articles of interest - Sept 12
/***SOCIAL MEDIA
Horrible Facebook Algorithm Accident Results In Exposure To New Ideas The Onion
The seventh-grader’s sext was meant to impress him. Then he shared it. It nearly destroyed her Washington Post
Twitter Adds Button That Lets You Subscribe To Live Video Notifications BuzzFeed
***MUSIC AND ART
Machine Learning, AI, and Computer Generated Music DZone
Learn How to Read Sheet Music: A Quick, Fun, Tongue-in-Cheek Introduction Open Culture
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
BuzzFeed Regroups as Media Turns Video-Centric The New York Times
What We Mean When We Talk About “Engagement” Medium
***BIG DATA / STATS
Google project comes up with a machine-generated piece of music Dzone
MIT AI researchers claim breakthrough on threat detection: unsupervised machine learning w/ periodic human feedback Dark Reading
Storytelling: The power to influence in data science KD Nuggets
***WRITING& READING
This Rule I Learned and Then Unlearned Chronicle of Higher Ed
Americans aren't reading less -- they're just reading less literature Minnesota Public Radio
The Best New Way to Read? Novels Told Through Text Messages Wired
When Analogies Fail Chronicle of Higher Ed
***LANGUAGE
The Two Voices of Trump Chronicle of Higher Ed
Should religious language keep up with the times or stick closely to the original? Economist
BBC Editor Highlights Often Overlooked English Language Rule NPR
Beware the bad big wolf: why you need to put your adjectives in the right order The Conversation
Is Writing a Technology or a Language? Let’s Ask Some Aliens Jstor Daily
***LITERATURE
Even science majors should study literature Washington Post
***HEALTH
California Aims To Limit Surprise Medical Bills NPR
The Death of the Prostate Exam Medium
***PSYCHOLOGY
A Worrying Trend for Psychology’s “Simple Little Tricks" The Atlantic
***NEUROSCIENCE
What Happens in the Brain When We Misremember Scientific American
***PHILOSOPHY
A Life of Meaning (Reason Not Required) (opinion) New York Times
***RESEARCH
A Framework for Improving the Quality of Research in the Biological Sciences mBio
Is Most Published Research Wrong? (video) Veritasium
***GENDER ISSUES
Few evangelical churches led by a woman Christian Today
The Gender Factor in Conference Presentations Inside Higher Ed
Study finds gender bias in sports journalism PhysOrg
why the gender wage gap explodes when women hit their 30s Vox
News photos of scientists skew race but not gender (sub. requ’d) Newspaper Research Journal
Anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly’s philosophy perfectly captured in 15 disturbing quotes Raw Story
***RACE
Airbnb Gets Serious About Fighting Discrimination Wired
***FREE SPEECH
Half Of Professors In NPR Ed Survey Have Used 'Trigger Warnings' NPR
***LEGAL ISSUES
The Protection of Intellectual Property in International Law – An Introduction InfoJustice
***TECHNOLOGY
New book examines how technology is changing education Inside Higher Ed
AI Can Recognize Your Face Even If You’re Pixelated Wired
***ART
The stunning geographic divide in American creativity Washington Post
***RELIGION
White male leadership persists at evangelical ministries RNS
Trump's pitch to Christian voters evolves Politico
Why is Christianity declining? Religious News Service
Evangelicals Coming Out For Darwin Forbes
William Blake’s Masterpiece Illustrations of the Book of Job (1793-1827) Open Culture
Vanderbilt settles health insurance suit from Christian student Campus Reform
Evangelicals and conservative Catholics, who have voted together for decades, are splitting apart Washington Post
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Embracing the life that's been forced upon you Becoming (my blog)
When You Change the World and No One Notices Collaborative Fund
***JOURNALISM
Why Journalists Can No Longer Ignore Snapchat PBS’s MediaShift
Overlooked outlets where freelancers can pitch their work International Center for Journalists
***TEACHING JOURNALISM
Remix: How to Teach Story-Finding Skills PBS’s MediaShift
***STUDENT LIFE
Student Newspaper Dealing with Backlash from Editorial York Daily Record
What ‘Safe Spaces’ Really Look Like on College Campuses Chronicle of Higher Ed
***SEXUAL ASSAULT
Student goes public about the way the university handled her sexual assault and many join her Inside Higher Ed
Students at UPenn Protest Email as Evidence of Rape Culture Chronicle of Higher Ed
UCLA settles lawsuit with graduate students alleging Title IX violations Daily Bruin
Maryland’s Frostburg State University Found in Violation of Title IX Baltimore Sun
***HIGHER ED
The coming era of consolidation among colleges and universities Washington Post
Group Unveils a 'Model Policy' for Handling Student Chronicle of Higher Ed
Campuses Cautiously Train Freshman Against Insults New York Times
Colleges Are Defining ‘Microaggressions’ Really Broadly New York Magazine
***TEACHING
What Clicks From 70,000 Courses Reveal About Student Learning (sub. requ'd) Chronicle of Higher Ed
Why We should stop Grading students on a Curve (opinion) New York Times
Tips for Inclusive Teaching Chronicle of Higher Ed
A new book by undergraduates offers teaching advice based on thousands of comments from students Inside Higher Ed
No, Banning Laptops Is Not the Answer Chronicle of Higher Ed
Welcome, Freshmen. Look at Me When I Talk to You Chronicle of Higher Ed
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Northwestern orders professor to stay away. She says she is being punished for her activism Inside Higher Ed
Sociologists talk standards by which departments may consider social media activity and other public communications in tenure and promotion decisions Inside Higher Ed
Theater Director at Cal State-Long Beach Quits After Racially Charged Play Is Canceled Chronicle of Higher Ed
Your University can read your .edu email because it wants to target you or just for kicks Chronicle of Higher Ed