Longform links: descriptive representation
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links for premium sites are used. You can check out...
Books
- Michael Easter talks with Leidy Klotz, author of "In a Good Place: How the Spaces Where We Live, Work, and Play Can Help Us Thrive." (twopct.com)
- An excerpt from "AI for Good: How Real People Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Things That Matter" by Josh Tyrangiel. (theatlantic.com)
- Brett McKay talks with David Epstein, author of "Inside the Box: How Constraints Make us Better." (artofmanliness.com)
Power
- How America's gerontocracy clings to power. (harpers.org)
- Hollywood warned us about the rise of corporate power in America. (jacobin.com)
Global
- Now comes the hard part for Péter Magyar, the new Prime Minister of Hungary. (newyorker.com)
- The CIA is reportedly operating in Mexico to fight cartels. (cnn.com)
- How Sweden is pulling back on government spending. (wsj.com)
AI
- AI makes it trivial to copy the likeness of the dead. (sherwood.news)
- Kevin Kelly is taken with Claude. (kevinkelly.substack.com)
Health
- Researchers have confirmed something new about human anatomy, the interstitium. (nytimes.com)
- Americans are overall drinking less, but the health impact on the heaviest drinkers is rising. (statnews.com)
Sports
- NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has more problems than solutions. (theatlantic.com)
- Despite challenges, bowling isn't dead yet. (bloomberg.com)
Longreads
- Pittsburgh is becoming a hub for industrial robots. (wapo.st)
- Is it really uncertainty that is driving fertility rates lower? (nytimes.com)
- How to fund universal healthcare at a lower cost than today's system. (paulkrugman.substack.com)
- Inventions happen when they are supposed to. (construction-physics.com)
- On the invention of the disposable diaper. (worksinprogress.co)
- What it means to be a Costco ($COST) person. (tastecooking.com)
- An inside look at Gawker's legacy, ten years on. (hollywoodreporter.com)
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