articles of interest - March 20
/***SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Media is no Panacea for Loneliness LiveScience
Facebook Is Trying Too Hard Techpinions
***TECHNOLOGY
Head in the cloud: Microsoft Transforms its Culture The Economist
Facebook's secret team is working on hardware that can scan your brain and read your mind Tech Republic
Google Maps will soon be able to find your parked car Mashable
***BIG DATA & STATISTICS
The skills set needed when switching careers from Java to Big Data Hadoop 360
Hadoop: “It’s free like a puppy, not free like a beer” Datanami
A basic overview of machine learning for the novice The Monkey Learn Blog
The Hadoop dream has all but failed in a smoking heap of cost and complexity Datanami
***GRAMMAR
A court’s decision in a Maine labor dispute hinged on the absence of an Oxford comma Quartz
***WRITING& READING
Literature by Degree: Teaching Creative Writing New York Times
***LANGUAGE
It Begins: Bots Are Learning to Chat in Their Own Language Wired
When Language Can Cure What Ails You Daily Jstor
***GENDER
Women's International Film Festival at Liberty Station March 24-26 SD News
'BBC dad' parody imagines how a mom would handle the situation Mashable
Only 4.2% of Fortune 500 companies are run by women Quartz
Despite gains, women remain underrepresented among U.S. political and business leaders Pew Research
***RACIAL ISSUES
New Interactive Map Visualizes the Chilling History of Lynching in the U.S. (1835-1964) Open Culture
***FREE SPEECH
Talking Past Each Other on Free Speech (sub. req.’ed) Chronicle of Higher Ed
***LEGAL ISSUES
Google thaws (a little) on defamation cases Search Engine Land
Supreme Court of Georgia Issues iHeart Radio Ruling Coosa Valley News
California Today: A Journalism Scandal Roils the Central Coast New York Times
***MUSIC
Why The Music Industry Is Finally Taking Podcasts Seriously Forbes
A Crash Course in Contemporary Christian Music OC Weekly
U2 On 'The Joshua Tree,' A Lasting Ode To A Divided America NPR
***JOURNALISM
Researchers Examine Breitbart's Influence On Election Information NPR
UT-owned Del Mar Times has a typo-filled job post San Diego Reader
Drones in Visual Journalism New York Times
WATCH: Journalism used to fight for the working man, now it’s a bastion of “trust fund kids” Salon
Ten insights, three actions toward community-driven storymaking AIR
Why Journalism, Education Could Benefit From a Mixed-Methods Approach Media Shift
***FAKE NEWS
Why Piling On Facts May Not Help In The Battle Against Fake News NPR
Watch Celebs Try (and Fail) to Tell Fake News From Real News Wired
Video: Top 5 ways to get trustworthy news Tech Republic
***ADVERTISING
Brands Are Digging Into GIF Data to Understand Consumer Behavior Ad Week
Guardian Pulls Ads from Google After They Were Placed Next to Extremist The Guardian
The fine line between sponsored content and advertising Talking New Media
***STUDENT MEDIA
The role of a college newspaper on campus The Vantage (student newspaper at Newman University is a private Catholic college)
Administration refuses to provide public documents The Nichollsworth (student newspaper for Nicholls State University)
Which College Degrees Produce the Most (and Least) Financially Responsible Students? Priceonomics
Private California university requests takedown of student news article Student Press Law Center
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
U of California strengthens faculty policies against sexual harassment and assault Inside Higher Ed
Suit Alleges Ohio U sat on Complaints of Professor’s Sexual Misconduct for a Decade Inside Higher Ed
***HEALTH
An Alarming Number of Kids Are Getting Their Hands on Opioids Gizmodo
***PSYCHOLOGY
***SOCIOLOGY
What if Sociologists Had as Much Influence as Economists? New York Times
***PHILOSOPHY
An Animated Introduction to Arthur Schopenhauer Open Culture
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Feel like you’re not the person you used to be? You’re probably right Becoming (my site)
***RELIGION
Fast-Growing, Entrepreneurial Christianity Is About A Lot More Than Church Attendance Fast Company
Conservatives Question choice of churches by Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee CNN
The Rise Of Secularism And The Alt-Right NPR
MormonLeaks website squares off with Mormon Church, posts leaked ‘Enemies List’ Washington Post
Twila Paris Defends Brother Indicted for Bribery at Christian College Christianity Today
***HIGHER ED
Sharp growth of California's free community college programs Inside Higher Ed
Trump Seeks Deep Cuts in Education and Science Inside Higher Ed
Investigation found that staff members improperly handled financial aid funds and changed student grades Inside Higher Ed
This little circle in SoCal became the intellectual hub of Trumpism Chronicle of Higher Ed
***TEACHING
Communication professor establishes ground rules for political conversations with his students in class Inside Higher Ed
Can a Failing Grade Motivate a Student? Chronicle of Higher Ed
***STUDENT LIFE
How Millennials Lose And Win Under The GOP Health Bill NPR
Out Of Bounds: Competitive Video Gaming And Scholarships NPR
A wider partisan and ideological gap between younger, older generations Pew Research
The disturbing trend of homeless community college students Washington Post
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Don’t allow yourself to be treated as a checked box on someone else’s to-do list Chronicle of Higher Ed
Impact of Social Sciences – Google Scholar is a serious alternative to Web of Science London School of Economics and Political Science
How can we tackle the thorny problem of fraudulent research? The Guardian
Predatory publishers and events The Research Whisperer
Honest mistakes by young scientists shouldn't doom their careers Stat News
Bad incentives push universities to protect rogue scientists Slate