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Longform links: digital afterlives
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links for premium sites are used. You can check out...
Books
- A Q&A with Evan Osnos, author of "The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich." (npr.org)
- An excerpt from "Investable! When Pandemic Risk Meets Speculative Finance – A Cautionary Tale," by Susan Erikson. (thereader.mitpress.mit.edu)
- A Q&A with Carter Sherman author of "The Second Coming: Sex and the Next Generation's Fight Over its Future." (npr.org)
- Insights from Brian Anderson’s detailed book "Loud and Clear: The Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound and the Quest for Audio Perfection." (insidehook.com)
AI
- In the global AI race, there are haves and have nots. (nytimes.com)
- A look at a giant data center Amazon ($AMZN) is building in Indiana. (sherwood.news)
- Data centers mean higher electricity rates for consumers. (indystar.com)
- We write to learn. The use of AI subverts that. (forkingpaths.co)
Climate
- How the world's maps exclude millions of people at-risk of climate disasters. (grist.org)
- Is climate the biggest risk to the financial system? (ft.com)
Longreads
- The global fight against HIV is in turmoil. (bloomberg.com)
- How measles is playing out in areas with low vaccination rates. (nytimes.com)
- How Booking.com ($BKNG) used acqusitions to build its business. (readtrung.com)
- Why Chicago is reluctant to close underpopulated school buildings? (propublica.org)
- Our digital afterlives are only getting more complicated. (sixcolors.com)
- A profile of Ashley Gorley has written 83 number on Nashville hits. (wapo.st)
