Longform links: learning something new
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 "Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away" by David Gelles. (davidgelles.substack.com)
- Christine Ro talks with John Fullerton, co-author of "Regenerative Economics: Creating Conditions for Health and Abundance on a Living Planet." (atmos.earth)
Business
- How Greg Abel could transform Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A) (bloomberg.com)
- How dollar stores overcharge their customers. (theguardian.com)
- How to tell the story of your company. (anildash.com)
Health
- JFK Jr.'s war on vaccines is coming to fruition under Trump. (nytimes.com)
- How research cuts effectively shuttered this cancer lab. (statnews.com)
Policy
- Why billionaire Jeff Yass is pushing school vouchers. (wapo.st)
- How corn took over America and the environment paid the price. (floodlightnews.org)
- How the Vision Zero plan failed to reduce pedestrian deaths. (wapo.st)
Culture
- In praise of Gen X's cultural impact. (nytimes.com)
- What the rising popularity of the 'romantasy' genre tells us. (thedriftmag.com)
Longreads
- Russian spies are operating freely in Mexico. (nytimes.com)
- How Ukraine has upended how we think about modern warfare. (giftarticle.ft.com)
- A look at the Americans who are looking to emigrate. (newyorker.com)
- Forgetting is a function of human memory. AI never forgets. (doc.cc)
- How to do data visualization better. (scientificdiscovery.dev)
- On the benefit of stepping out of your routine. (thefinancialpen.substack.com)
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