inner peace
/Because nothing promotes inner peace like being bombarded with a constant stream of information about other people’s lives. -Markoff Chaney
ideas that challenge / comfort / inspire
The Chains of Victimhood
/Glorying in victimhood is a favorite path for people hurt in relationships (especially the divorced). When someone has been wronged (and wronged many times), it is easy to keep seeing life through those pain-filled moments and “define” yourself by what others have done to you. Instead of moving on and creating your own identity, your past pain becomes an excuse for not taking responsibly for today.. and a means to gain sympathy. When you meet new people, you find yourself quickly working your way to an explanation of what happened. You want it front and center so that others to see you in that light. You want that shadow of the past to fall over your face when they look at you. How much better it is to let them get to know the person you have become rather than what you once were! It’s a risky but healthy step toward breaking the chains of victimhood.
Stephen Goforth
How I take sorrow
/As to how I take sorrow, the answer is 'In nearly all the possible ways’. Because, as you probably know, it isn't a state but a process. It keeps on changing — like a winding road with quite a new landscape at each bend. -C.S. Lewis
Do you like Cake? Delaying gratification
/“Delaying gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and experience the pain first and getting it over with. It is the only decent way to live.” ~ M Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled
A financial analyst was locked into a cycle of procrastination.
Peck asked, "Do you like cake?" She replied that she did.
"What part of the cake do you like better, the cake or the frosting?"
"Oh, the frosting!"
"And how do you eat a piece of cake?"
"I eat the frosting first, of course."
Having gained this insight, Dr. Peck started probing her work habits. Invariably she would devote the first hour or so of each day to the most gratifying and easiest of her tasks and the remaining hours never quite accomplishing the more onerous chores. He suggested that she force herself to do the objectionable tasks during the first two hours, then enjoy the remaining time.
There is a critical moment early in your day when you make the decision as to whether you will plunge into the difficult tasks in front of you or not. Don’t allow yourself to decide – just act. When taking the easy road is not an option, and you just plunge into the difficult tasks, you save yourself time and energy.. and make it easier to avoid those detours.
Sitting Quietly
/All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone. -Blaise Pascal (born June 19, 1623)
Articles of Interest - Week of June 18
/***SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook Announces Plans To Launch Cryptocurrency Called Libra NPR
An Animated Ranking Of The Most Popular Social Media Networks Since 2003 Digg
Fortnite Eclipses Facebook, Instagram as Tweens' Preferred Social Platform: Study Hollywood Reporter
Brands Push Back On Partnering With Social Media Influencers NPR
The rise of the computer-generated influencer on social media New York Times
Sudan and the Instagram Tragedy Hustle The Atlantic
***MOBILE
How to save text messages on your iphone Wired
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
We Read 150 Privacy Policies. They Were an Incomprehensible Disaster New York Times
A Duke study recorded thousands of students’ faces. Now they’re being used all over the world Duke Chronicle
Why airport facial recognition raises privacy concerns Washington Post
U.S. Reportedly Trying To Implant Malware That Could Sabotage Russia's Electrical Grid NPR
***INTERNET
How to Get Past Paywalls in Chrome's Incognito Mode Life Hacker
***BIG DATA & AI
AI can tell when actors are kissing—and maybe when you are, too MIT Technology Review
The Problem with Quantum Computers Scientific American
How To Run a Hive Script on an AWS Hadoop Cluster Virtualization Review
***JOURNALISM
How we Helped our Reporters Learn to Love Spreadsheets New York Times
Dan Rather’s single biggest secret for interviewing powerful people Vox
The New York Times has a course to teach its reporters data skills, and now they’ve open-sourced it Harvard’s Nieman Lab
