articles of interest - wk of July 17
/***TECHNOLOGY
Capitalism the Apple Way vs. Capitalism the Google Way The Atlantic
When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Share Your Location Using a Smartphone NYTimes
Turning Your iPhone’s Camera into an Assistive Device: Seeing AI Chronicle of Higher Ed
The problem of bots as they are trained to become better at mimicking humans (opinion) New York Times
Why no one has 're-invented' email yet Mashable
***BIG DATA & STATISTICS
It’s not enough to weigh data decisions on the descriptor of big versus small alone. Other things must be considered Inside Big Data
Intel community learning to speak Trump's language when talking about major national security threats Chicago Tribune
Paradoxes of Probability and Other Statistical Strangeness Quillette
***SOCIAL MEDIA
India surpasses U.S. as Facebook’s #1 country The Stack
***PERSONAL GROWTH
The Duty of Encouragement Becoming (my blog)
Why most people will never be successful CNBC
Don’t Judge My Estrangement From Family — It Saved My Life The Establishment
***JOURNALISM
Data journalism matters. Here’s what you need to know The Next Web
An Inside Look at One America News Washington Post
Report: Republicans think national news media is bad for the country, by an 8 to 1 margin Poynter
Meet the Journalism 360 Challenge winners and the VR frontiers they want to conquer Nieman Lab
Google funds automated news project BBC
What happens to Local News When There is no Local Media to Cover it? Washington Post
LA Times investigation highlights local news that gets results Columbia Journalism Review
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
Investor group to acquire Chicago Sun-Times Talking New Media
Sun-Times gets a new owner, but no one is making money in the newspaper business in Chicago Talking New Media
Print newspapers are dying faster than you think Vox
Local TV News Fact SheetPew Research Center Journalism.org
'San Diego Union-Tribune,' Go Fund Me Team To Fund-Raise Around Stories Media Post
Google says it wants to fund the news, not fake it The Drum
Newspapers’ Stand Against Tech Giants Won’t Save Them Slate
The Washington Post takes big data approach to reader comment moderation Talking New Media
Q&A: Jerry Springer on interviewing regular people Columbia Journalism Review
***FAKE NEW
Fake news fuels nationalism and Islamophobia — sound familiar? In this case, it's in India LA Times
Computer Scientists Demonstrate The Potential For Faking Video NPR
Fighting Falsehoods Around the World: A Dispatch on the Growing Global Fact-Checking Movement Washington Post
Researchers Examine When People Are More Susceptible To Fake News NPR
***STUDENT MEDIA
Student Journalists Are Our Future—We Should Start Treating Them Like It The Nation
***GRAMMAR
The Correct Punctuation of Donald Trump, Jr.,’s Name The New Yorker
The Much-Needed Gap Chronicle of Higher Ed
‘The Americans Have No Adverbs’ Chronicle of Higher Ed
***WRITING & READING
Blessed Are teh Copy Editors Chronicle of Higher Ed
The ‘So What?’ Question in your Academic Paper Chronicle of Higher Ed
***LITERATURE
Donald Trump Jr. Reviews Famous Works of Literature McSweenys
Emily Dickinson’s unquiet passion: A literature professor’s take on Terence Davies’ film Amherst Bulletin
The Word Choices That Explain Why Jane Austen Endures New York Times
Charting Literary Greatness With Jane Austen New York Times
Jane Austen Bicentennial: Must-See Sights from Her Life & Literature Biography
***GENDER
Women more likely to see online harassment as major problem Pew Research Center
The "Crazy/Bitch" Narrative About Senior Academic Women (opinion) Jennifer Berdahl's Blog
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
Arizona's Ethnic Studies Ban In Public Schools Goes To Trial NPR
Diverse clinical trials are “an issue of an essential ethical principle of justice” OnNursing
***FREE SPEECH
Spain Struggles To Balance National Security With Free Speech NPR
Lawsuit Claims School Violated Rights Of Students Trying To Form Pro-Life Club CBS News
***LEGAL ISSUES
The 'Monkey Selfie' Monkey Just Filed an Appeal Mother Board
A Supreme Court mystery: Has Roberts embraced same-sex marriage ruling? Washington Post
An analysis of the Supreme Court's latest First Amendment ruling, Matal v. Tam Student Press Law Center
***RELIGION
Best-selling author Eugene Peterson changes his mind on gay marriage Religious News Service
Actually, Eugene Peterson Does Not Support Same-Sex Marriage Christianity Today
Samford pulls plug on student gay-straight alliance Baptist News
A dubious web site falsely reported the death of the Christian Contemporary music artist Don Moen Snopes
More Christian than Muslim refugees arrive in U.S. under Trump Pew Research Center
John Calvin: The Religious Reformer Who Influenced Capitalism Jstor
Why I’m Leaving the Southern Baptist Convention (opinion) New York Times
When the Evangelical Establishment Comes After You (opinion) Religious News Service
