Articles of Interest - June 3
/***TECHNOLOGY
This AI uses echolocation to identify what you're doing Wired
Improving robots’ grasp requires a new way to measure it in humans Economist
***BIG DATA & AI
A means to preserve the integrity of video, AI models and digital archives—data that can be easily manipulated to change historical facts Computer Weekly
Google’s AI can create videos from start and end frames alone Venture Beat
SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are clearly visible in the sky—and astronomers aren’t happy MIT Technology Review
***SOCIAL MEDIA
People Are Spending More Time on Instagram, at the Expense of Facebook and Snapchat Adweek
The quiet power of sound design Wired
Nancy Pelosi accuses Facebook of 'lying to the public' after it refuses to remove fake video Mashable
Instagramming Crowds Pack National Parks NPR
***WRITING & READING
A high school student says her principal’s graduation speech plagiarized Ashton Kutcher FOX-8
My phone helped me fall in love with books again Salon
***LANGUAGE
This crafty robot can write in languages it’s never seen before Wired
Iceland is inventing a new vocabulary for a high-tech future Quartz
***LITERATURE
Best Fiction – Spring 2019 The What
Tony Horwitz, Author and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Dies At 60 Slate
The best recent poetry – review roundup The Guardian
'Start With Truth And End With Art': Poet Ocean Vuong On His Debut Novel NPR
How can I expand my reading of Indian literature? The Guardian
Review: ‘Normal People’ harkens to 19th century literature to tell compelling contemporary love story Post & Courier
***POETRY
‘Don’t Read Poetry’ is a literary manual for the Instagram era Washington Post
Five Centuries of Yiddish Poetry, Written by Women Forward
New doctors in Scotland are being given a book of poetry to help them deal with the stresses of the job The i Paper
The Univ of Tenn at Chattanooga Poetry program receives $1 million endowment News-9
Foals Frontman Yannis is Currently Obsessed with Poetry And The Band Low Vice
An introduction to Georgian poetry, and the country’s beautiful alphabet Emerging Europe
Poetry Out Loud: The Finale Edition Book Riot
***POETS
The Cautionary Tale of the ‘Female Byron’ The New York Times
Fans Worldwide Prepare To Honor Bicentennial Of Walt Whitman's Birth NPR
A San Diego Poet and What She Saw in El Salvador Consortium News
Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and the complex life of the ‘poet of America’ The Conversation
Tips from a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Everett Herald
What a San Diego Poet saw in El Salvador Consortium News
***GENDER
Why women are called 'influencers' and men 'creators' Wired
Professor paid less than men: Judge says that doesn’t matter Inside Higher Ed
Virtual reality: how women are taking a leading role in the sector The Guardian
A Starbucks Customer Ordered a Simple Coffee. Then the Barista Went Too Far Inc.
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
Kishi Bashi Uses The History Of Japanese Internment To Explore America Today NPR
Who's doing the heavy lifting in terms of diversity and inclusion work? Inside Higher Ed
Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill: Stamp puts Tubman's face on the twenty USA Today
Who Counts as a Person of Color? Conversations on Diversity Inside Higher Ed
***LEGAL ISSUES
Is a construction company right in suing a cafe over the word cat? The Guardian
Former student sues Oklahoma University over false rankings The Oklahoman
This Teen Planned A School Shooting. But Did He Break The Law? NPR
***GAMES & SPORTS
What online chess taught one teen about digital life Wired
Facing the ubiquity of fortnite in our kids' lives Wired
***PRIVACY & SECURITY
Security Experts Express Concern Over Electronic System To Check-In At Polling Places NPR
Apple promises privacy, but iPhone apps share your data with trackers, ad companies and research firms Washington Post
Flipboard database hacks exposed users' account information Cnet
Secret tracking device found in Navy email to Navy Times amid leak investigation raises legal, ethical questions Military Times
Russia demands Tinder give user data to secret services Associated Press
Microsoft says mandatory password changing is “ancient and obsolete Ars Technica
Privacy is Apple’s most premium product The Next Web
***PRODUCING MEDIA
Old politicians flock to new film media Axios
YouTube doesn’t want you to download their videos Tools for Reporters
***RELIGION
The False and Idolatrous Narrative of 'American Christianity' (opinion) SoJo
After harassment of Sikh bus driver, Maryland school district agrees to awareness training Religious News Service
The so-called (Billy Graham) Library is not a library: It has no archives. It has no archivist Religious News Service
Why politics may kill white churches (opinion) Religious News Service
***RELIGION & MONEY
Evangelical financial watchdog faces scrutiny over backing of errant megachurch Religious News Service
The preachers getting rich from poor Americans BBC
A wealthy televangelist explains his fleet of private jets: ‘It’s a biblical thing’ Washington Post
***POLITICS
Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X outvoted their elders in 2018 midterms Pew Research Center
***GOOD NEWS
Arizona softball team throws head-shaving party in support of teammate’s cancer fight WHNT
I hated my neighbor: Then one lesson led to a life-changing friendship Washington Post