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
“Tying together two rocks doesn’t make them float”: Why newspapers are facing the end of scale Digital Publishing News
Audiobooks are no longer exempt from the broader shifts in the podcast world Harvard’s Nieman Lab
***FAKE NEWS
A deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg presents a new challenge for Facebook CNN
Lawyers: Files sent by Alex Jones contained child porn ABC News
Adobe has an ambitious plan to help the public spot fake images Fast Company
About three-quarters of Americans favor steps to restrict altered videos and images Pew Research Center
***WRITING & READING
Are Colleges Friendly to Fantasy Writers? It’s Complicated Wired
***LANGUAGE
Language wars: the 19 greatest linguistic spats of all time The Guardian
UVA Scientists Use Machine Learning to Improve Gut Disease Diagnosis University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
***PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism – What can curb the scourge? University World News
Senior Chinese law researcher target of PhD plagiarism claims South China Morning Post
***LITERATURE
A Very Happy 50th Birthday To 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' NPR
The Strange Story of a Secret Literary Fellowship The New Yorker
The tree thought to have inspired Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax' has fallen CNN
***POETRY
Review of Campbell McGrath’s New and Selected Poems The New York Times
Sanderson Dean’s ‘Stark Raving Dad’ turns frazzled parenting into poetry Mercury News
With his translation of some of the best works by legendary poet Sachal Sarmast, Ghaffar has once again, outdone himself The News Sunday
This 13-year-old is teaching people about climate change through poetry CBC
Human factor behind integrating technology into learning University World News
A poet-to-poet perspective on the life and works of St. Francis Assisi Angelus News
Food Poetry Walk Greenfield Recorder
***GENDER
This Picture Featuring 15 Tech Men And 2 Women Looked Doctored: The Women Were Photoshopped In
BuzzFeed News
Eight women who achieved personal or professional milestones after the age of 50 Washington Post
All-Women Sailing Crew Raises Awareness of Plastic Pollution TIME
Female Historians Try to End the I-Didn’t-Know-Any-Women Excuse for Men-Only Panels Chronicle of Higher Education
Gender Stereotypes Banned in British Advertising New York Times
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
'Avengers,' But Make It Without Women, Or Men Hugging, Or Levity In General NPR
The disturbing return of scientific racism Wired
Documentary About Charleston Church Shooting Explores Forgiveness NPR
Looking Under the Hood: 14 Years Photographing White Power The Daily Beast
Key findings about U.S. immigrants Pew Research Center
***FREE SPEECH
Is offering assistance to illegal immigrants a protected religious practice? Economist
***LEGAL ISSUES
Texas court says photographer has no recourse against university copyright infringement Houston Chronicle
Twitter user banned, claims “viewpoint discrimination”: Court disagrees Technology & Marketing Law Blog
***RELIGION
Atheists & Agnostics Also Frequently Believe in the Supernatural, a New Study Shows Open Culture
Died: Lloyd John Ogilvie, Celebrated Preacher and Senate Chaplain Christianity Today
The Southern Baptists are beset by two related fiascos Economist
Ex-pastor sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing $800,000 from Texas megachurch ABC-13
Tennessee preacher-cop calls for execution of LGBTQ people CNN
Man Runs Into Riverside Church And Allegedly Says He’s Going To Shoot Everybody CBS-LA
Church-state group complains: 18 players baptized at school football field AL.com
How Should Christians Have Sex? (opinion) New York Times
***GOOD NEWS
This Guy Offered "Free Dad Hugs" At A Pride Parade And People Really Needed Them BuzzFeed News
He is a stylist to Hollywood stars: But his most personal work is giving cuts to the homeless Washington Post
This carpenter builds crutches for kids: Now it’s his turn to walk National Geographic
Calgary Couple uses shopping spree win to stock up groceries for Calgary Food Bank Social Sharing CBA
Teen boys save woman's life: Four teenage boys save 90-year-old Oklahoma woman from burning house CBS News
