CK Links--Friday November 25, 2016

Among my USA-based readers, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Enjoy this week's selection of Friday Links!

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How can you not love homemade noodles that only take 20 minutes? (Beyond Salmon)

Fourteen low-carb fears and whether you should worry about them. (Diet Doctor)

A family dinner ritual guaranteed to spark good conversation. (Dinner: A Love Story)

Can hydroponic farming be organic? Organic farmers say "nope" ...and frankly, they appear rather greedy and anticompetitive in saying so. (New York Times)

How the snooze button messes with your mind--in more ways than one. (Science of Us)

Developing a truth-seeking, "scout mindset" to feel intrigued, not defensive, when encountering information contradicting our beliefs. (Abnormal Returns)

When you lose your confidence, you focus on your fears, not your hopes. (Points and Figures)

Book Recommendation: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo. A friend recommended this book to me and, I'll admit, I was suspicious at first. What could possibly be life-changing about "tidying up"? But this book really surprised me on a few different levels, and it's given me some new ways to think more deeply about the things I own--and the value I get (or in many cases don't get) in owning them. Highly recommended!




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CK Links--Friday November 18, 2016

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Ever wondered what makes different cheeses melt differently? (Lucky Peach)

Twelve money-saving, flavorful food swaps you can make to clean up your diet. (Greatist)

Did you know there's clear evidence of discrimination... against white wines? (1 Wine Dude)

Surprising food- and ag-related results and referendums from the recent election. (Jayson Lusk)

[Short video] Bridging the "self-acceptance gap" in personal photography. (Peter Hurley)

Optimize your sleep tonight from the moment you wake up today. (Sprezzaturian)

The world is full of buttons and controls that do nothing, except make you feel a little better. (Nir and Far)

Related: The illusion of control and how it's used against you. (Casual Kitchen)

Anything is better than browsing Facebook. (50 by 25)

I see you. I'm sorry for what you're feeling. How can I help? (Seth's Blog)


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CK Links--Friday November 11, 2016

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More sleep = fewer junk food cravings. Here's why. (Shape)

A class action lawsuit against McCormick Spices for "non-functional slack fill." Do you think it's justified? (NPR)

Related: Only a fool throws out spices after six months. (Casual Kitchen)

With U-turns on "recommended" healthcare screenings like PSA tests and mammography, and with so many of our favorite prescriptions barely better than placebos, do we physicians today face a credibility problem? (A Country Doctor Writes)

Bonus: If 911 worked like a medical office phone system. (A Country Doctor Writes)

Be warned about these faulty Wall Street assumptions. (A Wealth of Common Sense)

Why it's good to have cranes in your city. (A VC)

The author of Antifragile (great book, read it!) explains why strength training helps us with random--even extreme--events. (Nicholas Taleb)





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CK Links--Friday November 4, 2016

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"I hate black pepper. It is a brute-force instrument that makes everything taste the same." (Epicurious, via Steve Tallant)

Forget wine pairings, we've moved on to weed pairings now. (Munchies)

When food advocates seem like elitists. (Jayson Lusk)

A Millennial decides to stop taking pride in not knowing how to do basic stuff. (The Financial Diet, via 50by25)

"Women are taught to follow trends — celebrity, makeup, etc — and those bros I laughed at were taught to follow monetizable trends. This blew my mind." (Medium)

As counterintuitive as it may sound, raising the minimum wage is cruel to low-skilled workers. (Carpe Diem)

Be more like Bill Murray. (Medium)

The Bezos Regret Minimization Framework. Good insights here. (A Wealth of Common Sense)

The best decision I ever made. (Dividend Growth Investor)

It's NaNoWriMo time again! How to plan out your novel in 15-minute sessions. (Jennifer Blanchard)


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CK Links--Friday October 28, 2016

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Eight cool, ghastly-looking recipes to bake for Halloween! (Baking Bites)

Ten household chores you've been doing wrong all along. (Coreco)

45 tasty, healthy vegan-friendly snacks. (No Meat Athlete)

Actual facts on land use contradict many commonly held agri-intellectual beliefs, such as "agriculture has more impact on the environment than any other human activity." (Jayson Lusk)

An extensive list of "ketogenic-approved" foods. (KetoRach)

Insightful, concise six-minute video on Plato's Cave. Seems a fitting theme these days somehow, I'm not quite sure why. (The School of Life)

Learn another language and your morality will change. (Scientific American, via Academy of Polish Language)

