Ideas that challenge / comfort / inspire
Stephen Goforth
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride! -Hunter S Thompson (born July 18, 1937)
***TECHNOLOGY
Forget about VR in the living room; this summer it’s on waterslides and in arcades MIT Tech Review
itty bitty, a new service that lets you share entire web pages encoded in the link itself Chronicle of Higher Ed
Quantum computing could put a stop to traffic jams Quartz
Mercedes Will Launch Self-Driving Taxis in California Next Year Wired
Walmart patents tech that would allow it to eavesdrop on cashiers The Guardian
AI could soon clone your voice Cnet
Microsoft calls on Congress to regulate facial recognition Engadget
The way people walk can be used for ID and health checks Economist
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
ESPN to Air Overwatch League Finals as Esports Go Prime Time Bloomberg
Report on Local TV and AM/FM radio Revenue Harvard’s Nieman Lab
Shorter TV Spots Rising On Linear TV Media Post
Why Sinclair's bid to buy the tribune company might die Wired
Independent Media Organization Southerly Launches The Whole Story
People Don’t Buy Products, They Buy Better Versions of Themselves Medium
***JOURNALISM
54 newsrooms, 9 countries, and 9 core ideas: Here’s what two researchers found in a yearlong quest for journalism innovation Harvard’s Nieman Lab
A Reporter Who Had Her Records Seized Wasn’t On A List Of Subpoenaed Journalists The Justice Department Sent To A Senator BuzzFeed News
My Jobs Before Journalism Twitter
Why the Craig behind Craigslist gave big bucks to a journalism program Recode
How We Reported Our Mississippi Bond Story: A Guide to Our Methodology The Marshall Project
Latin America’s new media are growing up Economist
More questions than answers from DOJ letter about journalist surveillance Columbia Journalism Review
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
CNN Reorganizes Business Coverage Under New Site Media Post
***FAKE NEWS
Susceptibility to fake news is driven more by lazy thinking than partisan bias PsyPost
How a ‘Cancer Cure’ Video Blasted Bad Science—and Went Viral Wired
‘Fake News’ Goes Global as Trump, in Britain, Rips the Press New York Times
24 Brazilian media organisations band together to fight fake news International News Media Association
***SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook Opens Its Private Servers to Scientists Studying Fake News Wired
Social media: Twitter’s surprising revival (sub. requ'd) The Week
Media — both on the left and right — are pressing Facebook to define what journalism is Recode
***PRIVACY
Who Will Police Police Drones? Gizmodo
FTC Urged To Stop Facebook From Sharing Data With Researchers Media Post
***PRODUCING MEDIA
From Data to Viz, a site that helps you find the right chart for your data Data-to-Viz
What’s in a Newsletter? At The New York Times, There’s a Secret Sauce New York Times
***BIG DATA & AI
How does a flight attendant know your birthday? Big data playing bigger role as airlines personalize service Chicago Tribune
Python author steps back from leadership of project IT wire
Communicating with Alexa devices using sign language Abhishek Singh
The seven of the most fundamental Quantum-computing complexity classes Quanta Magazine
***PERSONAL GROWTH
4 things before passing judgment Becoming (my blog)
How to keep going after a mass shooter kills your husband Washington Post
A More Or Less Definitive Guide To Showing Up For Friends BuzzFeed News
The Power of Positive People Are your friendships giving you a boost or bringing you down? New York Times
***WRITING & READING
Long-Time Employees Buy Capitol Hill Books From Its Beloved, Curmudgeonly Owner DCist
***LANGUAGE
The Linguist Who Helps Undercover Cops Catch Child Predators The Atlantic
Is ‘You Guys’ Replacing ‘Y’All’ in the South? Chronicle of Higher Ed
Everybody, Parlons Français! Chronicle of Higher Ed
***LITERATURE
Mary Gaitskill convinced me to care about literature again after my best friend’s death Slate
Archaeologists Think They’ve Discovered the Oldest Greek Copy of Homer’s Odyssey: 13 Verses on a Clay Tablet Open Culture
***GENDER
All Things Ill-Considered: NPR’s Sexist Blunder Chronicle of Higher Ed
Women Making Science Videos on YouTube Face Hostile Comments New York Times
An alternative to pink & blue: Colors for gender data Data Wrapper
A baseball player stood on a bucket — and sparked an online debate about masculinity Washington Post
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
The chief wanted perfect stats, so cops were told to pin crimes on black people, probe found Miami Herald
Justice Department Reopens Investigation Into 1955 Lynching Of Emmett Till NPR
Asian-Americans Facing Staggering Levels Of Income Inequality In The U.S. NPR
***FREE SPEECH
Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Published Article Image New York Times
Kavanaugh decision that allowed litigation to be used to deter free speech Hollywood Reporter
Lawrence Journal-World wrong on flag art censorship at University of Kansas (opinion) The FIRE
YouTube Rolling Out Copyright Match Plagiarism Today
***LEGAL ISSUES
Where Brett Kavanaugh sits on the ideological spectrum (infographic) Axios
‘Copyright’s True Purpose Is Dead, It Never Existed’ Torrent Freak
***RELIGION
The Bible is literature for the resistance Washington Post
Mark Harris is forgetting a lot of what the Bible says about women (opinion) Charlotte Observer
Two months after a sexual abuse investigation, Southern Baptist missionary found new church Star-Telegram
Southern Baptist officials knew of sexual abuse allegations 11 years before leader’s arrest Star-telegram
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
Christian advocates push back against Paula White’s claim that Jesus was different because he never broke the law Huffington Post
Brett Kavanaugh Is a Troubling Supreme Court Pick for Black Christians Christianity Today
***GOOD NEWS
25 Everyday Heroes BuzzFeed
Croatia–England: The Greatest World Cup Fairy Tale The Atlantic
Abandoned as baby in a cardboard box, man meets biological father after 31 years ABC News
Deliveries of kindness in San Diego CBS News
Teacher buys school bus, becomes driver so his elementary school students don’t drop out The New Minute
Warren Buffett Donates $3.4 Billion to Charities in Latest Gift Bloomberg
***ART & DESIGN
A new report from the FIRE names colleges across the country that censor artists The FIRE
7 Basic Design Principles We Forget About Uxplanet
