Read — 2018/05/02

Today’s featured articles:

1. “Should the tech giants be more heavily regulated?” (The Economist).
2. “Google vs. Google: how nonstop political arguments rule its workplace“, by Kirsten Grind & Douglas MacMilland (Wall Street Journal).

Other articles:

1. “Seven jobs robots will create — or expand“, by Daniela Hernandez (Wall Street Journal).
2. “A manual for youthful activism, Nigerian style“, by Fareeda Alithnayn Abdulkareem (OZY).
3. “Which is better? Swimming or running“, by Judi Ketteler (Map My Run). The article references this meta-analysis of 27 studies that compiles health benefits of swimming, including maximal oxygen uptake.
4. “7 things physical therapists want you to know about running injuries“, by Molly Hurford (Map My Run). Most important: If you visit a PT, do what she or he says!
5. “The baseball season when strikeouts overtook hits“, by Jared Diamond (Wall Street Journal).
6. “Kazakhstan bets big on a fintech future“, by Dene-Hern Chen (OZY).
7. “Can the U.S. Navy brave the waves of autonomous warfare?“, by Olivia Miltner (OZY).
8. “Oculus Go is the $200 headset that could make you try VR“, by David Pierce (Wall Street Journal). The skinny: Facebook’s Oculus Go is nowhere near the best VR headset on the market, but it does provide an affordable entry point into the virtual world.

Articles on investing:

1. “Africa’s startup funding deals are entering the million-dollar era“, by Yinka Adegoke (Quartz).
2. “Tesla feels the weight of solar panels“, by Susan Pulliam, Tim Higgins, & Ianthe Jeanne Dugan (Wall Street Journal).
3. “Munro’s Model 3 teardown spells big trouble for Tesla“, by Montana Skeptic (Seeking Alpha). Note that the author is short TSLA.
4. “Payments stocks drop after Amazon pushes its pay system“, by Lily Katz (Bloomberg, 2018-05-02).

Reviews of “The plant paradox”:

1. “‘The plant paradox’ by Steven Gundry, MD — a commentary“, by T. Colin Campbell, PhD & Thomas Campbell, MD (Nutrition Studies). An in-depth review (of the first 100 pages, at least) that questions Dr. Gundry’s scholarship and conflict of interest.
2. “Dr. Gundry’s ‘The plant paradox’ is wrong“, by Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM (Nutrition Facts). A cursory look at the book, also finding misread citations and conflict of interest.

Stress fractures

1. Mayo Clinic
1. “Stress fractures: symptoms and causes“
2. “Stress fractures: self-management“
2. Sports-health
1. “Don’t miss the signs of a stress fracture“, by Carrie DeVries (Sports-health).
2. “Stress fracture diagnosis“, by Adam B. Yanke, MD (Sports-health).
3. “5 phases of stress fracture recovery“, by Marion Herring (Active.com).
4. “Stress fractures and stress reactions of bone: a chronic repetitive stress injury“, by Stephen M. Pribut, DPM.

Read — 2017/04/29

Today’s selection of articles:

1. “What happens when soccer bans heading?“, by Noah Davis (The Ringer). Interesting point of departure: If soccer were invented today, rather than 150 years ago, how would we design the rules? Endows you with more agency (and responsibility).
2. “The best American soccer player is an 18-year-old from Hershey, Pennsylvania“, by Noah Davis (The Ringer).