Articles of Interest - Week of Oct 15
/***TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft to make over 60,000 patents available to the Linux community & join the Open Innovation Network Ars Techinica
I’m very sorry, but you’re going to have to learn to love the blockchain Tech Crunch
Teaching Robots to be Comedians 1843
Why we can’t quit the QWERTY keyboard MIT Tech Review
At 10 trillion frames per second, this camera captures light in slow motion Tech Crunch
Nearly a quarter of US households own a smart speaker, according to Nielsen The Verge
A Drone-Flinging Cannon Proves UAVs Can Mangle Planes Wired
Why Gene Editing Will Create So Many Jobs BBC
***SOCIAL MEDIA
How self-love got out of control Social media, reality TV, politics … has narcissism become the new normal? The Guardian
Snapchat launches first slate of original shows Axios
The Teens Who Rack Up Thousands of Followers by Posting the Same Photo Every Day The Atlantic
An online decency moderator's advice: Blur your eyes BBC
People keep dying taking selfies, this study reveals how The Next Web
Instagram Has a Massive Harassment Problem The Atlantic
Why Instagram’s founders are resigning: independence from Facebook weakened Tech Crunch
Instagram Tests Tapping instead of Scrolling Tech Crunch
Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in upcoming U.S. elections Reuters
Facebook Hack Included Search History and Location Data of Millions New York Times
Facebook prototypes Unsend 6 months after Zuckerberg retracted messages Tech Crunch
***MOBILE
The smartphone app that can tell you’re depressed before you know it yourself MIT Tech Review
Google's cyber unit Jigsaw introduces Intra, a new security app dedicated to busting censorship Tech Crunch
***JOURNALISM
We Can Use Robots But We Still Need Journalists European Journalism Observatory
How Journalists at Local and National Outlets Are Evolving Different Skill Sets Harvard’s Nieman Reports
“Press” offers a look at journalism’s wretched side Economist
Do journalists pay too much attention to Twitter? Columbia Journalism Review
Longtime Archivists Outline What They've Learned From Watching Decades Of News NPR
2018 has been a brutal year for journalists Washington Post
The CIA had a policy of ignoring declassification requirements MuckRock
After Journalist Disappears, Companies Reconsider Saudi Investment NPR
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
Bloomberg Media is using text-to-audio to keep app users engaged Digiday
Is Blockchain The Future Of Journalism? Two Entrepreneurs Take A Chance Forbes
***TEACHING JOURNALISM
U. of I. journalism class to study 'Trumpaganda' — the president's approach to the news media Chicago Tribune
What to Teach Journalism Students When Their Field is Under Attack? Editor & Publisher
***FAKE NEWS
Deepfake Videos Are Getting Real and That’s a Problem Wall Street Journal
The Viral Story About A Competitive Barefoot Runner Demanding People Sweep Up Acorns Is A Hoax BuzzFeed News
Memo to the media: Stop spreading Trump’s fake news (opinion) Washington Post
CBS sees surge in US Flat Earthers who say there’s no rover on Mars: ‘Most people think we’re idiots’ Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/cbs-sees-surge-us-flat-earthers-say-theres-no-rover-mars-people-think-idiots/
The Fix for Fake News Isn't Code: It's Human New York Times
How pro-trust initiatives are taking over the Internet Axios
Kyrie Irving apologizes to US teachers for spreading flat-earth conspiracy theories Quartz
Sasse warns of deepfake "perfect storm" Axios
***BIG DATA & AI
M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion New York Times
Machine Learning fails simple test for children—what it will take to get past an Achilles’ heel of computer vision systems Quanta Magazine
Here’s why a few simple rules are often more effective than flashy AI Axios
No, quantum computing isn’t going to revolutionize AI anytime soon—and that’s according to a panel of experts in both fields MIT Tech Review
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Our Kids are Watching Us Becoming (my blog)
***GRAMMAR
It’s time to talk about “It’s” The Outline
***WRITING & READING
Stephen King’s 20 Rules for Writers Open Culture
A sensible, free guide to negotiating book contracts BoingBong
***LANGUAGE
Mapping the geographical usage of pop versus soda
When My Class Discussed ‘Mischievious’ Chronicle of Higher Ed
Coca-Cola, trying to mix Maori with English, accidentally puts "Hello, death" on vending machine BongBong
***LITERATURE
25 National Book Award finalists announced NPR
A prestigious university just awarded a literary prize to one of its janitors Quartz
Inside the Rooms Where 20 Famous Books Were Written Literary Hub
How Instagram Saved Poetry The Atlantic
Why Should You Read Don Quixote?: An Animated Video Makes the Case Open Culture
***GENDER
New York City creates gender-neutral 'X' option for birth certificates Reuters
A Deaf Jewish, Asian, Trans Model Just Made History The Forward
Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women Reuters
First-Year Law Students’ Reported Ranking Female Peers by Appearance in Private Group Chat The Cornell Daily Sun
Here’s what the stark gender disparity among top orchestra musicians looks like Quartz
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
California has a racist past. But removing monuments sparks debate about how to reflect an ugly history Los Angeles Times
DNA databases are too white: This man aims to fix that MIT Tech Review
***FREE SPEECH
Elon University event highlights First Amendment rights The Times News
50 Years Later, Raised Fists During National Anthem Still Resonate NPR
***LEGAL ISSUES
Why is a Lisbon soccer team trying to unmask Portuguese bloggers in US court? Ars Techica
Did Uber Steal Google’s Intellectual Property? The New Yorker
Stairway To Heaven Is Not Blurred Lines Tech Dirt
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
New Pentagon weapons systems can easily be hacked Phys.org
It Took 9 Seconds to Guess a DoD Weapons System Password Wired
We Are All Research Subjects Now - The Chronicle of Higher Education Chronicle of Higher Ed
A Guide to Law Enforcement Spying Technology Electronic Frontier Foundation
No One Can Get Cybersecurity Disclosure Just Right Wired
***PRODUCING MEDIA
The iPad Is Soon, Finally, Getting a Full Version of Adobe Photoshop Gizmodo
***INTERNET
The Internet’s keepers? Wayback Machine Director Mark Graham outlines the scale of everyone's favorite archive Ars Technica
DuckDuckGo hits new milestone of 30 million private searches per day The Verge
Dropbox will now scan your images for text The Verge
Oral History of the Early Days of ICANN: A Perspective From Europe Circle ID
***RELIGION
Texas evangelical groups are suing for the right to discriminate against LGBTQ workers Vox
The US witch population has seen an astronomical rise Quartz
Millennial Men on Joining, and Then Leaving, the Priesthood MEL Magazine
Why 3 Christian pastors seek to join 5-member Corona City Council in November The Press-Enterprise
***RELIGION OUTSIDE THE U.S.
U.S. Pastor Released From Turkey After Spending 2 Years In Prison NPR
China gives legal basis for ‘re-education camps’ for ‘religious extremists’ South China Morning Post
New Embassy In Jerusalem Attracts Devout Christians From The U.S. NPR
***RELIGION AND U.S. POLITICS
Freed Pastor Brunson thanks Trump in White House meeting MSNBC
***GOOD NEWS
Canada surgeon operates on teddy bear for 8-year-old boy BBC
Wounded Army vet makes it to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro CBS News
School social worker writes notes of encouragement to all 600 of his students Lancaster Eagle Gazette
NYC library lets job seekers check out interview attire New York Times
New pilot takes elderly residents of his village on their first flight ever The Times of India
Toddler in need of a new liver and kidney gets both right before her birthday ABC News
Soldier Whose House Was Looted Gives Away Money Raised for Him People
Texas Boy Thought to Be Nonverbal Can Speak After Dentist Discovers He's 'Tongue-Tied' Inside Edition
***ART & DESIGN
New font is designed to boost your memory Cnet
White supremacists are taking their design seriously—and we should, too Quartz
A map of every building in America New York Times
That Painting of Trump Having a Diet Coke With Abraham Lincoln Is Now Hanging in the White House TIME
Buckminster Fuller Creates Striking Posters of His Own Inventions Open Culture
***MUSIC
Leonard Cohen wrote a poem called “Kanye West Is Not Picasso” Consequence of Sound
Trump Signs Sweeping New Music Licensing Legislation Variety
The ridiculous amount of money baby-boomer rockers still make on tour Quarz
Why are so many rappers on LinkedIn? The Guardian
When Lyft passengers find out their driver is actually Chance the Rapper BongBong
***FILM
More and More Movies Are Reflecting Our Fear of the Internet Wired
‘Call Me By Your Name’ Director Plans Film Inspired by Bob Dylan’s ‘Blood on the Tracks’ Rolling Stone
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
Spotify Launches New Program for Podcasters Variety
The Growth of Sinclair’s Conservative Media Empire The New Yorker
***STUDENT LIFE
Police release body camera videos of college students being pulled over at gunpoint Yahoo
Social media videos designed to inspire millennials to help fill more than 200 officer vacancies Union Tribune
For millennials, a regular visit to the doctor’s office is not a primary concern Washington Post
Michigan high school cheerleader gives out pot brownies in exchange for homecoming votes Freep
How to Get Fortnite on Any Android Phone Now Life Hacker
The Cornell Note-Taking System: Learn the Method Students Have Used to Enhance Their Learning Since the 1940s Open Culture
***JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
Producer Tribune Media, San Diego
Local News Team The Herald, Rancho Cucamonga
Reporter (entry level) Woodland Daily Democrat, Woodland