Why Med Schools Are Requiring Students to Take Art Classes, and How It Makes Med Students Better Doctors Open Culture
University of Kansas Removes Controversial Flag Art Inside Higher Ed
An alternative to pink & blue: Colors for gender data DataWrapper
How one typeface took over movie posters (video) Vox
***MUSIC
The Gospel According to Kendrick Lamar: Having an intact family “makes a huge difference” Vanity Fair
Review: John Coltrane’s ‘Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album’ Variety
Can gospel music survive the rise of hip-hop? The Undefeated
***FILM
I’m Sorry, But the Posters for Mary Queen of Scots Have the Wrong Taglines Vulture
Stanley Kubrick’s Annotated Copy of Stephen King’s The Shining Open Culture
***JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
Your CV Should Inform. Your Cover Letter Should Persuade Chronicle of Higher Ed
The Personal Business of Being Laid Off Hazlitt
What It’s Like to Search for Jobs Outside Academe Chronicle of Higher Ed
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Two men indicted on accusations of stealing textbooks from campuses Journal Sentinel
Experts: University of Kentucky's sexual assault policy may be illegal Courier-Journal
Sexually assaulted on his campus by student from another university—the accused was found responsible (twice) but no punishment Inside Higher Ed
This NYPD Officer Reported Sexual Harassment: Then She Was Forced Into Rehab BuzzFeed News
Ivy League professor accused of harassment says U.S. laws are 'biased against privileged white men' Daily Mail Online
Baylor settles Title IX suit filed by former student who accused football players of gang rape Waco Trib
***BUSINESS & FINANCE
What we buy can be used to predict our politics, race or education — sometimes with more than 90 percent accuracy Washington Post
Visualizing Countries with the Highest Household Wealth How Much
America's wage crisis no longer looks temporary Axios
Detaining immigrant kids is now a billion-dollar industry ABC News
***ENVIRONMENT
Cheap, portable sensors are democratizing air-quality data Wired
How Laundry Is Reducing America’s Carbon Footprint The Daily Beast
***TRAVEL
Airline Passenger Groups Outraged Over FAA Ruling On Seat NPR
***HEALTH
1st Color X-Rays of Human Body Are Bloody Amazing Live Science
America’s Shrinking Exercise USA Today
Worried About Dementia? You Might Want to Check Your Blood Pressure NPR
Pushback against immunization laws leaves some California schools vulnerable to outbreaks LA Times
Summer Heat Waves Can Slow Our Thinking : Shots - Health News NPR
Hidden From View: The Astonishingly High Administrative Costs of U.S. Health Care New York Times
***SCIENCE
With Faster, Cheaper, More Precise Technique, Authors Say It’s ‘Off to the Races’ Toward New Cell Therapies UCSF news release
NASA Discovered Evidence of Life on Mars 40 Years Ago, Then Set It On Fire Live Science
‘Gene drive’ passes first test in mammals, speeding up inheritance in mice Science Mag
***PSYCHOLOGY
1 In 4 Teenage Girls Self-Harm, According To A New Survey Of US High School Students Buzzfeed News
A player misses a shot and his hands immediately go to the top of his head. Why? Psychology has the answer New York Times
NPR story overstates the benefits of ‘Safety Planning Intervention’ Health News Review
***NEUROSCIENCE
Memories Can Be Altered in Mice. Are Humans Next? National Geographic
***PRODUCTIVITY
The best tools to unclog your overflowing email Poynter
Want to increase efficiency at work? 15 minutes of daily exercise will help Economic Times
***HISTORY
New Web Site Showcases 700,000 Artifacts Dug Up from the Canals of Amsterdam, Some Dating Back to 4300 BC Open Culture
People Still Believe These 10 Myths About the Spanish Flu Live Science
The Healing Buzz of “Drunk History” (opinion) The New Yorker
***RESEARCH
Kim Kardashian pairs up with an MIT post-doc to publish a scientific paper Retraction Watch
$33,000 Academic Journal Articles That Almost No One Reads Forbes
Science journals end open-access trial with Gates Foundation Nature
An example of researchers revisiting their own work and openly changing their minds Discover Magazine
Peer Review and Implicit Bias: Is Double-blind Peer Review Better? (opinion) IEAM Blog
A Major Industry-Funded Alcohol Study Was Compromised: How Many Others Are Out There Undark
Capitalism: Ruining science? In academia, the “imperative manifests itself in visible ways: publish or perish, funding or famine” Jacobin Magazine
Contrary to common belief, randomised controlled trials inevitably produce biased results London School of Economics & Political Science
***RESEARCH MISCONDUCT
We need more investigations into research misconduct: The UK needs a new Watchdog group (opinion) The Guardian
Retraction Watch Co-founder talks about Research Misconduct iScience Mag
***HIGHER ED
Private Colleges in Peril: crucial challenges that small colleges face in fighting for their financial survival Education Next
How 'The Efficiency Paradox' Gets EdTech Right: Why education is expensive, and why technology will not be the solution (opinion) Inside Higher Ed
What Illinois higher education could be Chicago Tribune
ICE contracts bring in millions for U.S. colleges The Outline
Students outraged after 2 Bay Area colleges announce they're closing KRON-4
Canvas Surpasses Blackboard Learn in US Market Share E-Literate
One Public-College President Made $4 Million Last Year: Now His University Wants It Back Chronicle of Higher Ed
#MeToo at an Evangelical Institution: Many are frustrated that the university ignored complaints for 14 years Inside Higher Ed
***TEACHING
Do Voice Assistant Devices Have a Place in the Classroom? EdSurge
How One College Used Student Comments to Identify Its Best Professors Chronicle of Higher Ed
***STUDENT MEDIA
A Skeptic, a Student Newspaper, and a #MeToo Dilemma Undark
The print edition of a Missouri university's magazine has been canceled. Editors say it's retaliation and censorship Student Press Law Center
As local newsrooms shrink, college journalists fill in the gap Poynter
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Assistant professor parts ways with UA after drug, sex assault accusation Tuscon.com
In Defense of Not Publishing Chronicle of Higher Ed
***STUDENT LIFE
Money, not grades, more likely to get in the way of a college education CNBC
Why aren’t millennials buying houses? Curbed
New York court chastises University at Buffalo in ruling for student in due process case The FIRE