An incredibly useful cognitive bias cheatsheet. Worth bookmarking. (Better Humans)

My bully is dead. (You Don't Say)


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CK Links--Friday October 21, 2016

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What would Julia Child have to say about today's modern food media? (Mashable)

It never gets old: satirizing artisanal food makers in this short video. (NPR)

A brief history of US dietary guidelines, in all their glory. (Mark's Daily Apple)

In the USA, immigrant food is often treated like discount tourism. (Washington Post)

Useful post on science-based weight training recommendations, many of which are at odds with the common training methods recommended by trainers. (Rogue Health and Fitness)

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg recomends 23 books. Some good ones here! (Farnam Street) Ed: last year I read The Three-Body Problem and loved it. An interesting, operatic work of science fiction.

Do you buy books that you never read? There's actually a word for that. (Ozy)

Why have social norms for leaving children unattended changed so radically over the years? (NPR)

This is the safest time in human history. So why are we all so afraid? (Rolling Stone) Ed: See also this week's post on fear here at CK. And, extra credit for any reader who can detect the central (and most likely unintentional) irony of this article. 

Intriguing post on the deep friendship--and complete absence of professional jealousy--between Mozart and Haydn. (Brain Pickings)





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CK Links--Friday October 14, 2016

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Now that the world is awash in BS health claims, can we teach kids to spot them? (Vox)

Useful summary of the pros and cons of a ketogenic diet. (Washington Post)

Purple proseur Michael Pollan seems angry. Why? Because Obama didn't follow any of Pollan's agri-intellectual advice. (New York Times)

Orange juice: the great con. (Business Insider)

Related: How to eat an "antifragile" diet. (Casual Kitchen)

How to read an entire book in a single day. (Lifehacker)

Luxury brands are a mess. (Grant McCracken)

The potbelly of ignornance. (Medium)

Ineptitude is a bigger problem than incompetence. Good, useful discussion. (Vox)

Cultivating boredom. (Big Think)


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CK Links--Friday October 7, 2016

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Why is milk at the back of the grocery store? (Jayson Lusk)

Fast food sales are falling--and CK readers will like the reason why. (Business Insider)

Related: Wait: if restaurant spending now exceeds in-home food spending, why do people say it "costs too much" to eat healthy? (Casual Kitchen)

Why industrial farming is good for the environment. (New York Times)

"Almost nobody really wants advice to the level of following through. They want to complain, to feel validated, but fewer than 1 in 1,000 actually want to change their behavior. It took me 10 years to truly internalize this." (I Will Teach)

Robert Greene on Stoicism and amor fati. (The Daily Stoic)

Readers, the past week I dug up the site One Hundred Pushups (from a Friday Links Post from waaaay back in the archives) and began the program once again to increase the max number of pushups I can do. Join me! (One Hundred Pushups)

Twenty exceptional aphorisms from Nicholas Taleb's book The Bed of Procrustes. (Farnam Street)

Quit social media! (Cal Newport, via 50 by 25)






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CK Links--Friday September 30, 2016

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Insights after 13 years of food blogging. (Chocolate and Zucchini)

How the FDA uses the "close-hold embargo" to manipulate and control health news. (Scientific American, via Hunt, Cook, Eat)

Somehow, the nutrition field fell prey to the notion that, when it comes to the negative health effects of red meat and sugar, you can only hold one responsible for all our public health problems. It's a seductive binary. (Medium)

The top five recipes at the top five food blogs. (Meb Faber)

This is what happens when you get rid of 75% of your stuff and go on a long-term shopping ban. (Marketwatch, via No Gimmicks Nutrition)

The average American has the equivalent of 600 "human energy servants." (Carpe Diem)

It's easy to assume that greed is solely to blame for runaway drug prices--and companies do nothing to challenge that perception. The reality, however, is more complicated. (A Sweet Life)

Interesting history of how citizens exposed the terrible science behind an infamous study on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. (STAT)

Two more high-profile examples of the "reproducibility crisis" in scientific studies. (Science Alert)


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CK Links--Friday September 23, 2016

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A quick announcement: my friend and blogging colleague Monica Bhide just released a new novel: Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken. Filled with poetry and food, it follows the journey of a young man as he tries to overcome a tragic childhood and manifest his dream to feed the hungry. Take a look!

