Articles of Interest - Week of June 18
/***SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook Announces Plans To Launch Cryptocurrency Called Libra NPR
An Animated Ranking Of The Most Popular Social Media Networks Since 2003 Digg
Fortnite Eclipses Facebook, Instagram as Tweens' Preferred Social Platform: Study Hollywood Reporter
Brands Push Back On Partnering With Social Media Influencers NPR
The rise of the computer-generated influencer on social media New York Times
Sudan and the Instagram Tragedy Hustle The Atlantic
***MOBILE
How to save text messages on your iphone Wired
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
We Read 150 Privacy Policies. They Were an Incomprehensible Disaster New York Times
A Duke study recorded thousands of students’ faces. Now they’re being used all over the world Duke Chronicle
Why airport facial recognition raises privacy concerns Washington Post
U.S. Reportedly Trying To Implant Malware That Could Sabotage Russia's Electrical Grid NPR
***INTERNET
How to Get Past Paywalls in Chrome's Incognito Mode Life Hacker
***BIG DATA & AI
AI can tell when actors are kissing—and maybe when you are, too MIT Technology Review
The Problem with Quantum Computers Scientific American
How To Run a Hive Script on an AWS Hadoop Cluster Virtualization Review
***JOURNALISM
How we Helped our Reporters Learn to Love Spreadsheets New York Times
Dan Rather’s single biggest secret for interviewing powerful people Vox
The New York Times has a course to teach its reporters data skills, and now they’ve open-sourced it Harvard’s Nieman Lab
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
“Tying together two rocks doesn’t make them float”: Why newspapers are facing the end of scale Digital Publishing News
Audiobooks are no longer exempt from the broader shifts in the podcast world Harvard’s Nieman Lab
***FAKE NEWS
A deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg presents a new challenge for Facebook CNN
Lawyers: Files sent by Alex Jones contained child porn ABC News
Adobe has an ambitious plan to help the public spot fake images Fast Company
About three-quarters of Americans favor steps to restrict altered videos and images Pew Research Center
***WRITING & READING
Are Colleges Friendly to Fantasy Writers? It’s Complicated Wired
***LANGUAGE
Language wars: the 19 greatest linguistic spats of all time The Guardian
UVA Scientists Use Machine Learning to Improve Gut Disease Diagnosis University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
***PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism – What can curb the scourge? University World News
Senior Chinese law researcher target of PhD plagiarism claims South China Morning Post
***LITERATURE
A Very Happy 50th Birthday To 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' NPR
The Strange Story of a Secret Literary Fellowship The New Yorker
The tree thought to have inspired Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax' has fallen CNN
***POETRY
Review of Campbell McGrath’s New and Selected Poems The New York Times
Sanderson Dean’s ‘Stark Raving Dad’ turns frazzled parenting into poetry Mercury News
With his translation of some of the best works by legendary poet Sachal Sarmast, Ghaffar has once again, outdone himself The News Sunday
This 13-year-old is teaching people about climate change through poetry CBC
Human factor behind integrating technology into learning University World News
A poet-to-poet perspective on the life and works of St. Francis Assisi Angelus News
Food Poetry Walk Greenfield Recorder
***GENDER
This Picture Featuring 15 Tech Men And 2 Women Looked Doctored: The Women Were Photoshopped In
BuzzFeed News
Eight women who achieved personal or professional milestones after the age of 50 Washington Post
All-Women Sailing Crew Raises Awareness of Plastic Pollution TIME
Female Historians Try to End the I-Didn’t-Know-Any-Women Excuse for Men-Only Panels Chronicle of Higher Education
Gender Stereotypes Banned in British Advertising New York Times
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
'Avengers,' But Make It Without Women, Or Men Hugging, Or Levity In General NPR
The disturbing return of scientific racism Wired
Documentary About Charleston Church Shooting Explores Forgiveness NPR
Looking Under the Hood: 14 Years Photographing White Power The Daily Beast
Key findings about U.S. immigrants Pew Research Center
***FREE SPEECH
Is offering assistance to illegal immigrants a protected religious practice? Economist
***LEGAL ISSUES
Texas court says photographer has no recourse against university copyright infringement Houston Chronicle
Twitter user banned, claims “viewpoint discrimination”: Court disagrees Technology & Marketing Law Blog
***RELIGION
Atheists & Agnostics Also Frequently Believe in the Supernatural, a New Study Shows Open Culture
Died: Lloyd John Ogilvie, Celebrated Preacher and Senate Chaplain Christianity Today
The Southern Baptists are beset by two related fiascos Economist
Ex-pastor sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing $800,000 from Texas megachurch ABC-13
Tennessee preacher-cop calls for execution of LGBTQ people CNN
Man Runs Into Riverside Church And Allegedly Says He’s Going To Shoot Everybody CBS-LA
Church-state group complains: 18 players baptized at school football field AL.com
How Should Christians Have Sex? (opinion) New York Times
***GOOD NEWS
This Guy Offered "Free Dad Hugs" At A Pride Parade And People Really Needed Them BuzzFeed News
He is a stylist to Hollywood stars: But his most personal work is giving cuts to the homeless Washington Post
This carpenter builds crutches for kids: Now it’s his turn to walk National Geographic
Calgary Couple uses shopping spree win to stock up groceries for Calgary Food Bank Social Sharing CBA
Teen boys save woman's life: Four teenage boys save 90-year-old Oklahoma woman from burning house CBS News