***REALLY?!
Alcohol is now being marketed as a ‘wellness’ drink New York Post
Have You Seen The Hot Cheetos And Forever 21 Collab? Essence
Florida social media coordinator paid in hot dogs The Take Out
A Honda lawnmower is now the fastest in the world, hitting 100 mph in 6 seconds CNN
Taiwan Is in the Clutches of a Claw Machine Craze Atlas Obscura
***ART & DESIGN
Frida Kahlo's only known voice recording possibly found in Mexico The Guardian
The Winners Of The National Geographic Travel Photo Contest Are Breathtaking Digg
Women Who Draw: Explore an Open Directory That Showcases the Work of 5,000+ Female Illustrators Open Culture
Highways and Rivers Form Capillaries on Anatomical Paper Organs by Katrin Rodegast This is Colossel
***FREELANCING
Narrative nonfiction on the intersection of culture and politics Catapult Story
Writing packages Medium's Blop Culture magazine Medium
Story ideas on culture, books, music, film & beyond Bitch Media
***SOCIAL ISSUES
Thorn uses Amazon-powered AI to save minors from sex trafficking Quartz
Everything you think you know about the death penalty is wrong New York Times
***IMMIGRATION
5 facts about illegal immigration in the U.S. Pew Research Center
Trump Administration to Hold Migrant Children at Fort Still TIME
In nearly 100-degree heat, migrants still packed outside in camp at international bridge USA Today
The U.S. Wants Visa Applicants' Social-Media Handles The Atlantic
***ENVIRONMENT
The Cold War Project That Pulled Climate Science From the Ice Wired
The global plastic problem is even bigger than you think Axios
The Brilliant Colors of the Great Barrier Revealed in a Historic Illustrated Book from 1893 Open Culture
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Boundaries Becoming (my blog)
***HEALTH
Two-hour ‘dose’ of nature significantly boosts health – study The Guardian
Marijuana Damages Young Brains (opinion) The New York Times
Maine becomes 8th state to legalize assisted suicide Associated Press
***MEDICAL RESEARCH
Scientists may soon be able to make a universal blood type Sillicon Republic
UVA Scientists Use Machine Learning to Improve Gut Disease Diagnosis University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
***TRAVEL
Yes, an Epic Around-the-World Train Trip Actually Exists Afar
20 of the world's most beautiful Buddhist temples National Geographic
The (New) Great American Road Trip: Where Else to Stop in All 50 States InsideHook
***FOOD
Why Food Reformers Have Mixed Feelings About Eco-Labels NPR
Five Myths about Fast Food Washington Post
Realistic Ceramic Sculptures of Decadent Desserts Examine Our Culturally Complex Relationship With Food This is Colossal
***FAMILY
How Much the Everyday Changes When You Have Kids Flowing Data
***ANIMALS
Scientists Explain Puppy Dog Eyes NPR
This Guy Offered "Free Dad Hugs" At A Pride Parade And People Really Needed Them People fell into his arms crying Buzzfeed News
An Everyday Ritual Becomes a Zoological Tour with a Japanese Company’s Animal Tea Bags This is Colossal
Washington state waterfront owners asked to take dead whales Associated Press
***SCIENCE
Cosmologists Clash Over the Beginning of the Universe Wired
Science is often poorly communicated. Researchers can fight back Vox
***PSYCHOLOGY
Adolescents' Tech Addiction Is A Growing Problem, Therapists Say NPR
No, You’re Not Addicted to Social Media Undark
***CHINA
In China, What 's The Attitude On The Street About The U.S.? Economist
How the trade war with China could crush California’s $2.7 trillion economy CNBC
***ETHICS
Ethics in Scientific Research: An Examination of Ethical Principles and Emerging Topics RAND
Deep ethics: The long-term quest to decide right from wrong BBC
***RESEARCH
Mexico Backs Down on Researcher Travel Inside Higher Ed Rules
Peer review is not just quality control, it is part of the social infrastructure of research The London School of Economics & Political Science
How a Single Paper Affects the Impact Factor: Implications for Scholarly Publishing Arvix
The troubles of high-profile open access megajournals SpringerLink
***HIGHER ED
Trump administration seeks overhaul of federal standards for college accreditors Inside Higher Ed
Private Nonprofit College Closures, 2016-Present Inside Higher Ed
University suspends library director over controversial photo display National Coalition Against Censorship
AAUP votes to censure or sanction three institutions at its annual meeting Inside Higher Ed
Liberty University cuts divinity faculty Inside Higher Ed
Liberty grad arrested for statutory rape Christian Post
***TEACHING
We Don’t Trust Course Evaluations, but Are Peer Observations of Teaching Much Better? Chronicle of Higher Education
Diversity as a Course Requirement Inside Higher Ed
***ACADEMIC LIFE
The Professor and the Adjunct The New Yorker
Appeals court reinstates a long-standing tenure denial case brought by a black law professor against a predominantly black university Inside Higher Ed
***STUDENT LIFE
12 years after starting college, white men have paid off 44% of their student loans, while black women owe 13% more Market Watch
A brief history of cheating at video games Engadget
What the ideal president looks like to Millennials YouGov
***STUDENT MEDIA
A Student Is Expelled After Multiple Sexual-Assault Accusations. Could the University Have Stopped Him Sooner? Chronicle of Higher Education
Kentucky university student newspaper struggles after loss of adviser and funding for student stipends Student Press Law Center
the interesting stuff
/All the interesting, important stuff happens outside the comfort zone. -Michael Hyatt
Boundaries
/Boundaries help us to define what is not on our property and what we are not responsible for. We are not, for example, responsible for other people. In short, boundaries help us keep the good in and the bad out. Sometimes, we have bad on the inside and good on the outside. In these instances, we need to be able to open up our boundaries to let the good in and the bad out.