1. Evaluate others from alongside, not from above.
2. Give others time to change and room to grow.
3. Be willing to revise your evaluations of others. Use other people’s perspectives to refine your own.
4. Remember how it feels to be on the receiving end of judgement.
Barry Applewhite
***JOURNALISM
New Jersey poised to invest $5 million into local journalism CNN
In 2018, coherence is bad journalism, bordering on malpractice: Here’s how to do better Harvard Nieman Lab
As America celebrates freedom, remember blood has been spilled to ensure that you have a free press (opinion) Miami Herald
Myanmar court files secrets act charges against Reuters reporters Reuters
Journalist arrested by ICE claims he was targeted for his work The Hill
TL;DR: Tools for covering ICE Columbia Journalism Review
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
The New York Times Mostly Skips Ad Agencies With An In-House 20-Person Ad-Buying Team Digiday
***FAKE NEWS
On WeChat, rogue fact-checkers are tackling the app's fake news problem Poynter
I never said that! High-tech deception of ‘deepfake’ videos Washington Post
YouTube aims to crack down on fake news, support journalism Associated Press
***SOCIAL MEDIA
The Guardian finds less polished video works better on Instagram Stories Digiday
Facebook’s Political Rule Blocks Ads for Bush’s Beans, Singers Named Clinton Bloomberg
***MOBILE
These are the top iPhone apps of all time Tech Crunch
How to Unlock Your Phone for Overseas Travel New York Times
***PRIVACY
How to Check App Permissions on iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS Wired
Google Sued For Allowing Developers To Access Gmail Messages Media Post
Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras New York Times
Apple releases iOS 11.4.1 and blocks passcode cracking tools used by police The Verge
Facebook’s Push for Facial Recognition Prompts Privacy Alarms New York Times
Ten Reasons Why California’s New Data Protection Law is Unworkable, Burdensome, and Possibly Unconstitutional (opinion) Technology & Marketing Law Blog
***PRODUCING MEDIA
Tool for journalists: Mural, for creating an engaging storytelling experience Journalism.co
An AI system for editing music in videos MIT
***TECHNOLOGY
Implanting diamonds with flaws offers key technology for quantum communications ScienceDaily
***BIG DATA & AI
Giving voice to the data creators—listening to the engineers can be productive Simply Statistics
A beginner’s guide to AI: Neural networks The Next Web
A SQL query cheat sheet KD Nuggets
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Being Unmasked as an Imposter Becoming (my blog)
Welcome to the highly probable world of improbability Wired
***WRITING & READING
A professor said he had no talent as a writer: for the next 20 years, he sent the professor a copy of everything he published Washington Post
Trump Uses Random Uppercase Letters, but Should You? New York Times
A New York Times obituary writer takes a crack at her own epitaph New York Times
***LANGUAGE
Iceland fights to protect its native tongue from Siri Ozy
Readers Respond: How has language shaped your world? Los Angeles Times
***LITERATURE
Swedes plan an alternative to the Nobel Prize in Literature Irish Times
Tolstoy behind bars: Why U-Va. students are reading Russian literature in a prison Washington Post
The Triumph and Tragedy of Oscar Wilde Chronicle of Higher Ed
10 movies secretly based on famous works of literature Film School Rejects
***GENDER
Some good news for working women Washington Post
The Push For A Gender-Neutral Siri NPR
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
Digging into the debate about diversity in entertainment journalism LA Times
***FREE SPEECH
Principal refuses to allow first black valedictorian to give speech, so Rochester mayor intervenes CBS News
University of Illinois seeks to dismiss free speech lawsuit against student reporters WQAD
***LEGAL ISSUES
Post Office Ordered to Pay $3.5 Million for Statue of Liberty Photo Mistake Petapixel
***RELIGION
Episcopal Church debates gendered language for God Seattle Times
Facebook Removes a Gospel Group’s Music Video Image New York Times
'In God We Trust' motto required in Tennessee schools this year WKRN
Philippines Deports American Methodist Missionary Over 'Political Activity' New York Times
New complaint filed against Tacoma megachurch pastor cites multiple instances of sexual misconduct The News Tribune
Jimmy Carter's latest book, 'Faith,' leads this week's roundup of spiritual books Chicago Tribune
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
Supreme Court's Religious Makeup Evolves As Members Change NPR
The story behind potential Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s little-known Catholic group, People of Praise Washington Post
***GOOD NEWS
Girl with cerebral palsy saves 1-year-old brother from drowning New-6
How 4 teens from Southern California are helping kids with problems from homelessness to bullying Orange County Register
3-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Is Flower Girl In Bone Marrow Donor’s Wedding Dothan Eagle
Phoenix-area dog goes viral after saving owner from rattlesnake bite KTAR-TV
***ART & DESIGN
Find the Address of Your Home on Pangaea: Open Source Project Lets You Explore the Ancient Land Masses of Our Planet Open Culture
The Strong Campaign Identity created for the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez UnderConstruction
Behold the Art-o-Mat: Vintage Cigarette Vending Machines Get Repurposed & Dispense Works of Art Open Culture
The 2018 Underwater Photographs Of The Year Are Just Insanely Beautiful Digg
Nearly 1,000 Paintings & Drawings by Vincent van Gogh Now Digitized and Put Online Open Culture
All the Roman Roads of Italy, Visualized as a Modern Subway Map Open Culture
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
Radio formats in the first half of 2018 Nielsen
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
GOP Congressman accused of turning blind eye to sexual abuse as Ohio State wrestling coach NBC
A man raped me, another tried to. They were not animals. They were men. Don't excuse them or pretend they're something else. The Guardian
***SOCIAL ISSUES
Americans are socializing less and playing more games Quartz
***BUSINESS & FINANCE
Why it matters: 23% of Americans have no emergency savings Axios
***ENVIRONMENT
Hawaii moves to ban sale of sunscreens with coral-harming chemicals CBS News
The source of the mysterious ozone-killing emissions is confirmed: China Quartz
***HEALTH
Michigan Hospital sues over Facebook post and picketing Traverse City Record-Eagle
Sources: EPA blocks warnings on cancer-causing chemical identified in formaldehyde study Politico
U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials New York Times
Americans are closely divided over value of medical treatments, but most agree costs are a big problem Pew Research
***FAMILY
By 2-to-1, Americans Say Boys Easier to Raise Than Girls Gallup
What Families Need To Know About Screen Time This Summer NPR
***TRAVEL
50 Strange But True Facts About the U.S. Condé Nast Traveler
50 States, 50 Dishes: America’s Favorite Foods and Where to Get Them Condé Nast Traveler
***SCIENCE
Physics prof urges scientists to take studies of UFOs seriously The Conversation
German Scientists Photograph Formation Of A Planet NPR
Scientists Rarely Admit Mistakes: A New Project Wants to Change That Undark
***PSYCHOLOGY
‘Conversion therapy’ for gays would be sharply limited under California bill Chronicle of Higher Ed
British Government To Ban Conversion Therapy NPR
Language Is Key to Easing the Stigma of Mental Illness Psychology Today
***PHILOSOPHY
Why We Should Require All Students to Take 2 Philosophy Courses Chronicle of Higher Ed
***HISTORY
Anne Frank's family tried in vain to flee to the US CNN
Why Are There Palm Trees in Los Angeles? Atlas Obscura
Laser-Shooting Planes Uncover the Horror and Humanity of World War Wired
***ETHICS
The practice of conducting ethically dubious research in foreign countries is under fresh scrutiny. Nature
Apparently it’s fine to defend colonialism, but not to defend genocide The Conversation
***RESEARCH
A study as to whether one’s political preferences are manifested in the hand used while cleansing one’s posterior (a predatory journal sting) Crimson Publisher\s
Self-citations as strategic response to the use of metrics for career decisions Science Direct
Ten considerations for open peer review F1000 Research
Spotting an open-access predatory journal is no easy task The Fish Site
