Articles of Interest - March 11
/***TECHNOLOGY
How Voice Computing will Transform our lives: The search for a perfect answer to an inquiry Wired
People were once terrified of travelling in lifts without operators. Makers of driverless cars should take note 1843 Magazine
Where Alexa Gets its Information Wired
Kick the keyboard: other ways to get text onto your screen Wired
***TECHNOLOGY: FACIAL RECOGNITION
The US Government Will Be Scanning Your Face At 20 Top Airports, Documents Show BuzzFeed News
How Taylor Swift showed us the scary future of facial recognition—surveillance at concerts is just the beginning The Guardian
***BIG DATA & AI
How Artificial Intelligence Could Transform Medicine New York Times
Why you should be worried about machines reading your emotions The Guardian
Maneuvering satellites using solar panels Economist
Neural networks use an "activation atlas" to teach themselves how to identify images Wired
Why data science teams need generalists not specialists Harvard Business Review
McAfee: Keep an eye on the humans pulling the levers, not the AIs Artificial Intelligence News
AI-powered apps could make us more creative—or less human Wired
Quantum physics could protect the grid from hackers—maybe Wired
***JOURNALISM
How We Mapped More Than 100 Years Of Wildfire History Open News
As newspapers close, role of government watchdog disappears Associated Press
The importance of FOIA reporting at a national level MuckRock
The Daily Quiz That Teaches Journalists How to Geolocate Images Global Investigative Journalism Network
How they did it: Reporters uncovered Trump hush payments to two women Journalist’s Resource
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
NBC News Streaming Service To Launch In May Media Post
***FAKE NEWS
On Amazon, a Qanon conspiracy book climbs the charts — with an algorithmic push NBC News
Memes, doxxing and doctored content: Understanding the tactics of disinformation for brands Digiday
Finding Facts in a world of fakes Wired
What Facebook is Getting Wrong in the Fight Against Fake News Vice
***SOCIAL MEDIA
The Special Curse of Living on Instagram's Favorite Street City Lab
A beginner’s guide to using TikTok Wired
Millions of Ugandans quit internet services as social media tax takes effect The Guardian
The Queen is now on Instagram Engadget
You May Have Forgotten Foursquare, but It Didn’t Forget You Wired
Is digital minimalism the answer to our distracted lives? Fast Company
Russians are shunning state-controlled TV for YouTube Economist
Mark Zuckerberg reportedly has an escape hatch in his office in case of emergency BGR
Mark Zuckerberg says he’ll reorient the company toward encryption and privacy Washington Post
Facebook's latest feature lets you leave 'Tributes' on accounts whose owner has passed away Mashable
After taking them down, Facebook restores Elizabeth Warren ads calling for breakup of Facebook BoingBoing
***MOBILE
7 key findings about mobile phone and social media use in emerging economies Pew Research Center
How Mobile Phones Represent Your Social Network Science Trends
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
WordPress accounted for 90 percent of all hacked CMS sites in 2018 ZdNet
Disputed N.S.A. Phone Program Is Shut Down, Aide Says New York Times
The fourth attempt in 45 years turns on how federal law will supersede state laws Economist
Inside the mass invasion of your privacy Axios
***INTERNET
Shouldn’t we all have seamless micropayments through the internet by now? Wired
Vladimir Putin wants to stifle the internet Economist
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Diversity’s connection to Creativity Becoming (my blog)
Why Partisanship Changes How People React To Noncontroversial Statements NPR
Our Culture of Contempt The problem in America today is not incivility or intolerance. It’s something far worse New York Times
***TEACHING
Major survey: Profs worry about discrimination but aren't prepared to deal with classroom conflicts over diversity Inside Higher Ed
***GRAMMAR
What to look for in a usage and grammar guide Economist
Applications are open for the toughest job in grammar Quartz
***WRITING & READING
In SF’s Mission Bay, the surprise — and draw for writing center — is the kids SF Chronicle
Teaching Great Writing One Sentence at a Time New York Times
***PLAGIARISM
Why a Plagiarism-Detection Company Is Now a Billion-Dollar Business Chronicle of Higher Education
Girl, Get Some Footnotes: Rachel Hollis, Hustle, and Plagiarism Problems Christianity Today
Former Indiana University South Bend employees embroiled in lawsuit alleging plagiarism South Bend Tribune
Top Chinese officials, including former vice-president, plagiarised university theses The Straits Times
***LANGUAGE
People speak to express themselves rather than to propound facts Economist
Poetry slams are helping to revitalise the Basque language Economist
***LITERATURE
House that ‘inspired’ Wuthering Heights on sale for more than £1m The Independent
Tolkien’s drawings reveal a wizard at work 1843 Magazine