Boundaries are not walls. But in every community, all members have their own space and property. The important thing is that property lines be permeable enough to allow pass and strong enough to keep out danger.
Boundaries are anything that helps to differentiate you from someone else, or show where you begin and end. The most basic boundary that defines you is your physical skin. The most basic boundary-setting word is no. It lets others know that you exist apart from them and that you are in control of you. Setting boundaries inevitably involves taking responsibility for your choices.
Setting limits on others is a misnomer. We can’t do that. What we can do is set limits on our own exposure to people who are behaving poorly; we can’t change them or make them behave right. The other aspect of limits that is helpful when talking about boundaries is setting our own internal limits. We need to have spaces inside ourselves where we can have a feeling, an impulse, or a desire, without acting it out. We need self-control without repression. We need to be able to say no to ourselves.
Henry Cloud, John Townsend writing in Boundaries
Our proper work
/To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. -Mary Oliver
An imagined inner story
/We are so attached to an imagined inner story about who we are, causing both anxiety and fear, that we forget that the world in front of us isn’t at all dictated by this story; it simply is, in both its beauty and its simplicity. -Zat Rana
quarrels
/We make out of the quarrel with others rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry. -WB Yeats (born June 13, 1865)
defining success
/Any definition of a successful life must include service to others. -George HW Bush (born June 12, 1924)
Motivation doesn’t equal Achievement
/You might think it is safe to assume that, once you motivate students, the learning will follow. Yet research shows that this is often not the case: motivation doesn’t always lead to achievement, but achievement often leads to motivation. If you try to ‘motivate’ students into public speaking, they might feel motivated but can lack the specific knowledge needed to translate that into action. However, through careful instruction and encouragement, students can learn how to craft an argument, shape their ideas and develop them into solid form.
A lot of what drives students is their innate beliefs and how they perceive themselves. There is a strong correlation between self-perception and achievement, but there is some evidence to suggest that the actual effect of achievement on self-perception is stronger than the other way round. To stand up in a classroom and successfully deliver a good speech is a genuine achievement, and that is likely to be more powerfully motivating than woolly notions of ‘motivation’ itself.
