- West Virginia really doesn't want immigrants. (wsj.com)
- This guy proved MyPillow guy, Mike Lindell wrong. Now he wants his $5 million. (businessinsider.com)
- How ultrasound is being used to treat substance abuse disorder. (wapo.st)
- Children stolen from Ukraine are still trying to find their way back home. (wsj.com)
- When overoptimization ends up harming us all. (freddiedeboer.substack.com)
- Memory isn't designed to help you remember everything. (newyorker.com)
- Little 500 at Indiana University is a tradition. A look inside the 'World's Greatest College Weekend.' (wapo.st)
- Private clubs are having a moment. (gq.com)