Saturday links: health care rights

Autos

• Designer James Dyson is working on an electric car set for 2020. (bloomberg.com)
• EV's killer app is lower maintenance costs. (bloomberg.com)
• How is Warren Bufett's bet on Chinese battery maker BYD doing? (qz.com)
• How manufacturers are trying to improve the efficiency of the tractor trailer. (wsj.com)

Lodging

• Hilton ($HLT) wants to get into the modern hostel space. (fortune.com)
• Airbnb is going to test branded-apartments in Florida. (theinformation.com)

Hardware

• Pre-order a new Amazon echo plus with a built-in smart home hub and get a Philips Hue bulb free. (amazon.com)
• The new 4k Amazon Fire TV is available for pre-order. (amazon.com)
• Pre-order three all-new Amazon echos and get $50 off. (amazon.com)

Opioids

• Startup Groups is using a lean treatment model for opioid addiction. (theverge.com)
• How one doctor group cut back on opioid presciptions. (motherjones.com)

Science

• There seems to be life 2500 feet underground. (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
• "Earth should have a lot more gold and silver than it does. " (washingtonpost.com)
• Why its hard to kill a fly. (bigthink.com)
• How sleep originated. (newscientist.com)

Technology

• Cloudflare is pushing the cloud to the edges of the web. (fastcompany.com)
• 'Anonymized' location data is not all that anonymous. (fastcompany.com)
• The 'smart home' is getting cheaper. (theverge.com)

Psychology

• What mindfulness is actually good for. (hbr.org)
• Long term antidepressant use could be hazardous to your health. (bigthink.com)

Health

• How our gut bacteria affects our ability to lose weight. (bigthink.com)
• A new antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains. (bbc.com)
• Gene therapies are coming closer to commercialization. (barrons.com)
• Aging doesn't start at 65. (nautil.us)

Fitness

• Can this new running shoe make novice runners faster? (popsci.com)
• Stop eating three hours before bedtime. (melmagazine.com)

CTE

• 20% of teens report having had a concussion. (npr.org)
• Adults who played football as kids are now concerned about CTE. (esquire.com)
• Don't forget that baseball catchers get a lot of concussions as well. (cbssports.com)
• A CTE test is coming closer to reality. (theringer.com)

Food

• Why restaurants hate GrubHub. (tribecacitizen.com)
• Why cacao is vulnerable to blight. (nytimes.com)
• Florida's orange industry is dying. (wsj.com)
• Why Italian food is simply better. (bloomberg.com)
• The best cure for a brain freeze is prevention. (wsj.com)

Drink

• Which cities are fueling the craft beer boom. (visualcapitalist.com)
• How a brewery is using its waste product to help feed and raise fish for consumption. (fastcompany.com)

Books

• Are you on the right path to continued personal growth? Try the Blinkist app at 20% off. Read or listen to the key insights from the best nonfiction books. (blinkist.com)
• 
  "Thinking Machines: The Quest for Artificial Intelligence--and Where It's Taking Us Next" by Luke Dormehl is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
• "The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone--Especially Ourselves" by Dan Ariely is just $2.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
• Get "Managing Expectations: Options Playbook" by Tony Saliba for just $7.95. (managingexpectationsbook.com)

Entertainment

• Is Netflix ($NFLX) helping or hurting standup comedy? (vulture.com)
• Auctions work, why don't we use them for ticket sales? (papers.ssrn.com)
• How magazines will become like sailboats. (nytimes.com)

Colleges

• Universities are struggling to increase the number of women who earn STEM degrees. (wsj.com)
• There is an issue with who exactly constitutes 'faculty' at online universities. (npr.org)
• The college degree is getting devalued but most don't recognize it. (medium.com)
• Why students from rural America can struggle at university. (theatlantic.com)
• A look at the 2017 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. (wsj.com)

Earlier on Abnormal Returns

• Longform links: deep feelings of discontent. (abnormalreturns.com)
• The 20% ceiling in asset management. (abnormalreturns.com)
• What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
• Podcast links: backstabbing bankers. (abnormalreturns.com)
• We are all quants now. (abnormalreturns.com)
• One you publish your book everything else is gravy. (abnormalreturns.com)
• Learn enough about investing to be able to foul off a professional investment pitch. (abnormalreturns.com)

Blade Runner 2049

• 'Blade Runner 2049' is arguably better than the original. (variety.com)
• 'Blade Runner 2049' honors and extends Ridley Scott's original vision. (esquire.com)
• Watch the original 'Blade Runner: The Final Cut' on Amazon.com. (amazon.com)
• 'Blade Runner 2049' is almost 3 hours long but zips along. (wired.com)
• 'Blade Runner 2049' is visually stunning. (theverge.com)

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