Carl Hendrick writing in Aeon
Articles of Interest - June 10
/***JOURNALISM
“You put that many people together from so many backgrounds, of course they’re going to start chasing each other with machetes” Columbia Journalism Review
What to Ask Yourself Before You Start a Crowdsourcing Project Propublica
Rural teens seek (but rarely find) themselves in local news coverage Reynold’s Journalism Institute
Redacted briefs before Supreme Court violate First Amendment (opinion) Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
The value of bias in a quest for inclusive journalism RTDNA
**THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
Micropayments-for-news pioneer Blendle is pivoting from micropayments Harvard’s Nieman Lab
These Reporters Lost Their Jobs. Now They’re Fighting Back Against Big Tech BuzzFeed News
Five futures for journalism Salon
Sobering reality for news outlets: Your readers are somewhere else 99% of the time Harvard’s Nieman Lab
Google Made $4.7 Billion From the News Industry in 2018, Study Says New York Times
That “$4.7 billion” number for how much money Google makes off the news industry? It’s imaginary Harvard’s Nieman Lab
How the Star Tribune became the most successful metro paper in America — a decade after going broke Traffic
***FAKE NEWS
Americans think fake news is big problem, blame politicians Associated Press
Congress to investigate deepfakes as doctored Pelosi video causes stir CNN
The Real Problem With Fake News The Atlantic
The one Weird Trick will help you spot Clickbait TED
To detect fake news, this AI first learned to write it Tech Crunch
***TECHNOLOGY
When Grown-Ups Get Caught in Teens’ AirDrop Crossfire The Atlantic
Machine Learning Experts Have Found A Way To Edit Videos Of People Saying Words They've Never Said Digg
Why Is It So Hard to Solve Problems with Technology? Scholarly Kitchen
***BIG DATA & AI
Google’s AI can create videos from start and end frames alone VentureBeat
How do neural networks see depth? ZD Net
***SOCIAL MEDIA
Pizza Place In California Wants Patrons To Put Away Their Cellphones NPR
Facebook bans health and conspiracy site Natural News ArsTechnica
HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ has Instagram influencers flocking to the site of the disaster BGR
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
Schools Are Deploying Massive Digital Surveillance Systems: The Results Are Alarming Ed Week
How to stop robocalls—or at least slow them down Wired
Privacy concerns don’t stop people from putting their DNA on the internet to help solve crimes The Conversation
CBP says traveler photos and license plate images stolen in data breach Tech Crunch
***PERSONAL GROWTH
The Danger of Love Becoming (my blog)
Work-Life Balance Is a Myth: Do This Instead TIME
Be a Better Conversationalist by 'Supporting' Instead of 'Shifting' Life Hacker
***WRITING & READING
13 methods for achieving your writing goals PR Daily
Why Writing Better Will Make You a Better Person Chronicle of Higher Ed
How I Taught My Kid to Read The Atlantic
***LITERATURE
Dispute Arises Over ‘No-No Boy,’ a Classic of Asian-American Literature With a Complex History New York Times
10 Facts About Dr. Seuss’s Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Mental Floss
***POETRY
How poetry influenced scientists Cosmos Magazine
Jim Harrison’s Essential Poetry National Review
The Making of Poetry by Adam Nicolson review — a superb study of Coleridge and Wordsworth The Times
When Poets Pray Presbyterian Outlook
Poetry and the Art of Minimalism Thrive Global
How Instagram Could Stifle a New Generation of Poets Ozy
There's a Poem for Every Reader (sub. req’ed) Wall Street Journal
For Poet Billy Collins, the Vineyard Is an Entrancing Isle Vineyard Gazette
***GENDER
Bias in Science Hiring: New study finds discrimination against women and racial minorities in hiring in the sciences Inside Higher Ed
Women in Animated Films Make Up Only 17% of Lead Characters The Wrap
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
Racial and gender biases plague postdoc hiring Science Mag
Inside an all-white town’s divisive experiment with cryptocurrency Wired
A new podcast amplifies Asian American stories Columbia Journalism Review
***FREE SPEECH
Texas becomes 17th state to enact campus free speech legislation The FIRE
Alabama governor signs campus free speech bill into law The Hill
***LEGAL ISSUES
Sorry, but you can’t copyright a meme The Next Web
InfoWars Pays $15K to Settle 'Pepe the Frog' Copyright Lawsuit Hollywood Reporter
***RELIGION
Amber Scorah On Losing Her Faith, And Her Son, In 'Leaving The Witness' NPR
Southern Baptists discuss whether one woman can preach AL.com
Evangelicals opening to science-friendly “process” theology, says Thomas Jay Oord Vancouver Sun
Univision, sued for news story about Evangelical Church Miami Herald
Former Liberty University professor convicted of child sex solicitation News Advance
Her Evangelical Megachurch Was Her World. Then Her Daughter Said She Was Molested by a Minister New York Times
***GOOD NEWS
97-year-old vet with the 101st parachutes again over Normandy Clarksville Now
Woman given just 3 days to live at birth graduates from college — with honors The Week
Formerly homeless man readmitted to University of Texas after leaving school in 1975 NBC News
Indiana teacher takes students' drawings and turns them into stuffed animals The Week
He checked on elderly resident, fed neighborhood cats and gave hugs to people going through hard times BuzzFeed News