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
Confidant of Pope Francis condemns US religious right Associated Press
Trump seen bowing in prayer during Oval Office session CNN
Trump coped with the Russia scandal by courting evangelicals. Here's why that's worrisome (opinion) Vox
Trump threatens to change the course of American Christianity Washington Post
Ethical Questions over Organizational Structure of Trump lawyer’s Christian nonprofits NPR
***MUSIC
A brief mention in an interview by a British artist breathes life and sales into a niche music theory book Inside Higher Ed
Why musicians are so angry at the world’s most popular music streaming service Washington Post
R. Kelly Is Holding Women Against Their Will In A “Cult,” Parents Told Police BuzzFeed
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
The Trump Administration’s Fraught Attempt to Address Campus Sexual Assault The New Yorker
Title IX summit Controversy Inside Higher Ed
Ed. Dept. Official Apologizes for ‘90%’ Remark on Campus Rape. What’s the Research? Chronicle of Higher Ed
Education Department Official Apologizes For 'Flippant' Campus Sexual Assault Comments NPR
Columbia University settles Title IX lawsuit with former student involving ‘mattress girl’ case Washington Post
After Meeting With DeVos, Title IX Activists Say They Still Have Many Questions Chronicle of Higher Ed
New study of harassment of graduate students by faculty members suggests that the problem is worse than many believe Inside Higher Ed
At some Texas universities, students accused of rape can transfer without a record Texas Tribune
***SOCIOLOGY
***HEALTH
'Dirt Is Good': New Book Explores Why Kids Should Be Exposed To Germs NPR
A survey of retracted articles in dentistry BMC Research Notes
The importance of whistleblowing when it comes to patient safety in healthcare Journal of Patient Safety
The rise of medical crowdfunding scams Daily Dot
Most Drugs Are Still Safe To Use Years After Their Expiration Date : Shots - Health News NPR
Is This Photo Real or Fake? A New Study finds most people won’t spot the con Motherboard
***SCIENCE
Science has a negativity problem Science Line
***PSYCHOLOGY
Can Psychedelics Be Therapy? Allow Research to Find Out New York Times
***NEUROSCIENCE
The neuroscience of inequality: does poverty show up in children's brains? The Guardian
***CRITICAL THINKING
Why Facts Don't Convince People (and what you can do about it) (video) Social Good Now
***HISTORY
The prime minister and the professor Revisionist History (Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast)
***ETHICS
Outgoing Ethics Chief: U.S. Is ‘Close to a Laughingstock’ New York Times
***RESEARCH
Google Is Shelling Out Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to Academics Writing Papers About Google New York Mag
Elsevier discusses how it intends to introduce more transparency into the review process Elsevier
Strategies to avoid getting Your Research Scooped HELDA
Tracking the Evolution of Reference Resources Scholarly Kitchen
***HIGHER ED
New book argues against “zombie leadership” in higher education Inside Higher Ed
The New Culture War Targeting American Universities Appear to be Working Washington Post
Members of the college-educated class have become amazingly good at making sure their children retain their privileged status New York Times
Why we need to know more, not less, about what students get from college Hechinger Report
New Florida law requires colleges to spell out student debt in a yearly report to each student Sun-Sentinal
Bret Weinstein to Evergreen College Board: Do You Know The Campus Descended Into Literal Anarchy? RealClearPolitics
Why This Tech CEO Keeps Hiring Humanities Majors Fast Company
***TEACHING
The Education Writer Gospel of 'Academically Adrift' Inside Higher Ed
How Much Time Should You Spend on Teaching? Chronicle of Higher Ed
***STUDENT LIFE
Students Decide their own Political orientation-It isn't handed to you in college (opinion) New York Times
How Colleges Give Students a Flawed Sense of Living Costs Chronicle of Higher Ed
Trump Administration Considers Measure to Make Staying in U.S. Harder for Foreign Students Washington Post
The truth about today’s college students Washington Post
Students at religious universities are worried about access to birth control. Here's why USA Today
Private student loan debts are being erased because of incomplete and missing paperwork New York Times
Grad School Is Hard on Mental Health. Here’s an Antidote Chronicle of Higher Ed
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Under Fire, These Professors Were Criticized by Their Colleges Chronicle of Higher Ed
Trinity Professor Cleared Of Wrongdoing Following Controversial Facebook Posts Courant
New Study Charts Recent Proliferation of Faculty Unions (At the center of many of the disputes are clashing interpretations of new guidance on private-college unionization) Chronicle of Higher Ed