Longform links: eroded capacities
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links for premium sites are used. You can check out...
Books
- David Epstein talks with Adam Grant, author of "Vibe: The Secret of Strong Connections in a Lonely World." (davidepstein.substack.com)
- Michael Easter talks with Lindsay Crouse author of "The Case for Quitting: The Surprising Benefits of Opting Out – Revolutionary Strategies for Personal Growth and Shifting Your Mindset." (twopct.com)
- An excerpt from "The New Dark Ages: The Death of Reading and the Dawn of the Post-Literate Society,” by James Marriott. (wapo.st)
- An excerpt from "Rules to Live By: How Extraordinary Lives Define What Really Matters" by Jimmy Chin. (outsideonline.com)
Technology
- Big chunks of the Internet rely on a few key people. (sheets.works)
- On the rise and fall of the plasma screen. (construction-physics.com)
Food
- What do farmed fish typically eat? (nytimes.com)
- How disruptions are affecting the global banana trade. (nytimes.com)
Longreads
- How hacked video cameras have become a tool of war. (wsj.com)
- Elected officials are increasingly coming under the threat of violence. (nytimes.com)
- How AI creates more work, not less. (youngmoney.co)
- Evidence that humans have been transforming the natural world for a long time. (newyorker.com)
- Dementia is not just one thing. (nytimes.com)
- Why Americans are coupling less. (derekthompson.org)
- We are de-skilling our bodies. (aeon.co)
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