***REALLY?!
The restaurant owner who asked for 1-star Yelp reviews Hustle
***MUSIC
Learning to Love the Music You Hate Topic
The sociology of country music lyrics Economist
***FILM
Watch 3,000 Films Free Online from the National Film Board of Canada Open Culture
The Films that Defined Generation X BBC
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
Mobile Internet Usage Reaches 800 Hours A Year Media Post
America's rural radio stations are vanishing – and taking the country's soul with them The Guardian
What Loosening Restrictions On Radio Consolidation Could Do, And What It Already Has NPR
***JOBS
You’re probably answering these 5 common interview questions wrong Fast Company
Career advice for TV Journalists Twitter
Three men who all told very different lies on their resumes (and still got the job) Mel Magazine
***FREELANCING
Personal essays and reported features on the integral role pets play in millennials' lives Bustle
The Sierra Club is looking for new environmental writers
Food pitches Topic magazine
Pitches for an upcoming “Books & Authors" issue High Country News
Writers and photographers to produce Portland-based neighborhood guides Portland in Color and Travel Portland
Freelance pitches Medium's new publication for women of color
Freelance games writer Radar
***SOCIAL ISSUES
Boom in electric scooters leads to more injuries, fatalities Associated Press
Americans’ views flipped on gay rights. How did minds change so quickly? Washington Post
Better Schools Won’t Fix America (opinion) The Atlantic
***SOCIAL ISSUES: ABORTION
5 facts about the abortion debate in America Pew Research Center
In Alabama where lawmakers banned abortion for rape victims—rapists' parental rights are protected Washington Post
A majority of Americans think abortion will still be legal in 30 years, but with some restrictions Pew Research Center
***IMMIGRATION
3 myths about Mexico and migration, debunked CNN
Migrants in Custody at Hospitals Are Treated Like Felons, Doctors Say New York Times
Not content with merely providing unsanitary conditions for border detainees, CBP decides to poison the entire El Paso area Washington Examiner
Georgia professor’s immigration comments cause stir on social media AJC
***BUSINESS & FINANCE
More Americans Are Living Solo, and Companies Want Their Business Wall Street Journal
The weakness of online consumer reviews The Week
***ENVIRONMENT
Art from invasive species creates conversations about conservation MPR News
Record-Breaking Heat in Alaska Wreaks Havoc on Communities and Ecosystems Smithsonian
More People See Climate Change In Record Flooding NPR
Amazon Rainforest Deforestation in Brazil on the Rise for Years Bloomberg
***HEALTH
How Early Trauma Can Shape The Brain's Response To Pain NPR
A new study of how spin in coverage of medical studies affects perceptions BMC Medicine
How Safe is Sunscreen? New York Times
How old are your organs? To scientists’ surprise, organs are a mix of young and old cells Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Apple's 'noise' app Buzzes your wrist whenever you're in a loud environment Wired
Don’t trust advice from streaming ‘health’ films, experts say New York Post
More evidence that autism is linked to gut bacteria Economist
***TRAVEL
136 Maps Reveal Where Tourists & Locals Take Photos in Major Cities Across the Globe Open Culture
Forget the Bahamas. China's cruises are where it's at Wired
***FOOD
The Majic of Japan’s Convenience Store BBC
***IMMIGRATION
Trump Administration Cancels English Classes Soccer Legal Air for Unaccompanied Child Migrants in US Shelters Washington Post
Taking on the system: 'Dreamers' are getting law degrees Associated Press
American Bar Association Says Immigration Courts Are 'On The Brink Of Collapse' NPR
***ANIMALS
A New Photo Book Documents the Wonderful Homemade Cat Ladders of Switzerland Open Culture
Prison Dogs Of Angola New York Times
Ogden restaurant won’t allow service dogs; customers upset Fox-13
Stressed out? Your dog may feel it too, study suggests Associated Press
Bees can link symbols to numbers: study RMIT University
How to Get Your Neighbor’s Dog to Stop Barking Incessantly Life Hacker
***SCIENCE
Physicists see a quantum leap, halt it, and reverse it Wired
Share your science with a story Science Mag
***PSYCHOLOGY
Human Brains Are Sensitive To Musical Pitch, Unlike Those Of Monkeys NPR
The Men’s Mental Health Double-Bind Psychology Today