Beware those scientific studies -- most are wrong, researcher warns AFP
***HIGHER ED
The future of college education: Students for life, computer advisers and campuses everywhere Washington Post
The $5 million effort to bring a flotilla of conservative tenured professors to Chapman University (opinion) Orange County Register
China tightens party control of foreign university ventures Financial Times
Getting Student Power Into the Voting Booth New York Times
He Called Older Employees ‘Dead Wood.’ Two Sued for Age Discrimination New York Times
Maryland basketball subpoenaed in college basketball corruption probe Washington Post
George Mason University Foundation is not subject to public records laws, judge rules Washington Post
***TEACHING
How To Think Visually Using Visual Analogies (Infographic) Adioma
Coding schools are offering free classes in exchange for a percentage of future income. But at what cost? The Atlantic
Detroit's Right to Literacy Case and U.S. School Reform The Atlantic
***STUDENT LIFE
The 20 college majors with highest and lowest average student debt Detroit Free Press
More high school grads than ever are going to college, but 1 in 5 will quit Hechinger Report
***JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
How to Write a Thank-You Email After a Job Interview: Examples, Dos, and Don’ts The Cut
***ACADEMIC LIFE
State Supreme Court sides with professor in academic freedom case – he wrote a blog post in criticizing a graduate-student instructor Journal Sentinel
New university rules encourage scientists to avoid air travel Wired
When Your Course Suddenly Needs an Overhaul Chronicle of Higher Ed
What’s Obvious to Academics but Not to the Public? Scholars Are Happy to Say Chronicle of Higher Ed
A University of Central Florida professor was arrested after allegedly stalking a student for months Orlando Weekly
This Professor Made Up a Job Offer From Another University. Now He Faces a Criminal Charge Chronicle of Higher Ed
As you might expect, failure isn’t all that popular an activity. And yet, not everyone reacts to it by breaking out in hives. While many of the people (in a recent study) hated tasks that they didn’t do well, some people thrived under the challenge. They positively relished things they weren’t very good at—for precisely the reason that they should have: when they were failing, they were learning.
For growth people, challenges are an opportunity to deepen their talents, but for “fixed” people, they are just a dipstick that measures how high your ability level is. Finding out that you’re not as good as you thought is not an opportunity to improve; it’s a signal that you should maybe look into a less demanding career, like mopping floors.
This fear of being unmasked as the incompetent you “really” are is so common that it actually has a clinical name: impostor syndrome. A shocking number of successful people (particularly women), believe that they haven’t really earned their spots, and are at risk of being unmasked as frauds at any moment. Many people deliberately seek out easy tests where they can shine, rather than tackling harder material that isn’t as comfortable.
Megan Mcardle writing in the Atlantic
Play has a positive impact on creativity because— in addition to helping us both mind-wander and diversify— it stimulates positive emotion, which research shows leads to greater insight and better problem solving. Barbara Fredrickson of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, found that positive emotions increase our cognitive resources by expanding our visual attention. When we feel good, we gain the ability to pay attention to a wider range of experiences. We see the big picture rather than getting bogged down in the details. In other words, if you feel stuck in a rut or you can’t think yourself out of a problem or don’t see a way out of a situation, play may be a way of getting “unstuck” and coming up with innovative ideas.
Just as joy and fun can make you more creative, creativity in turn enhances your well- being. The more creative you become, the more joy you invite into your life. Nikola Tesla wrote, “I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success. . . . Such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.”
By naturally tapping into your inner creativity, you reconnect with the joy you had as a child playing. You engage in a positive feedback loop that continues to replenish you with joy and creativity. It makes for an adult life rich with delight and inventiveness.
Stanford psychologist Emma Seppälä writing in the Washington Post
***TECHNOLOGY
Harvard scientists develop material that can change its surface shape at the microscale on the fly Harvard
Is the Solution to the Data Storage Crunch your DNA? Wired
Satellites could show airplanes faster long-haul routes in mid-air Quartz
Google opens its human-sounding Duplex AI to public testing CNET
How roboticists are copying nature to make fantastical machines Wired
Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up: more detailed maps built from its own data for the first time Tech Crunch
***TECHNOLOGY: FACIAL RECOGNITION
Orlando Airport Will Be First in the U.S. to Scan Faces of All International Passengers Conde Nash Traveler
Facial Recognition Software is Not Ready for use by Law Enforcement Tech Crunch
This Japanese AI security camera shows the future of surveillance will be automated The Verge
***SOCIAL MEDIA
The data behind winning Instagram captions News Whip
How Instagram Is Eating The World Forbes
Only 'Influencers' Can Take Photos at This LA Mural and People Are Pissed Vice
Slate Traffic Plummets as a result of FB’s retreat from the news business Slate
Facebook is stepping back from its plan to bring the internet to the world via giant drones Quartz
Facebook bug randomly unblocked some users from people’s block lists The Verge
Facebook is buying UK’s Bloomsbury AI: It’s all about fighting fake News Tech Crunch
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
In both the U.S. and China, more people say they’ll watch matches via live video online than via terrestrial, cable, or satellite television Harvard’s Nieman Lab
Quartz sale doesn’t give digital media players much to cheer about Columbia Journalism Review
***JOURNALISM
How can design processes help your newsroom? Medium
Post dismisses reporter for lax attribution in ‘aggregated’ news stories Washington Post
News outlets join forces to track down children separated from their parents by the U.S. Poynter
Advertising is not journalism Union-Tribune
Small-town American newspapers are surprisingly resilient Economist
Why LinkedIn wants to make original journalism The Drum
***THE VALUE OF JOURNALISM
How we know journalism is good for democracy Local News Lab
Can journalists counteract hatred toward the press? It starts with explaining what we do Poynter
The Importance Of Local Journalism NPR
***JOURNALISM: THE CAPITAL GAZETTE SHOOTING
Dave Barry: My heart aches for Capital Gazette shooting victims Miami Herald
The war against the press comes to the local newsroom Columbia Journalism Review
More than 350 org. and individuals sign condemnation of mass murder at the Capital Gazette and negative environment for journalists The Student Press Law Center
Trump says Maryland shooting 'filled our hearts with grief' CNN
Trump’s press attacks didn’t cause the Annapolis tragedy: But there is a connection Washington Post
Former Capital Gazette reporter grieves colleagues who died in Annapolis shooting Delaware Online
An act of violence against one journalist is an attack on all of us Union-Tribune
Trump won’t Lower Flag for Cap Gaz Shooting as he has for Other Mass Shootings Mashable
***JOURNALISM: SAFETY
The Newsroom Is No Longer a Safe Place Politico
How Rare Are Attacks On Journalists? NPR
Defend Yourself AND the News Provides: practical advice for turbulent times RTDNA
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
2018 Research: Women and people of color in local TV and radio news RTDNA
***TEACHING JOURNALISM
How VR in Journalism Education Keeps Learners Abreast With a Rocky Media Landscape eLearning Inside
***FAKE NEWS
Rapidly expanding fact-checking movement faces growing pains Washington Post
Adobe is using machine learning to make it easier to spot Photoshopped images The Verge
A Web Tool That Lets People Choose Their Own ‘Sources of Truth’ The Atlantic
Americans may appreciate knowing when a news story is suspect, but more than a third will share that story anyway Knight Foundation
