Talkin' Football (Or Not...) - Weekly Reading Links - February 2nd, 2018

On Jeopardy last night, players got to the end of the game without ever touching the category "Talkin' Football". Watch what happens when they finally do.

 

 

Here is a peek at what I've been reading lately. These are the links I saved this week. Hope you find some interesting and enjoyable tidbits. Let me know if you read something I'd like ... Or if there are other sources I should add to my weekly reading. Thanks.

Lighter Links:

The Kill Chain: Inside the Unit that Tracks Targets for US Drone Wars. (TheGuardian) Iowa Boys Charged in Connection with Deaths of Half a Million Honeybees. (NPR) What Is It Like To Be A Bee? (AtlasObscura) Apple Watch is a Bridge to the Future. (AboveAvalon) The Mysterious Interior World of Exercise. (NYT) These Big Fat Diet Lies May Be Sabotaging Your Ability to Lose Weight. (Cheatsheet) The Follower Factory. (New York Times) How a New Technology is Changing the Lives of People Who Cannot Speak. (TheGuardian) Can Planet Earth Feed 10 Billion People? (The Atlantic) I Can't Stop Looking at this Wonderfully Bad Google Photos Panorama Stitch. (TheVerge) The Future Happens in the #NOW. (LeadershipNow) In Saudi Corruption Crackdown, Big Targets are Going Free. (WSJ) How to Regain the Lost Art of Reflection. (HBR) These are the World's Most Popular Websites. (Infographic) IBM Speech Recognition is on the Verge of Super-Human Accuracy.(BusinessInsider) Why Mental Health is a Poor Measure of a President. (NPR) This is What Worries Americans the Most, According to a New Poll.(Cheatsheet) How to Be Happier, Safer, Healthier and Smarter in 2018. (NYT) Lessons on Success and Deliberate Practice from Mozart, Picasso, and Kobe Bryant. (JamesClear) Biohacking Decoded: How to Get Started with Biohacking (Even If You Don't Know Where to Begin). (BGF)

Market-Related Links

How a Misfit Group of Computer Geeks and English Majors Transformed Wall Street. (NYMag) That Disappointing Internet of Things Trade is about to (Finally) Heat Up. (Investorplace) Bitcoin is None of the Things It Was Supposed to Be. (TheOutline) This is What Could Pop the Bitcoin Bubble. (Bloomberg) Vernacular Economics: How Building Codes & Taxes Shape Regional Architecture. (99%Invisible) Amazon Go and the Future. (Stratechery) In a Digital World, Hybrid Cloud is the Choice for Innovation and Collaboration. (Forbes) Don't Limit the Revolution. (Economist) Insanely Virtual. (Economist) Mall Owners Push out Department Stores. (Wall Street Journal) London Metal Exchange Faces Broker Revolt over Fee Rise. (FT) Placing Ireland's Economic Recovery in Context. (FT Alphaville) Turkey Flies the Coup. (Governments and Markets) Banker Sitting in U.S. Prison Has a Most Incredible Tale to Tell.(Bloomberg) The Fake Factory that Pumped out Real Money. (Bloomberg) Automated Algorithmic Trading: Machine Learning and Agent-based Modelling I. (QuantNews) Why I Like This Market. (Medium) Bill Ackman Says this Eccentric Short Seller is 'Certifiably Crazy'.(Bloomberg) How Have High Reserves and New Policy Tools Reshaped the Fed Funds Market? (LibertyStreet) America Will Not Be at the Heart of a New World Order.(TheGuardian)

Let me know what you think. Thanks. - Howard