***GENDER
Where are the Women’s Teams? Trump ignores women’s champions in White House Sports Ceremonies Washington Post
Gender bias in peer review – opening up the black box London School of Economics & Political Science
8 notable women in Christian history Christian Post
Gender differences in peer review outcomes and manuscript impact at six journals of ecology and evolution Wiley Online Library
Eight statistics about gender inequality for International Women’s Day Quartz
A small step for women Progress in the boardroom is only a start Economist
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
Can I play that? (video) Saturday Night Live
A Professor Has Long Used a Racial Slur in Class to Teach Free-Speech Law. No More, He Says Chronicle of Higher Education
***FREE SPEECH
Florida sixth-grader arrested in Pledge of Allegiance dispute will not be prosecuted CNN
Why the ACLU defends white nationalists' free speech CBS News
The Inextricable Link Between Modern Free Speech Law and the Civil Rights Movement Electronic Frontier Foundation
***LEGAL ISSUES
Supreme Court Requires Completed Copyright Registration Before Filing Suit Technology & Marketing Law Blog
'Fortnite' Legal Dance Battles Paused Following Supreme Court Ruling Hollywood Reporter
***CRIME
A new method of DNA Testing could solve more Shootings Wired
A transgender wing seeks to resolve a clash of prisoners’ rights Economist
***RELIGION
6 in 10 Protestant churches are plateaued or declining in attendance Lifeway Research
Girl, stop reading: How an evangelical self-help guru fuels America’s happiness dilemma (opinion) Washington Examiner
How Americans' drinking habits vary by their religion Pew Research Center
An Instagram-worthy Bible aimed at millennials Washington Post
Lamb of God frontman organizes ‘kazoo champagne counter-party’ during planned hate group picketing WTVR
Cult leader claims to be able to cure cancer with breast massages and BURPS Daily Star
What Is Hell? It Depends on Who You Ask The Walrus
17 Signs That You’d Qualify as a Witch in the 1600s (video) Mental Floss
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
The politicisation of white evangelical Christianity is hurting it Economist
America’s porous wall between church and state A Supreme Court case could make the holes bigger Economist
***ISLAM
The 30m Muslims living in Europe and America are gradually becoming integrated Economist
Western governments want to have more influence on Muslim practice with their own borders Economist
***GOOD NEWS
Father-daughter duo completes rowing trip across Atlantic Ocean CBC
Teen saves for years to surprise friend with new wheelchair WTOC
Trainer with autism opens gym specifically for clients with autism WTSP
Air Canada pilot orders 23 pizzas to Halifax-bound plane stranded on tarmac CBC
Dad opened doughnut shop in Texas, but nobody showed up: His son’s tweet changed that The Wichita Eagle
***REALLY?!
Woman Wins $10,000 For Reading Fine Print NPR
***ART & DESIGN
Finalists From Smithsonian Magazine's 2018 Photo Contest The Atlantic
Van Gogh’s Ugliest Masterpiece: A Break Down of His Late, Great Painting, The Night Café (video) Nerdwriter1
The Secrets of the World's Greatest Art Thief GQ
***FILM
Movies You Missed: 'A Face In The Crowd' NPR
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
The video game subscription wars are on Axios
***FREELANCE WRITING
Elite Daily is taking personal essay pitches about sexual assault
JSTOR Daily is accepting pitches for its Spring 2019 edition
Electric Lit is seeking pitches about books that shifted your opinion
Curiosity Magazine is taking your pitches
The Bold Italic is seeking freelance contributors outside of the Bay Area
Road Grays magazine is looking for nonfiction stories that use baseball as a lens to see the world
***SOCIAL ISSUES
The hipster effect: Why anti-conformists always end up looking the same MIT Technology Review
Most Sinful States in America Wallet Hub
The Least Politically Prejudiced Place in America The Atlantic
The scandal-ridden industry of migrant child shelters Axios
***BUSINESS & FINANCE
One of the world’s biggest video games developers is going after the cheaters 1843 Magazine
A new book explains how managers are challenged by changing customer behaviour Economist
The popularity of employee surveys Economist
***ENVIRONMENT
A Light Installation in a Scottish Coastal Town Vividly Shows Future Sea Level Rise Kottke
A Popular Benefit of Houseplants Is a Myth The Atlantic
***WATER
Climate change and population growth are making the world’s water woes more urgent Economist
Poisoned and over-exploited, many rivers are in a parlous state Economist
Disputes over water will be an increasing source of international tension Economist
Manufactured water can supplement the natural stuff, but never replace it Economist
The best way to solve the world’s water woes is to use less of it Economist
***HEALTH
FDA Confirms Asbestos in Makeup Sold at Claire's Mental Floss
Arkansas puts work requirements on Medicaid Economist
Sleep or Die: Neuroscientist Matthew Walker Explains How Sleep Can Restore or Imperil Our Health Open Culture