***REALLY?!
Alcohol is now being marketed as a ‘wellness’ drink New York Post
Have You Seen The Hot Cheetos And Forever 21 Collab? Essence
Florida social media coordinator paid in hot dogs The Take Out
A Honda lawnmower is now the fastest in the world, hitting 100 mph in 6 seconds CNN
Taiwan Is in the Clutches of a Claw Machine Craze Atlas Obscura
***ART & DESIGN
Frida Kahlo's only known voice recording possibly found in Mexico The Guardian
The Winners Of The National Geographic Travel Photo Contest Are Breathtaking Digg
Women Who Draw: Explore an Open Directory That Showcases the Work of 5,000+ Female Illustrators Open Culture
Highways and Rivers Form Capillaries on Anatomical Paper Organs by Katrin Rodegast This is Colossel
***FREELANCING
Narrative nonfiction on the intersection of culture and politics Catapult Story
Writing packages Medium's Blop Culture magazine Medium
Story ideas on culture, books, music, film & beyond Bitch Media
***SOCIAL ISSUES
Thorn uses Amazon-powered AI to save minors from sex trafficking Quartz
Everything you think you know about the death penalty is wrong New York Times
***IMMIGRATION
5 facts about illegal immigration in the U.S. Pew Research Center
Trump Administration to Hold Migrant Children at Fort Still TIME
In nearly 100-degree heat, migrants still packed outside in camp at international bridge USA Today
The U.S. Wants Visa Applicants' Social-Media Handles The Atlantic
***ENVIRONMENT
The Cold War Project That Pulled Climate Science From the Ice Wired
The global plastic problem is even bigger than you think Axios
The Brilliant Colors of the Great Barrier Revealed in a Historic Illustrated Book from 1893 Open Culture
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Boundaries Becoming (my blog)
***HEALTH
Two-hour ‘dose’ of nature significantly boosts health – study The Guardian
Marijuana Damages Young Brains (opinion) The New York Times
Maine becomes 8th state to legalize assisted suicide Associated Press
***MEDICAL RESEARCH
Scientists may soon be able to make a universal blood type Sillicon Republic
UVA Scientists Use Machine Learning to Improve Gut Disease Diagnosis University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
***TRAVEL
Yes, an Epic Around-the-World Train Trip Actually Exists Afar
20 of the world's most beautiful Buddhist temples National Geographic
The (New) Great American Road Trip: Where Else to Stop in All 50 States InsideHook
***FOOD
Why Food Reformers Have Mixed Feelings About Eco-Labels NPR
Five Myths about Fast Food Washington Post
Realistic Ceramic Sculptures of Decadent Desserts Examine Our Culturally Complex Relationship With Food This is Colossal
***FAMILY
How Much the Everyday Changes When You Have Kids Flowing Data
***ANIMALS
Scientists Explain Puppy Dog Eyes NPR
This Guy Offered "Free Dad Hugs" At A Pride Parade And People Really Needed Them People fell into his arms crying Buzzfeed News
An Everyday Ritual Becomes a Zoological Tour with a Japanese Company’s Animal Tea Bags This is Colossal
Washington state waterfront owners asked to take dead whales Associated Press
***SCIENCE
Cosmologists Clash Over the Beginning of the Universe Wired
Science is often poorly communicated. Researchers can fight back Vox
***PSYCHOLOGY
Adolescents' Tech Addiction Is A Growing Problem, Therapists Say NPR
No, You’re Not Addicted to Social Media Undark
***CHINA
In China, What 's The Attitude On The Street About The U.S.? Economist
How the trade war with China could crush California’s $2.7 trillion economy CNBC
***ETHICS
Ethics in Scientific Research: An Examination of Ethical Principles and Emerging Topics RAND
Deep ethics: The long-term quest to decide right from wrong BBC
***RESEARCH
Mexico Backs Down on Researcher Travel Inside Higher Ed Rules
Peer review is not just quality control, it is part of the social infrastructure of research The London School of Economics & Political Science
How a Single Paper Affects the Impact Factor: Implications for Scholarly Publishing Arvix
The troubles of high-profile open access megajournals SpringerLink
***HIGHER ED
Trump administration seeks overhaul of federal standards for college accreditors Inside Higher Ed
Private Nonprofit College Closures, 2016-Present Inside Higher Ed
University suspends library director over controversial photo display National Coalition Against Censorship
AAUP votes to censure or sanction three institutions at its annual meeting Inside Higher Ed
Liberty University cuts divinity faculty Inside Higher Ed
Liberty grad arrested for statutory rape Christian Post
***TEACHING
We Don’t Trust Course Evaluations, but Are Peer Observations of Teaching Much Better? Chronicle of Higher Education
Diversity as a Course Requirement Inside Higher Ed
***ACADEMIC LIFE
The Professor and the Adjunct The New Yorker
Appeals court reinstates a long-standing tenure denial case brought by a black law professor against a predominantly black university Inside Higher Ed
***STUDENT LIFE
12 years after starting college, white men have paid off 44% of their student loans, while black women owe 13% more Market Watch
A brief history of cheating at video games Engadget
What the ideal president looks like to Millennials YouGov
***STUDENT MEDIA
A Student Is Expelled After Multiple Sexual-Assault Accusations. Could the University Have Stopped Him Sooner? Chronicle of Higher Education
Kentucky university student newspaper struggles after loss of adviser and funding for student stipends Student Press Law Center