Longform links: squandering our inheritance
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 Derek Thompson, co-author of "Abundance." (davidepstein.substack.com)
- An excerpt from Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder’s book, "Mother, Creature, Kin: What We Learn From Nature’s Mothers in a Time of Unraveling." (theatlantic.com)
Animals
- How did 200 cows in Colorado just disappear? (wapo.st)
- Lake Tahoe has a black bear problem. (altaonline.com)
Longreads
- David Brooks, "Trumpism has become a form of nihilism that is devouring everything in its path." (theatlantic.com)
- How to fix the replication problem in social science. (forkingpaths.co)
- No one in American wants to think they are rich or poor. (theatlantic.com)
- Being a contractor is tough and getting tougher. (nytimes.com)
- The U.S. military is stepping up its Arctic training. (on.ft.com)
- Bluesky is trying to put users at the center. (newyorker.com)
- Why there are two Koreas, not one. (unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com)
- Richard, "One of our deepest evolutionary instincts—believing that more is always better—no longer serves us." (lifeafterthedailygrind.com)