Georgia girl saves sister from drowning in pool WSAV-3
***REALLY?!
6 Ideas That Were So Ahead Of Their Time Everybody Went Nuts Cracked
Lego dispute of biblical proportions sees Bible loving exhibitor walk from show Stuff New Zealand
***MUSIC
Metadata is the biggest little problem plaguing the music industry The Verge
Generative music apps let your phone write songs for you Wired
***FILM
Carpe Diem! Dead Poets Society Turns 30: See Where the Cast Is Now People
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
Video measurement standard inches closer to reality Axios
Meredith Sells Sports Illustrated to Authentic Brands Group for $110 Million Variety
***JOURNALISM
Phone Records of AP Journalists Seized by US Government New York Times
The latest key newsroom job: membership editor Digiday
Former reporter creates ‘Rate my Professor’ for newsrooms Columbia Journalism Review
Is this the greatest timed shot in TV journalism? BoingBoing
Woman Who Pioneered Investigative Journalism The Atlantic
***FAKE NEWS
To fight deepfakes, researchers built a smarter camera Wired
How Russia’s disinformation strategy is evolving Poynter
I plant trees for a living, but Flat Earthers tell me they don’t exist Quartz
I was a Macedonian fake news writer’ BBC
Researchers Want to Build Fake Photo Detection Tools Right Into Our Cameras Gizmodo
Twitter Buys Machine-Learning Startup That Helps Detect Fake News Media Post
***STUDENT MEDIA
Washington Univ sued for violating the Public Records Act KOMO News
Rutgers trampled the constitution by letting students vote to defund the newspaper, group says NJ.com
***JOBS
How to quit your job on your terms Poynter
Tips on how to break into "long-form investigative journalism" Twitter
***FREELANCING
9 tips for branding yourself like a pro Freelancers Union
Freelance digital-only or digital-radio pitches on immigrant food, culture and history PRI
No, Freelancers are not banks The Free Lancers
The New York Times' Wordplay's Solver Stories New York Times
Radical essay ideas RaceBaitr
Paid contributors Vegan lifestyle magazine launching in July Twitter
Thoughtful, engaging book reviews between 1200-2500 words Rumpus
Personal essays with a research/critical component Catapult Story
Personal essays on mental health The Breakdown
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Southern Baptist leaders plan to remedy ‘insufficient’ approach to abuse claims Religious News Service
This Elite Science Group Finally Has A Way To Expel Members For Sexual Harassment BuzzFeed News
How reporting sexual harassment impacts a woman’s career Fast Company
***SOCIAL ISSUES
Key findings about U.S. immigrants Pew Research Center
Birth Control Still Tops List of Morally Acceptable Issues Gallup
***BORDER ISSUES
I gave water to migrants crossing the Arizona desert. They charged me with a felony Washington Post
Extending 'Zero Tolerance' To People Who Help Migrants Along The Border NPR
Nearly 900 migrants found at Texas facility with 125-person capacity: DHS watchdog ABC News
More people are actually moving from the US to Mexico Business Insider
Botched family reunifications left migrant children waiting in vans overnight NBC News
***HEALTH
10,000 Steps Per Day? Fitness Trackers Push It, But How Many Do You Really Need? NPR
Is working out at the crack of dawn the key to productivity? We put it to the test Fast Company
New compound which kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs discovered Science Daily
Viruses and other parasites may sync with their host’s biological clock — or reset it — to gain an advantage Quanta Magazine
For Patients, It Matters How You Tell Your Story To A Doctor NPR
***VACCINES
How the anti-vaccine movement crept into the GOP mainstream Politico
Professor who links vaccines to autism funded through university portal The Guardian
***TRAVEL
There Are Two Types of Airport People The Atlantic
13 Ways Hackers Get You When You Travel Reader’s Digest
***FOOD
What banned substances might be hiding in your groceries? Find out now The Guardian
Fears grow over 'food swamps' as drugstores outsell major grocers The Guardian
***FAMILY
Does Having Divorced Parents Affect Your Marriage? The Atlantic
Where Europe stands on gay marriage and civil unions Pew Research Center
***CHILDREN
Nearly 30% of teens sleep with their phones, but parents’ device use may be more problematic Quarz
The world slime convention! Let's Goo! Wired
You can’t teach schoolkids ‘resilience’ when they’re micromanaged every day The Guardian
***ANIMALS
Octopuses' Big Brains And Unique Behavior Spur Basic Research NPR
***NEUROSCIENCE
The wagon wheel effect shows the limits of the human brain Wired
The Crucial Role of Brain Simulation in Future Neuroscience Singularity Hub
***PHILOSOPHY
What wrapping a rope around the Earth reveals about the limits of human intuition Aeon
***PRODUCTIVITY
10 Productivity Hacks From Wired
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Measure Up Becoming (my blog)
Why compassion fades Big Think
***HIGHER ED
College Students Aren't Checking Out Books at Libraries The Atlantic
Investigation Finds No Basis for Former Arizona State U. Professor’s Viral Claims of Corruption Chronicle of Higher Ed
US Universities And Retirees Are Funding The Technology Behind China’s Surveillance State BuzzFeed News
***LIBERAL ARTS
The liberal arts are under attack: So why do the rich want their children to study them? Washington Post
The value of a liberal arts education is more than most know The Hill
***TEACHING
How Should Professors Respond When Students Ask for Accommodations? Ed Surge
Why One University Went All Out on Teaching Reading Chronicle of Higher Ed
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Why a New Kind of ‘Badge’ Stands Out From the Crowd Chronicle of Higher Education
Aiding the Writing-Stalled Professor Chronicle of Higher Education
Jury Trial for Caltech scholar who claimed he was fired for whistleblowing Pasadena Now