Remember last week's link about how the sugar industry distorts dietary science? Here's an intriguing rebuttal, with an interesting take on "bias" in research. (Nutrevolve)

If you saw this week's post at CK and were curious about Black Swallowtail Butterflies, you can actually raise your own! Here's how. (Texas Butterfly Ranch)

Consumers aren't exactly overjoyed to pay extra for cage-free eggs, leading to losses and substantial oversupply. (Jayson Lusk)

Saving a young man from a life of financial depravity. (Mr. Money Mustache)

Intriguing short article about an inventor who figured out a way to turn waste plastic from the ocean into low-cost building materials. (Popular Science)

Beware of policymakers who pathologize others for doing things they don't understand, without realizing it is their understanding that is limited. (Medium)





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CK Links--Friday September 16, 2016

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Mark Bittman goes off the rails a bit on the science of GMOs. (Jayson Lusk)

How to open any jar. Any! (Stonesoup)

How the sugar industry has distorted dietary science for over 50 years (Vox)

How truffle oil became a complete scam. (Priceonomics)

What it's like to be the New York Times restaurant critic, and be the judge, jury and executioner of restaurants. Long, but a good read. (New Yorker)

How can students better "future-proof" their careers? (Atlantic)

A challenge to you to stop procrastinating. And no, you can't read it later! (Zen Habits)


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CK Links--Friday September 9, 2016

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Why can't science just make up its mind and tell us what we should be eating? (The Pool, via Addicted to Canning)

Splashing around in the dismal swamp of so-called "diet science," showing how easy it is to hoax lazy journalists. (AL.com)

Intermittent fasting: where are we now? (LeanGains)

Seven great ways to use eggs. (OwlHaven)

Ever wondered what the difference is between a mansion and a McMansion? This post explains all. (McMansion Hell)

Did you know that math (uh, statistics actually) is racist? (CNN Money)

Meet the parents who who won't let their kids study literature. (Washington Post)

Intriguing post about the internal dynamics of the media interview. (Grant McCracken)


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CK Links--Friday September 2, 2016

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Not so fast: the Berkeley soda tax isn't working after all. Worse, it's making Berkeley residents worse off. (Jayson Lusk)

Bonus: Intriguing data on food spending at households that go partial vegetarian. Not what I expected! (Jayson Lusk)

If my homemade mayo supposedly lasts only three days in the fridge, how come I'm still alive despite eating two-week old mayo on a regular basis for years? (Stonesoup)

Knife sharpening 101. (Home Ec 101)

Email is most helpful when used in this one way. (Cal Newport)

Interesting post on pain meds, and why so many patients are trying to get more of them. (A Country Doctor Writes)

Reaching your goals, including your financial goals, with "appropriate fear." (Fortune Financial Advisors)

A simple system--requiring only a little diligence and small pockets of time--to read 50 books a year. (Zapier)

Your first reaction is probably wrong. Or worse, knee-jerk. (Derek Sivers)


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CK Links--Friday August 26, 2016

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Here's what the USA's new GMO labeling bill means for consumers. (Food Politics)

Should we be worrying about the "restaurant recession"? (Washington Post)

Berkeley, CA believes their recently-passed soda tax is producing results. (LA Times)

58 different names for sugar! (100 Days of Real Food)

An important (and usually overlooked) factor in changing yourself. (Zen Habits)

Why understanding survivor bias is incredibly important in investing. (StockCharts)

Related, sort of: Survivor bias is also critical in understanding consumer choice. (Casual Kitchen)

Intriguing list of the 100 greatest films of the Twenty-first century. (BBC) Note: Laura and I finally finished working through the AFI’s top 100 movies of the 20th century a few years ago. It was well worth it!

Use your knowledge of history to make better decisions about the future, not to be a contestant on Jeopardy. (Tony Isola)

Book Recommendation: Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericksson and Robert Pool. An excellent, useful and practical book on the concept of deliberate, purposeful practice… and how to use it to improve significantly in any life domain. Helpful, insightful and highly recommended.