***FAKE NEWS OUTSIDE THE U.S.
A guide to anti-misinformation actions around the world Poynter
Fake news, rumour and censorship in the Middle Kingdom Monday Note
***BIG DATA & AI
One day AI programs may need therapists—seriously Axios
Ways to think about machine learning and avoid some of the misconceptions out there Ben Evans Blog
How Quantum Computing Works and Why It’s Important Medium
Is the Solution to the Data Storage Crunch your DNA? Wired
How to Execute R and Python in SQL Server with Machine Learning Services Data Science Central
***THE INTERNET
How to fix what has gone wrong with the internet Economist
Our Online Behavior is a Design Problem Medium
The story of the internet is all about layers How the internet lost its decentralised innocence Economist
Ecommerce Website Redesign: A Technical SEO Checklist Search Engine Journal
Make Wikipedia Even Better Chronicle of Higher Ed
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Malcolm Gladwell's 12 Rules for Life Revisionist History Podcast Revisionist History
Why are Russians so stingy with their smiles? The Conversation
Being rational all the time isn’t going to do you any favors Quartz
***GRAMMAR
That Adverb in Melania Trump’s jacket Chronicle of Higher Ed
***WRITING & READING
Instead of abandoning print, the 119-year-old MIT Technology Review is doubling down on it Harvard's Nieman Lab
How the Self-Publishing Industry Changed, Between My First and Second Novels LongReads
***LANGUAGE
Koko Is Dead, but the Myth of Her Linguistic Skills Lives On Chronicle of Higher Ed
Switzerland’s Mysterious Fourth Language BBC
***LITERATURE
Translators' group brings international literature to Chicago Chicago Tribune
‘Frankenstein’ Author Mary Shelley on Creativity' Brain Pickings
Book clinic: which literature would inspire a men’s prison reading group? The Guardian
Why aren't schools teaching black literature? Baltimore Sun
Capturing the voice of a brilliant, unorthodox teacher of literature Economist
Clean, Well-Spoken: Hemingway’s Cuban Spanish Chronicle of Higher Ed
The 39 best health and science books to read this summer Stat News
Discover What to Read Next With This 'Instagram for Books' Life Hacker
***GENDER
‘Tormented and traumatized’: Rage toward women fuels mass shooters Washington Post
Women in public-facing journalism jobs are exhausted by harassment Poynter
Researchers preferentially collaborate with same-gendered colleagues across the life sciences BioRx
The midterm elections are shaping up to have a giant gender gap Vox
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
The Elevation of Anti-Semitic Pseudoscience Undark
Race-Conscious Admissions Returns to the Spotlight Chronicle of Higher Ed
New data shows US hate crimes continued to rise in 2017 The Conversation
White supremacist propaganda is inundating college campuses, civil rights group says Washington Post
***FREE SPEECH
Is That Opinion Hate Speech? Here’s A Checklist To Find Out Daily Infographic
***LEGAL ISSUES
Campus Lawyers’ Deepest Fear: the Protest or Tweet That Spins Into a Free-Speech Crisis Chronicle of Higher Ed
***PRIVACY
California passes strictest online privacy law in the country CNN
Here are 5 key details in California’s new privacy law Fast Company
At this Chinese school, Big Brother was watching students — and charting every smile or frown LA Times
Here's why the NSA just deleted all of the calls and texts it collected since 2015 Tech Republic
***RELIGION
How Antebellum Christians Justified Slavery Daily Jstor
One of Hillsong's latest hits sparks debate on evolution Christianity Today
5 facts about Episcopalians Pew Research Center
Archdiocese of Washington apologizes after Maryland family kicked out of funeral Fox-5
***MEGACHURCHES
Willow Creek leaders issue public apologies for mishandling allegations Chicago Tribune
Mega church pastor resigns after investigation into 'inappropriate conduct' Fox-9
Pastor of Tacoma megachurch dismissed over accusations of inappropriate behavior Q13 Fox