Generic Humalog Insulin: A New Option, 'Not A Panacea' NPR
New study reveals wide variations in how well or poorly people age Health Data
8 Scientific Benefits of Napping Mental Floss
***HEALTH: VACCINATIONS
MMR vaccine does not cause autism, another study confirms CNN
Wisconsin man criminally charged for allegedly breaking measles quarantine to go to gym NBC News
The Real Horror of the Anti-Vaxxers This isn’t just a public health crisis. It’s a public sanity one New York Times
***HEALTH RESEARCH
Researchers pinpoint specific brain signals linked to autism Science Daily
Robots and End of Life Care Economist
***TRAVEL
United States citizens will need a visa to visit Europe starting in 2021 CNN
***FOOD
“Wellness Beers” are a thing now—Here’s what you need to know Bon Appetit
15 Cool Facts About Frozen Food Mental Floss
For your mouth only: welcome to the era of personalised food 1843 Magazine
The Rise of fast-casual “Food Platforms” Wired
***FAMILY
New fears rise about kids online Axios
How to keep parents from fleeing STEM careers Wired
Teaching Kids To Control Their Anger NPR
***ANIMALS
Michigan State study: Dogs' personality traits are shaped by their owners Detroit Free Press
Cat Saves Florida Family From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning CBS Miami
***SCIENCE
Genetic tests reveal that the ancestry of some cancer cell lines is misclassified Chemical & Engineering News
***PSYCHOLOGY
FDA allows treatment of depression with club drug’s cousin Associated Press
The Prevalence of Marginally Significant Results in Psychology Over Time Sage Publication
***PHILOSOPHY
The Cringe-Inducing Humor of The Office Explained with Philosophical Theories of Mind Open Culture
35 Brilliant Women from the History of Philosophy Medium
***PRODUCTIVITY
Microsoft’s Excel app lets you enter data to spreadsheet directly from a photo Digit.in
***ETHICS
A 25-year battle to improve the image of McDonald’s Do you want ethics with that? Economist
***CHINA
China database lists 'breedready' status of 1.8 million women The Guardian
China recruits Westerners to sell its “democracy” Economist
China banned millions of people with poor social credit from transportation in 2018 The Verge
Planet Money Corrects Misconceptions About China's Economy NPR
China’s formerly white-hot tech sector is in the doldrums Economist
***RESEARCH
Peer-review experiments tracked in online repository Nature
Pro-payday lending research given to CFPB had curious beginning Washington Post
NIH letters asking about undisclosed foreign ties rattle U.S. universities Science Magazine
***HIGHER ED
Another Small New England College Closes Inside Higher Ed
Higher education: Colleges add cannabis to the curriculum SFGate
Dean resigns over school's choice to not allow Chick-Fil-A ABC-13
CEOs tell Trump they are hiring more Americans without college degrees Yahoo Finance
Hackers Broke Into Admissions Databases at 3 Colleges — and Then Offered to Sell Applicants Their Files Chronicle of Higher Education
The Humanities at Community Colleges Inside Higher Ed
***CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Christian college professor defends school after conservative commentator calls it a 'university no one has heard of' on Twitter Des Moines Register
Liberty University Invites Ocasio-Cortez To Speak Daily Wire
Oklahoma Christian works to right a wrong against black students 50 years ago News-OK
Evangelical Christian University Blocks Pro-Life Speaker Star Parker from Appearing on Campus CBN
The Master’s University Still on Academic Probation, President Transition Required by End of 2019 Warren Throckmorton’s Blog
Methodist Colleges and Seminaries React to Sexual Orientation Vote Inside Higher Ed
***STUDENT MEDIA
Why NYT’s Theodore Kim ticked off a squillion journalism folks with his list of Amazing J-Schools—and why you shouldn’t care about it at all (opinion) Dynamics of Writing
Student Newspapers stolen after story about former Catholic university professor accused of child abuse by diocese Student Press Law Center
***STUDENT LIFE
Drugs, sex and alcohol are losing their appeal for American teens Axios
Millennials care about job titles so much they’ll take a pay cut for them Quartz
Portland State student died from Ambien prescribed by student health center, $25 million lawsuit says Oregon Live
The high cost of college textbooks, explained Vox
Millennials buried in debt can't buy into American Dream Detroit Free Press
High school student accepted to 39 colleges, offered $1.6M in scholarships CBS News
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Wisconsin professor has been charged with sexual assault Jstor online
By proclaiming the gospel of human progress, Steven Pinker has made a lot of enemies: “The nastiest academic responses I have seen come from humanities professors” Chronicle of Higher Ed
Why Florida is Struggling to Fill more than 2000 Teaching Positions Washington Post
KU engineering professor suspended from class after telling student to ‘learn English’ Lawrence Journal-World