Social Media Intern Illumina, San Diego
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Anonymous Website Aims to Out Sexual Assaulters at U. of Washington Chronicle of Higher Ed
After a year of #MeToo, American opinion has shifted against victims Economist
Coming To The Right Answer By Themselves: Talking With Boys About Sexual Assault NPR
Amid #MeToo, New York Employers Face Strict New Sexual Harassment Laws NPR
#MeToo hashtag used over 19 million times on Twitter Axios
How 3 Colleges Changed Their Sexual-Assault Practices in Response to a National Survey Chronicle of Higher Ed
***VOTING
What to Do If You Get Turned Away at the Polls Life Hacker
Young Voters Might Actually Show Up At The Polls This Year FiveThirtyEight
***SOCIAL ISSUES
With Kavanaugh Confirmed, Both Sides Of Abortion Debate Gear Up For Battle NPR
5 facts about U.S. suburbs Pew Research Center
Deported parents may lose kids to adoption Associated Press
Migrant Children in Search of Justice: A 2-Year-Old’s Day in Immigration Court New York Times
Selfie deaths: 259 people reported dead seeking the perfect picture BBC
***BUSINESS & FINANCE
Tech Workers Now Want to Know: What Are We Building This For? New York Times
Uber drivers and other gig economy workers are earning half what they did five years ago Recode
If you do any of these things online, you could hurt your credit MSNBC
The Dark Reason So many Millennials are miserable and broke Moneyish
***ENVIRONMENT
'Hyperalarming' study shows massive insect loss The Washington Post
Among the Ruins of Mexico Beach Stands One House, Built ‘for the Big One’ New York Times
***HEALTH
If Your Medical Information Becomes A Moneymaker, Could You Get A Cut? NPR
Mapping out the nation's opioid crisis county-by-county Visual Capitalist
***HEALTH: RESEARCH
Human Retinas Grown In A Dish Reveal Origin Of Color Vision NPR
An elusive molecule that sparks multiple sclerosis may have been found Science Mag
Mosquitoes Genetically Modified To Crash Species That Spreads Malaria NPR
***HEALTH: PREVENTION
Sleep: how much do we really need? The Guaridan
Vitamin D Supplements Don’t Lead to Stronger Bones New York Times
***HEALTH: CHILDREN
The average sticker price for U.S. childbirth: $32,093 Axios
Number of babies born with syphilis has more than doubled since 2013 USA Today
More kids are going without vaccines Axios
***FOOD
New Swedish Museum Spotlights World's Most Disgusting Food NPR
All 50 states, ranked by their food Thrilist
Millennials Kill Again. The Latest Victim? American Cheese Bloomberg
The banana is dying. The race is on to reinvent it before it's too late Wired
***ANIMALS
Wild chimpanzees share food with friends Max Planck Society
Spitfire the whippet jumps 31 feet, sets a new world record for dogs (w/ video) SB Nation
Goats will make return to Anaheim – for yoga, not Disneyland OC Register
More than 100 mountain goats removed from Olympic National Park The Olympian
Americans spend $70 billion on pets, and that money could do more good (opinion) The Conversation
***PSYCHOLOGY
Why Modern Clinical Psychology May Be in Trouble Psychology Today
Reunite After Separation at Birth: An Unethical Psychology Experiment Separates Families The Atlantic
How to Support Someone Who's Had a Miscarriage, Explained By Redditors Life Hacker
How to Help Girls With ADHD Life Hacker
***NEUROSCIENCE
The heroes of science who are unlocking the brain Popular Mechanics
Humans Are Hardwired to Tell History in Stories. Neuroscience Tells Us Why We Get Them Wrong TIME
***PHILOSOPHY
The History of Philosophy Visualized in an Interactive Timeline Open Culture
Meet the philosopher behind “the good place” Quartz
***PRODUCTIVITY
The lost art of concentration: being distracted in a digital world The Guardian\
***HISTORY
The creepiest urban legend in every state Thrillist
Only 1 in 3 Americans would pass the U.S. citizenship test Las Vegas Sun
The Library of Congress Launches the National Screening Room, Putting Online Hundreds of Historic Films Open Culture
The Best Overall History Podcast Is 'In Our Time' Life Hacker
***ETHICS
How Americans Described Evil Before Hitler The Atlantic
Codes of ethics probably don’t work Fast Company
***RESEARCH
The extremely mad professors:Why 3 academics wrote 20 whole fake papers and think other people got played The Outline
How to write a thorough peer review Nature
Researcher Requests for Inappropriate Analysis and Reporting Annals of Internal Medicine
An Ethics of the System: Talking to Scientists About Research Integrity Springer
Ex-researcher who stole funds sentenced to play piano Stat News
Was cancer scientist fired for challenging lab chief over authorship? Science Mag
***HIGHER ED
Report: 4 Million Californians Left College Without Earning a Degree Inside Higher Ed
Confidence in Higher Education Down Since 2015 Gallup
***TEACHING
How to Improve Your Teaching-Philosophy Statement Chronicle of Higher Ed
One Way to Help Students Become Knowledge Creators Chronicle of Higher Ed