***RELIGION OUTSIDE THE U.S.
In El Salvador, Becoming An Evangelical Is A Way Out Of A Gang NPR
5 facts about religion in India Pew Research Center
Christian Group Surprises Pride Crowd, Apologizes For Anti-LGBTQ Views Huffington Post
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
The “Star-Spangled Banner” in church? Some Christians are questioning the mix of patriotism and God Washington Post
Supreme Court ruling may pave way for more faith-based pregnancy centers The Hill
***GOOD NEWS
"Hello Kitty" bullet train to debut in Japan CBS
Joyful parade fulfills two wishes for 107 year old: When asked what she wanted for her birthday, Myda Lewis said "I want people to be happy" Stillwater News Press
***ART & DESIGN
Here's What 49 Iconic Disney Characters Would Probably Look Like IRL BuzzFeed
Duchamp's famous urinal sculpture was actually created by Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven BoingBoing
Winners of the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest The Atlantic
Bookstore photo series perfectly juxtaposes patrons with book covers BoingBoing
***TRAVEL
National Trust’s List of 11 Most Endangered Places includes Route 66, Mount Vernon Curbed
19 of the Most Beautiful Streets in the World Architectural Digest
17 Mistakes Tourists Make When Visiting NYC For The First Time BuzzFeed
***FILM
10 Great First Movies For Your Kids Fatherly
A Montage of Dance Moments from Almost 300 Feature Films Open Culture
***HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
While Reporting At The World Cup, Female Journalists Are Sexually Harassed NPR
How Colleges and Organizations Can Stop the Cycle of Faculty Sexual Abuse Chronicle of Higher Ed
6 women on how they deal with sexism and discrimination at work Fast Company
***HARASSMENT & ASSAULT ON CAMPUS
How a Student Used Title IX to Force Her College to Change Its Response to Cases of Sexual Assault Chronicle of Higher Ed
Texas History prof accused of inappropriate behavior and using his social-justice standing to divert the narrative Stephenville Empire-Tribune
How Colleges and Organizations Can Stop the Cycle of Faculty Sexual Abuse Chronicle of Higher Ed
A Star Scientist From The Max Planck Society Allegedly Harassed And Bullied Her Colleagues BuzzFeed News
Acclaimed UC Irvine geneticist who gave millions to the campus resigns due to sexual harassment LA Times
***CRIME ON CAMPUS
Police officer who fatally shot Antwon Rose II left his campus job after his testimony and evidence didn’t add up Pittsburg Post-Gazette
Man Killed By Armed Portland State University Officers Had Valid Concealed Carry Permit When He Died OPB
***SOCIAL ISSUES
Scientists can track the spread of opioids in sewers. But do cities want to know what lies below? Stat News
***BUSINESS & FINANCE
How Old Are Successful Tech Entrepreneurs? Older than you think Northwestern
Republican tax law hits churches Some nonprofits could start paying taxes for the first time Politico
Why Startups Are Thriving Outside Silicon Valley Aspenideas
Can LinkedIn finally kill the business card with new mobile app QR codes? Tech Republic
I spent 2 days on a bus with a billionaire and a celebrity author while they toured America to invest $150 million in local business Business Insider
How regulators can prevent excessive concentration online Economist
30 Fake Business Blog Posts Someone Should Have Written Already Medium
***ENVIRONMENT
Rising seas: 'Florida is about to be wiped off the map' The Guardian
How can climate policy stay on top of a growing mountain of data? The Guardian
Hawaii Bans Common Sunscreens To Protect Coral Reefs NPR
***HEALTH
Hundreds of new genes may underlie intelligence—but also autism and depression Science Mag
Modified polio vaccine extends lives in U.S. brain cancer study Reuters
Marketing firm Exactis leaked a personal info database with 340 million records Wired
With Funding Scarce, HealthNewsReview.org Hurtles Toward Closure Undark
Seemingly Healthy Food For Kids That Have Shocking Amounts of Sugar Daily Infographic
***HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY
Amazon could radically change how you get prescriptions CNN
Kids of millennials may never know a doctor visit without AI Tech Republic
***FAMILY
Helicopter parenting is bad for children The Times
U.S. women are postponing motherhood, but not as much as those in most other developed nations Pew Research Center
America's work-life balance isn't so great Axios
***SCIENCE
***PSYCHOLOGY
The surprising thing the 'marshmallow test' reveals about kids in an instant-gratification world LA Times
Live Nation rigged an entire concert to measure the biometrics of music fans Fast Company
One day AI programs may need therapists Axios
A big collaboration is trying to understand diseases of the psyche Economist
The Famous Break Up of Sigmund Freud & Carl Jung (video) Open Culture
New Jersey to Suspend Prominent Psychologist for Failing to Protect Patient Privacy Pro Propublica
Psychologists Looked In The Mirror … And Saw A Bunch Of Liberals Here’s how this might affect their research FiveThirtyEight
Campus mental health forums pay off, study shows Ed Dive
***NEUROSCIENCE
Why your brain never runs out of problems to find The Conversation
The eye's structure holds information about the health of the mind: It is a window to the brain Economist
One sentence with 7 meanings unlocks a mystery of human speech Wired
***PHILOSOPHY
What’s the point of philosophy? A new philosophy paper says there isn’t one Quartz
***PRODUCTIVITY
The best tools and tech to create a podcast in 2018 Poynter
***RESEARCH RETRACTIONS
CDC retracts finding that farmers have the highest suicide rate in the country New Food Economy
Scientists Rarely Admit Mistakes: A New Project Wants to Change That Undark
***RESEARCH REPLICATION
Statistical Rituals: The Replication Delusion and How We Got There Sage Journalism
Improving analysis and reporting of incomplete data will make reproducibility and replicability efforts easier (abstract) Social Science & Medicine
Can We Science Our Way out of the Reproducibility Crisis? PLOS
***RESEARCH
The Benefits and Pitfalls of Google Scholar Cambridge University Press
Some science journals that claim to peer review papers do not do so Economist
African scientists launch their own preprint server Nature
Sports science journal has just banned a flawed statistical method FiveThirtyEight
Philip Zimbardo defends the Stanford Prison Experiment, his most famous work Vox
How Dennis Wall became the ‘bad boy’ of autism research Spectrum News
***HIGHER ED
A College Considers Taking the ‘Liberal’ Out of ‘Liberal Education’ Chronicle of Higher Ed
Defining and Delivering on Quality in Higher Education Medium
What Does Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Mean for Higher Education? Chronicle of Higher Ed
Western Illinois Will Lay Off 24 Faculty Members, Including 7 With Tenure Chronicle of Higher Ed
Notre Dame students sue school, White House over birth control policy Reuters
AD: Baylor regents displayed racism, preferred misleading report on rape scandal Waco Tribune
***HUMANITIES & STEM
Digital Humanities and the Child Separation Crisis Wired
Why it's so hard to diversify STEM fields California Sunday
***TEACHING
What Podcasts Can Teach Us About Teaching Chronicle of Higher Ed
University develops rubric to certify students' soft skills Ed Dive
***ACADEMIC LIFE
No More Chili Pepper: RateMyProfessors Ditches ‘Hotness’ Ratings Chronicle of Higher Ed
In Nigeria, a battle against academic plagiarism heats up Science Magazine
Why the Supreme Court Ruling on Unions Could Be Good for Adjuncts Chronicle of Higher Ed
Second of 3 Dartmouth professors under criminal probe quits Union Leader
Was a Renowned Literary Theorist Also a Spy? Chronicle of Higher Ed
Liberty University professor arrested and charged with online sexual exploitation of a minor News Advance
***STUDENT MEDIA
How is college radio faring in the streaming era? Economist
In California, journalists lean on student reporters for education coverage Columbia Journalism Review
Student photojournalist who sued to retain copyright for his work is vindicated Student Press Law Center
Student journalist investigates lack of sexual misconduct records for teachers Columbia Journalism Review
***STUDENT LIFE
Should Working Learners Get a Tax Break? Chronicle of Higher Ed
Why Teen Employment Numbers Are Down NPR
The Rise of College ‘Grade Forgiveness’ The Atlantic
The share of teens with summer jobs has plunged since 2000, and the type of work they do has shifted Pew Research Center
As A Mental Health Crisis Sweeps Across Colleges, Students Step Up To Fix It Huffington Post
California Will Be Fourth State to Sue Navient Over Student Loans New York Times
For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value. How does this happen? How can a simple belief have the power to transform your psychology and, as a result, your life?