***NEUROSCIENCE
How Did You Learn to Type? Life Hacker
How the brain changes when mastering a new skill Science Daily
***PRODUCTIVITY
How Did You Learn to Type? Life Hacker
I've been working from home for 9 years — here are my best productivity hacks Business Insider
***HISTORY
The Roads of Ancient Rome Visualized in the Style of Modern Subway Maps Open Culture
***RESEARCH
Conflict Over Sociologist's Narrative Puts Spotlight on Ethnography Chronicle of Higher Education
Exposing Hidden Defects in Citation Statistics and Journal Impact Factors Clarivate Analytics
Knowledge and attitudes among life scientists towards reproducibility within journal articles Bio Rxix
After outcry, USDA will no longer require scientists to label research ‘preliminary Washington Post
***HIGHER ED
Bakery awarded $11 million in libel lawsuit against Oberlin College over alleged racial profiling CNN
Study: College degree a good investment, despite cost KSNT
Oral Roberts University pays $300K in recruiting settlement Associated Press
Jerry Falwell Jr. Deletes Crude Tweet over Prayer Over Trump at Church Christian News
Louisville's Southern Baptist seminary rejects call to make slavery reparations Courier Journal
Psychology and Christianity intersect at new Houston Baptist University institute Houston Chronicle
***TEACHING
How to Make the Best of Bad Course Evaluations Chronicle of Higher Education
***STUDENT MEDIA
Newspapers thrown away at two universities following publication of controversial articles Student Press Law Center
Civil Liberties Watchdog accuses Rutgers of using unconstitutional process to found student press Inside Higher Ed
***STUDENT LIFE
An astounding number of American college students are going hungry or homeless Business Insider
After Restraint And Seclusion, Students With Disabilities Pay An Emotional Toll NPR
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Sexual harassment, misconduct behind medicine professor’s dismissal Stanford Daily
A warning from the academic underground of adjuncts and contingent faculty Science Magazine
The Danger of Love
/To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness...The only place outside Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell.
CS Lewis, The Four Loves
Each Step
/The longer we continue to make the wrong decisions, the more our heart hardens; the more often we make the right decision, the more our heart softens - or better perhaps, comes alive.
Each step in life which increases my self-confidence, my integrity, my courage, my conviction also increases my capacity to choose the desirable alternative, until eventually it becomes more difficult for me to choose the undesirable rather than the desirable action.
On the other hand, each act of surrender and cowardice weakens me, opens the path for more acts of surrender, and eventually freedom is lost. With each step along the wrong road it becomes increasingly difficult for people to admit that they are on the wrong road, often only because they have to admit that they must go back to the first wrong turn, and must accept the fact that they have wasted energy and time.
Erich Fromm, The Heart of Man: Its Genius for Good and Evil
Active Idleness
/We live in a culture that seems obsessed with eradicating boredom, as if it were Ebola or global poverty, and replacing it with a peculiar modern form of active idleness oozing from our glowing screens. -Maria Popova
Dunbar's number
/The number of people with whom we can maintain a stable relationship is about 150, according to British anthropologist Robin Dunbar. He says:
We devote around 40 percent of our available social time to our 5 most intimate friends and relations…and the remaining 60 percent in progressively decreasing amounts goes to the other 145.
Friendship is the single most important factor influencing our health, well-being, and happiness. Creating and maintaining friendships is, however, extremely costly, in terms of both the time that has to be invested and the cognitive mechanisms that underpin them. Part of friendship is the act of mentalizing, or mentally envisioning the landscape of another's mind. Cognitively, this process is extraordinarily taxing, and as such, intimate conversations seem to be capped at about four people before they break down and form smaller conversational groups.
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