Articles of Interest - Dec 4
/***SOCIAL MEDIA
Here’s how to use the newly redesigned Snapchat (Hint: It’s not as hard) Recode
Snapchat redesigns confusing app as user growth stalls CNN
5 ways social media has reshaped the PR industry PR Daily
OMG! Texting is 25 years old CNET
10 Things You Can Do Now to Up Your Social Media Game in 2018 Media Shift
***INTERNET
Google Street View can predict voting patterns and race Journalism Resources
***TECHNOLOGY
Should Law Enforcement Need a Warrant to Track Your Cell Phone? Scientific American
When Robots Invade the Kitchen Wired
Deciding At What Age To Give A Kid A Smartphone NPR
What DNA Home Testing Can Tell You NPR
Blockchain: A new technology for global health development? Journalism Resources
***JOURNALISM
Who's that interrogating you? These tools can help you avoid a sting Poynter
Here are three tools that help digital journalists save their work in case a site shuts down Harvard’s Nieman Lab
Small-market newspapers in the digital age Columbia Journalism Review
The woman who tried to sting The Washington Post also lied to a Student Press Law Center intern Student Press Law Center
Is It Ever OK for Journalists to Lie? Politico
'Rope. Tree. Journalist' T-shirt was on sale at Walmart.com until RTDNA spoke up Poynter
How can journalists responsibly cover neo-Nazis? A media scholar gives his advice Vox
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
Trump's attacks on CNN helped their revenues far more than his praise helped Fox News, new figures suggest The Independent
New Secret LA Weekly owners cut nearly half the staff LA Times
***FAKE NEWS
A satirical fake news site apologized for making a story too real Poynter
How can we stop the train wreck of fake news on Facebook? MuckRack
Experts Say Facebook's Latest Attempt To Stop Fake News Isn't Foolproof NPR
Do teens care about ‘fake news?’ Recode
***BIG DATA & STATISTICS
Five ways to fix statistics Nature
MIT and Harvard: we just built one of the largest quantum computer "simulators” ever MIT Tech News
The leap forward this year may be when AI and intelligent process automation are harnessed together IT Proportal
Choosing hyperparameters with population-based training Deep Mind
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Alone Together Becoming (my blog)
Why Trying New Things Is So Hard to Do New York Times
Museum of Failure Opens in LA NBC Los Angeles
***WRITING & READING
How to Get Your Mind to Read New York Times
Wrestling With ‘/s’ (sarcasm) Chronicle of Higher Ed
***LANGUAGE
‘Nothing to See Here’: the Evolution of a Catchphrase Chronicle of Higher Ed
A Map Showing How Much Time It Takes to Learn Foreign Languages: From Easiest to Hardest Open Culture
Just Google It: A Short History of a Newfound Verb Wired
Why One Dictionary Made 'Complicit' Its Word Of The Year NPR
What Are the Most Effective Strategies for Learning a Foreign Language?: Six TED Talks Provide the Answers Open Culture
***LITERATURE
Why So Many Adults Love Young-Adult Literature: Over half of today’s YA readers are over the age of 18 The Atlantic
***GENDER
Children are victims in the latest identity-driven culture war Economist
Women in Academia Unite Scholarly Kitchen
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
Why America Fails at Gathering Hate Crime Statistics ProPublica
***LEGAL ISSUES
Supreme Court Considers Cellphones And Digital Privacy NPR
Could Joe Scarborough Sue President Trump for Libel? Politico
The Supreme Court’s justices want to enhance privacy protections for a digital age Economist
Watchdog group urges media not to use 'religious freedom' in upcoming Supreme Court case Poynter
***RELIGION
A Beautiful City in the Bible Was Ravaged by Disease and Chaos Because of Climate Change Newsweek
This Evangelical Action Movie Is Giving Away A Free Assault Rifle Fast Company
Temple Baptist Church falls prey to internet meme generator Las Cruces Sun-News
Former LDS bishop calls for church leaders to stop interviewing teens about sexual practices Fox 13
Book review: Family’s agenda behind Washington’s newest museum Washington Post
Samaritan’s Purse Loses Support for Operation Christmas Child VOCM
Christian apologist caught lying about himself for years Raw Story
Ravi Zacharias Responds to Sexting Allegations, Credentials Critique Christianity Today
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
From Roy Moore To Tax Debate, A Spotlight On Christian Nationalism NPR
Westboro Baptist Church Will Protest Trump, Says His Sex Life Puts 'Entire Nation In Peril' Newsweek
Pence tells Christian broadcaster: ‘Trump is a believer’ The Hill
***ART & DESIGN
The rise and rise of performance art Economist
***MUSIC
U2's 'Songs of Experience' Is The Reboot The Band Needed NPR
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
BuzzFeed hit with layoffs, as digital ad dollars fall short Talking New Media