Believing that your qualities are carved in stone — the fixed mindset — creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over. If you have only a certain amount of intelligence, a certain personality, and a certain moral character — well, then you’d better prove that you have a healthy dose of them. It simply wouldn’t do to look or feel deficient in these most basic characteristics.
I’ve seen so many people with this one consuming goal of proving themselves — in the classroom, in their careers, and in their relationships. Every situation calls for a confirmation of their intelligence, personality, or character. Every situation is evaluated: Will I succeed or fail? Will I look smart or dumb? Will I be accepted or rejected? Will I feel like a winner or a loser? . . .
There’s another mindset in which these traits are not simply a hand you’re dealt and have to live with, always trying to convince yourself and others that you have a royal flush when you’re secretly worried it’s a pair of tens. In this mindset, the hand you’re dealt is just the starting point for development. This growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts. Although people may differ in every which way — in their initial talents and aptitudes, interests, or temperaments — everyone can change and grow through application and experience.
Do people with this mindset believe that anyone can be anything, that anyone with proper motivation or education can become Einstein or Beethoven? No, but they believe that a person’s true potential is unknown (and unknowable); that it’s impossible to foresee what can be accomplished with years of passion, toil, and training.
Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
***TECHNOLOGY
IBM Touts Breakthrough Technology As Computer Debates A Person NPR
A new type of battlefield network is in development Economist
This AI program could beat you in an argument—but it doesn’t know what it’s saying MIT Technology Review
Control robots with brainwaves and hand gestures MIT Technology Review
‘Stealth’ material hides hot objects from infrared eyes University of Wisconsin-Madison
***TECHNOLOGY: WEARABLES
The reason thousands of Swedish people are inserting microchips into themselves Quartz
Snap’s Spectacles are now basically a GoPro for your face Quartz
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
The future of TV advertising in today’s digital world MARTech
Forecast growth in global ad spending, by medium The Atlas
***JOURNALISM
What journalists can learn from their local TV weather forecast American Press Institute
Advocates are becoming journalists. Is that a good thing? Columbia Journalism Review
The decline and fall of entertainment reporting Columbia Journalism Review
Reddit launches a ‘News’ tab into beta testing TechCrunch
The Augmented Newsroom: How will AI impact the journalism we know? Medium
***JOURNALISM: INTERVIEWS
Times under fire for agreeing to White House terms on Miller interview Columbia Journalism Review
National Enquirer sent Trump stories to Michael Cohen before publication CNN
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
Freelancers are precarious. When should they push back? Columbia Journalism Review
Tronc finally realizes it has a stupid name New York Post
***TEACHING JOURNALSIM
LinkedIn can be an avenue to new audiences, Maryland students find Poynter
Journalism head at Wayne State resigns amid misconduct investigation The South End
***FAKE NEWS
What Advertising History says about the Future of Fake News New York Times
Reuters study: the duopoly should fight fake news faster & brands must hone in on misplacement The Drum
Americans grapple with recognizing facts in news stories Reuters
Conservatives & Liberals both take to propaganda on Russian TV NPR
MediaWise teaches 500 teens to fact-check the internet Poynter
Truepic, a startup that detects deepfake pictures and videos, just raised $8 million Quartz
Americans believe two-thirds of news on social media is misinformation Poynter
The Best Defense Against Fake News in Social Media Tech News World***THE INTERNET
19 Incredibly Useful Websites You’ll Wish You Knew Earlier Medium
Is your website ADA-compliant? Avoid becoming a litigation target Miami Herald
***BIG DATA & AI
Work boycott by Google engineers refusing to build security tool to win military contracts Bloomberg
Chinese Hackers Target Satellite, Geospatial Imaging, Defense Companies Bleeping Computer
***SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter users are analytical in the morning, angsty at night Wired
Buying Instagram is probably the smartest thing Facebook has ever done Quartz
The news that bots share on Twitter tends not to focus on politics Pew Research Center
Facebook Watch Aims to Reinvent TV With New Interactive Shows Variety
Facebook blocks ad for actual news claiming it's 'political' Mashable
***MOBILE
Rebel developers are trying to cure our smartphone addiction — with an app Washington Post
Google’s Augmented Reality tape measure app comes to Android phones Ars Technica
***PRIVACY
Supreme Court cracks down on government snooping through cellphone location records USA Today
Bill could give Californians unprecedented control over data Wired
***PRODUCING MEDIA
Google's new podcast app could turbocharge the industry Wired
Best YouTube Videos of All Time, Ranked Thrillist
***PERSONAL GROWTH
I can prove you are no smarter than a pigeon Becoming (my blog)
How We Got to Be So Self-Absorbed: The Long Story (book review) New York Times
Everyone suffers when you apologize for asking questions Fast Company
***GRAMMAR
A ‘New Yorker’ Style Book Chronicle of Higher Ed
9 grammar rules you're probably breaking without realizing it Business Insider
***WRITING & READING
Librarian Nancy Pearl Picks 7 Books For Summer Reading NPR
I’ve Quit Writing Personal Essays About Quitting Things: A Personal Essay (satire) The New Yorker
The Best Algorithm-Driven Writing Instruction You Can Imagine Inside Higher Ed
***LANGUAGE
From Snoopy to Shark Bait: The Top Slang Word in Each State Mental Floss
Librarian Nancy Pearl Picks 7 Books For Summer Reading NPR
***LITERATURE
Top 20 picks for the best books of the year so far Amazon
Library Association Removes Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Name from Award Associated Press
***GENDER
Long Term Trend: Fewer men in the workforce, higher percentage of women New York Times
If you don’t have gender equality in your newsroom, it’s like running on one leg Harvard's Nieman Lab
How the New York Times and Gizmodo tackle gender diversity in the newsroom journalism.co
Why Women Don’t Code Quillette
Why don’t women code? A UW lecturer’s answer draws heat Seattle Times
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
SNL’s Black Jeopardy: An Oral History Vulture
***FREE SPEECH
UW to pay $122,500 in legal fees in settlement with College Republicans over free speech Seattle Times
Speaking of speech: What should colleges do when controversial figures want to come to campus? Washington Post