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CK Links--Friday August 19, 2016

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Articles first this week! Then, see below for some bonus great recipe links:

Some would say these food hacks are weird, even distasteful. Some have said it. (Surviving and Thriving)

Knife skills 101: the four basic cuts. (Nerd Fitness)

Intriguing post on why "baking therapy" works so well. (Cupcake Project)

Useful ideas for college students to cut costs. (WiseBread)

How one family is sending 13 kids to college, living debt free... and still plans to retire early. (Washington Post, via No Gimmicks Nutrition)

If I could live a happy life with the contents of a small bag, why do I have all this other stuff? And why do I buy stuff to add to it? (The Simple Dollar)

Fascinating thoughts on the rationality (and irrationality!) of waiting in line. (Freakonomics)

Now, some really good recipes!
Ramen 2.0: Cold noodles for hot days. (BitterSweet)

Easy: One Pot Pomegranate Roasted Chicken. (Chocolate and Zucchini)

Immensely savory: Chickpeas and Potato Coconut Curry. (Obscene Vegan)

Bonus! Rajma, or Red Bean Curry. (Obscene Vegan)

An epic collection of low-carb tomato recipes. (A Sweet Life)


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CK Links--Friday August 12, 2016

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The largest obstacle between a person and a home-cooked meal is not simply free time or money: it's fear of failure. (A Couple Cooks)

My secret to getting back to my pre-pregnancy weight in five months. (Stonesoup)

Overzealous milk inspectors interfering with your food freedom. (Food Renegade)

Related: Raw milk, the irony. (Casual Kitchen)

Highly insightful thoughts on decluttering. (Ombailamos)

"Since I've started this blog, I've worried about our industrial food system, household products, and everything in between that's been linked to cancer. I was fearful." (My Humble Kitchen)

Intriguing article on the decline in cadaver donations to medical schools. (National Geographic)

Excellent, excellent advice here on writing better. (Medium)

The very high cost of prestige. (Fortune Financial)


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CK Links--Friday August 5, 2016

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When blogs and cookbooks imply that "natural" sweeteners (like maple syrup, honey, dates or agave) are a better choice than regular white sugar. (Stonesoup)

A three decade long longitudinal study of 126,000 people suggests, strongly, that eating more fat helps you live longer. (Well and Good)

Some pretty darn good cooking hacks in this post. (Daily Burn, via 50by25)

Is life harder for frugal people? (Quora)

Related: Spreading the new frugality, a manifesto. (Casual Kitchen)

How to tune out folly. (Farnam Street)

Six levels of truly good listening (HBR)

At a certain point, "pleasure" and "more" become inversely related. How to stop at "enough." (NY Times)




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CK Links--Friday July 29, 2016

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No, farm subsidies are not making us fat. (Jayson Lusk)

How do you stay healthy on a $29 weekly food budget? (Quora)

Bonus: Why do I feel bad about my life when looking at other people’s Instagram accounts… and what should I do about it? (Quora)

How to tip from scarcity to abundance. (Steve Pavlina)

Why time passes more quickly the older we get. (Scientific American)

More evidence that music is dead. (Grant McCracken)

Interesting article on what drove the downfall of Kodak. (HBR)

Why do we still haggle for cars? (Priceonomics)

This is what happens when you shield an entire generation from failure. (Barry Carter)


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CK Links--Friday July 22, 2016

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Seven reasons to eat eggs. (Mental Floss)

Related: Jazz up your morning eggs! (Casual Kitchen)

"While others might imagine we're missing out on life by not stacking it up with more activities, I feel we're allowing ourselves just the right amount of space to actually live it." (Mr. Money Mustache)

Tips on cooling your home that are actually practical for the average schmoe like you or me. (Washington Post)

Seven reasons (((SCIENCE!))) is in big trouble. (Vox)

There is a gigantic reproducibility crisis in science. (Nature)

There has never been a better time to be an autodidact. (Psychology Today)

A crash course in logical fallacies. See in particular "causal reductionism." (Farnam Street)

What everybody gets wrong about antidepressants. (Business Insider)

TV shows today seem to prefer alienating their viewers. (The Ringer)

The millennial generation is the least entrepreneurial generation ever. Why? (Atlantic)


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CK Links--Friday July 15, 2016

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Everybody knows pizza is bad for you. Uh, except this guy, who ate it for 222 days straight and emerged fitter. (Stuff)

Food is food, not a medicine or a toxin. (Conscienhealth, via No Gimmicks Nutrition)

Nobody seems to agree which foods are healthy and which aren't. (Reason)

Meat is horrible. These seven charts may (or may not!) convince you why. (Washington Post)

An interesting twist on calculating your net worth, with a bonus quick checklist to determine if you're actually happy. (Wall Street Playboys)

Eat the frog. (50 by 25)

"Mostly, we're bad at abandoning our habits and our view of ourselves." (Seth's Blog)


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