How new media firms such as Vice and BuzzFeed are losing their gloss New Statesman
The nation’s second largest radio company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Toledo Blade
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
MPR drops Keillor over inappropriate conduct Minnesota Public Radio
Judge allows Title IX lawsuit to proceed: The suit seeks monetary damages for alleged "indifference" to a student's report that she was raped Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
#MeToo: reporting on sexual assaults on campus (video)
How common is sexual harassment? Economis
The Legal Recourse For Victims Of Sexual Harassment NPR
How to Start Healing After Sexual Trauma Life Hacker
In Politics, Decisions On Sexual Harassment Allegations A Slow Process NPR
***HEALTH
More than half of U.S. kids will be obese by the time they’re 35, study predicts LA Times
Heart transplants likely to be obsolete within 10 years, says heart surgeon Telegraph
Is the FDA Withholding Data about a Controversial Drug to Protect Its Manufacturer? Scientific American
Smoking cannabis regularly triples severe depression risk, study of Bristol teenagers finds Bristol Post
***RELATIONSHIPS
Parents now spend twice as much time with their children as 50 years ago Economist
People Like People Who Ask Questions NPR
Should I Confess My Internet Stalking to My Date? Wired
Marriage linked to lower dementia risk Fox News
***BUSINESS
This is an American Workday, By Occupation (data visualization) Flowing Data
How Birth Order Relates To Job Success NPR
Here’s all the money in the world, in one chart MarketWatch
How the tax overhaul could affect your bottom line (interactive calculator) Washington Post
***SCIENCE
Technology behind bitcoin could aid science, report says Physics Today
Fallibility in science: Responsible ways to handle mistakes Slide Shares
Why are scientists filing lawsuits against their critics? The Verge
Can science ever be free of our very human biases? (opinion) Laboratory News
***PSYCHOLOGY
Software that finds statistical errors in psychology papers is Surprisingly Accurate Science Mag
Problems in a psychologist’s splashy work on gender ArsTechnica
The “Humans of New York” Photo Project Becomes a 13-Part Video Documentary Series: Watch It Free Online Open Culture
Teenage brains 'not wired for high stakes' BBC
***PRODUCTIVITY
These Gmail searches will dig up stuff you never knew you missed Popular Science
***ETHICS
What's the best way to edit genes with CRISPR? Scientists propose 'rules' to optimize this cutting-edge technology Johns Hopkins University
Do We Have Moral Obligations to Robots? Daily Jstor
Is it ethical for journalists to ask Trump pointedly provocative questions? Harvard’s Nieman Report
***RESEARCH
One Way to Fix Reproducibility Problems: Train Scientists Better The Scientist
Why a Lot of Important Research Is Not Being Done New York Times
The francophone researcher’s dilemma: publish in English or perish? French-speaking researchers are increasingly choosing to publish their scientific articles in English University Affairs
Questionable research practices “are moderately to highly prevalent what they attributed primarily to academic incentive structures” Social Psychology
When a trial fails The New York Times Magazine
Understanding Bias in Peer Review Google Research
Does spin in news stories about medical studies make a difference? BMJ Open
Papers authored by academic and corporate partners are more widely discussed online Nature Index
Authorship wars: academics outline the rules for recognition Times Higher Ed
Federal Trade Commission and National Institutes of Health Take Action Against Predatory Publishing Practices Scholarly Kitchen
***HIGHER ED
What Really Happened At The School Where 'Every Senior Got Into College' NPR
What to Consider When Closing an Academic Program Chronicle of Higher Ed
College Football's Avalanche of Lawsuits Inside Higher Ed
1500+ MOOCs Getting Started in December Open Culture
California sues for-profit school over 'false promises' Associated Press
Christian college’s ‘biblically consistent’ curriculum under fire Times Higher Ed
***TEACHING
Should Laptops Be Banned in Class? An Op-Ed Fires Up the Debate Chronicle of Higher Ed
Don’t Insult Your Class by Banning Laptops (opinion) Chronicle of Higher Ed
What I Know About My Students Chronicle of Higher Ed
Everyone Hates Course Evaluations Chronicle of Higher Ed
***STUDENT MEDIA
Breitbart, Fox News misidentify Tech's newspaper in 'racist' column The Daily Toreador
After Threatening to Sue a Student Newspaper Writer and Canceled Speech, Scaramucci Resigns From Tufts Advisory Board Chronicle of Higher Ed
Texas State newspaper cuts ties with writer after 'racist' opinion column WFAA
***STUDENT LIFE
Navigating Life On Campus When You're On The Autism Spectrum NPR
Tips to copy edit your résumé The Daily Californian (student newspaper) Daily Cal