***LEGAL ISSUES
Do undocumented immigrants have the right to a day in court? The Supreme Court answered in 1896 Quartz
How to Lose a Copyright Case: Court Finds Photos of Teeth Lack Sufficient Bite Law.com
***SUMMER TRAVEL
2018’s Best & Worst States for Summer Road Trips Wallet Hub
10 Summer Travel Scams You Need to Take Seriously Reader’s Digest
***PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN
The best photography portfolio websites for showing off your work Digital Trends
How Do We Design Workplaces That Support Mental Health And Well-Being Forbes
***RELIGION
Amid #MeToo fallout, Southern Baptist males quietly leaving jobs Baptist News Global
Aimee Semple McPherson: The L.A. evangelist who built the world's first megachurch LA Times
Rachel Held Evans: The Ever-evolving influence of a ‘Bible nerd’-turned author Washington Post
Key findings on the global rise in religious restrictions Pew Research Center
Ken Ham Calls Andy Stanley a ‘False Teacher’ Christian Headlines
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
What Role Does Religion Play In American Politics? NPR
Jeff Sessions' pastor addresses 'firestorm' over church charges against AG CNN
***GOOD NEWS
Teen's encounter with deaf-blind man on flight goes viral King-5
A man helped a woman stranded in a wheelchair: What he did next went viral Washington Post
Town's oldest resident gets her own birthday parade CBS-17
Eau Claire woman discovers neighbor is her long-lost sister WISN
***MUSIC
Tracing an ’80s hip-hop beat back to 1910: Linking Stravinsky to Planet Rock (video) Recode
Cook County inmates call new jail recording studio 'a blessing'; officials hope it reduces recidivism Chicago Tribune
***FILM
10 Best Movies of 2018 So Far Rolling Stone
***JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
6 Simple Guidelines to Keep in Mind When Updating Your LinkedIn Profile Picture Inc. Magazine
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
FBI: Sexual assaults on flights increasing 'at an alarming rate' CNN
Ohio State Shuts Down Office That Helped Sexual-Assault Victims Chronicle of Higher Ed
Former Wisconsin student gets Light Sentence for of sexual assaults Chicago Tribune
***BUSINESS & FINANCE
How to Vet Charities for Immigrant Children Consumer Reports
***ENVIRONMENT
As Carbon Dioxide Levels Rise, Major Crops Are Losing Nutrients NPR
A history of modern capitalism from the perspective of the straw The Atlantic
***HEALTH
Brain Balance's Approach To Autism, ADHD: High Hopes, High Costs And Slim Science NPR
Smoking hits all-time low in U.S. NBC
DNA Snippet Once Called 'Junk' Found To Drive The Development Of Embryos NPR
The Next Plague Is Coming. Is America Ready? The Atlantic
Herpes Viruses And Alzheimer's: A Possible Link NPR
I learned I have Sleep Apnea – its more serious than many people realize New York Times
The debate over precision medications NPR
***PSYCHOLOGY
WHO classifies 'gaming disorder' as mental health condition CNN
Most shooters got their guns legally, didn't have diagnosed mental illness, new FBI report says USA Today
Police Shootings And Mental Health NPR
Extremely hot weather makes people more unhappy than getting a divorce Quartz
Hawaii Becomes 12th state to ban conversion therapy for minors MuckRock
***NEUROSCIENCE
Brain imaging is illuminating the neural patterns behind pain’s infinite variety The New Yorker
***PHILOSOPHY
The Encyclopedia of Women Philosophers Open Culture
What happened when philosophers set up a public booth to answer anyone’s question Quartz
***PRODUCTIVITY
Overscheduling Your Days Can Wreck Your Productivity Life Hacker
Robots? Training? Factories Tackle the Productivity Puzzle New York Times
***HISTORY
New Archive of Middle Eastern Photography Features 9,000 Digitized Images Open Culture
***RESEARCH
US gov delays Revisions to Common Rule Delayed Until January 21, 2019 Ropes & Gray LLP
Institutional versus commercial email addresses: which one to use in your publications? The London School of Economics and Political Science
How Much Editorial Misconduct Goes Unreported? Scholarly Kitchen
Stop saying that publication metrics don’t matter, and tell early-career researchers what does Nature
Medical journals should embrace preprints to address the reproducibility crisis International Journal of Epidemiology
Regression to the mean continues to confuse people and lead to errors in published research Statistical Modeling Causal Inference & Social Science
***RESEARCH: THE PUBLISHERS
Introducing the Free Journal Network – community-controlled open access publishing The London School of Economics and Political Science
Tips to avoid predatory journals and conferences University Affairs
How do you choose a journal when it’s time to submit a paper? Scientist Sees Squirrel
***RESEARCH & MISCONDUCT
How Much Editorial Misconduct Goes Unreported? Scholarly Kitchen
In science, is brilliance ever an excuse for bad behaviour? Australian Broadcasting Corporation
***RESEARCH & PEER REVIEW
The 3 Types of Peer Reviewer Chronicle of Higher Ed
The BMJ’s Patient Review Initiative — A Novel Expansion of Peer Review Scholarly Kitchen
***RESEARCH: AFTER PUBLICATION
Return of Research Results to Study Participants JAMA Network
Resubmitting your study to a new journal could become easier Nature
***HIGHER ED
DeVos urged to probe Chinese spying at U.S. universities Politico
Faculty Layoffs possible at Quincy College The Patriot Ledger
Northeastern University Is Now Handing Out Echo Dots to Its Students Mental Floss
UCLA's mobile app gauges campus climate issues by reaching students through their phones Inside Higher Ed
Why I changed my mind about diversity in academia Washington Post
***HIGHER ED: ACCREDITATION
It’s time for advocates and policymakers to take up accreditation reform The Hill
Southern Accreditor Places 4 Institutions on Probation Inside Higher Ed
***TEACHING
Hands-on learning is a necessary part of college, but here’s what it doesn’t teach students (opinion) Washington Post
Not Just for Video Games: Virtual Reality Joins the Classroom Chronicle of Higher Ed
***ONLINE CLASSES
A program's price is a major factor -- but not the deciding one -- as online students decide where to enroll Inside Higher Ed
10 business classes you can take online for free CNBC
Why College Tuition Is Actually Higher For Online Programs Forbes
***STUDENT LIFE
Eastern Michigan athletes sue school for dropping their sports M-live
68% of millennials worry about debt every day Axios
Student debt is killing entrepreneurship Quartz
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Appeals court affirms UW-Oshkosh professor records release under open records law National Review
Colleges Can Hire Adjunct Faculty Cheap — but Does that Harm Education National Review (opinion) National Review
1,300 Professors Sign Letter Condemning Separation of Immigrant Families as Child Abuse Gizmodo
Academic Group Rebukes U of Nebraska-Lincoln Associated Press
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