articles of interest - Feb 13
/***SOCIAL MEDIA
Is Google Maps trying to be a social network? The Verge
Yik Yak is secretly pivoting to group messaging The Verge
***PRODUCING MEDIA
The ear training guide for audio producers NPR
***TECHNOLOGY
Google figured out a way to zoom and enhance photos just like in the movies TheNextWeb
***BIG DATA & STATISTICS
A crash course in understanding numbers: A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics Economist
A Litany of Problems With p-values Statistical Thinking blog
A generalMachine Learning technique to make predictions applicable to large amounts of unstructured data Data Science Central
1300 tech experts were asked: Will the net overall effect of algorithms be positive or negative? Pew Internet
Google releases massive visual databases for Machine Learning Data Science Central
***JOURNALISM
Trump Accuses Media of Not Reporting Voices He Hears in Head The New Yorker
8 Ways to Write Shorter Stories Poynter
The boundaries of journalism — and who gets to make it, consume it, and criticize it — are expanding Harvard’s Nieman Lab
The New York Times Claws Its Way Into the Future Wired
Facebook is beginning to reach out to local newsrooms Poynter
Kellyanne Conway’s interview tricks, explained Vox
6 essential digital journalism tools from Reported.ly International Journalists’ Network
***FAKE NEWS
Want to resist the post-truth age? Learn to analyze photos like an expert would Quartz
Trump Accuses Media of Not Reporting Voices He Hears in Head New Yorker
Era of hoaxes, fake news keeps Snopes Writers Busy Union Tribune
Librarians take up arms against fake news Seattle Times
***STUDENT MEDIA
Remove gag from student journalists Seattle Times
***GRAMMAR
White House list of underreported Terror Attacks Riddled with Grammatical Errors Washington Post
***WRITING& READING
How to provide context when Writing about numbers Poynter
***LANGUAGE
We Just Added More Than 1,000 New Words to the Dictionary Merrian-Webster
How Not to Teach Chinese Chronicle of Higher Ed
Study about words’ effect on mood to be retracted after investigation finds evidence of data manipulation Retraction Watch
***LITERATURE
Joyce Carol Oates' New Novel Begins With An Abortion Doctor's Murder NPR
William Faulkner’s Home Illustrates His Impact on the South NPR
How A Jane Austen Character May Have Looked In Real Life NPR
***GENDER
In Just 5 Moves, Grandmaster Loses And Leaves Chess World Aghast NPR
***FREE SPEECH
How a polarizing election, a free-speech fight, and a real-life internet troll made the U. of Washington turn on itself Chronicle of Higher Ed
The ACLU Explains Why They're Supporting The Rights Of Milo Yiannopoulos NPR
Conspiring to stifle free speech is a crime: Glenn Reynolds USA Today
Brown U's campus speech faces its first test, with a scholar using racial and religious slurs Insider Higher Ed
How Canceling Controversial Speakers Hurts Students Chronicle of Higher Ed
***LEGAL ISSUES
***RELIGION
Mormons formally launch worldwide online college program Associated Press
Southern Baptist retailer removes black hip-hop artist’s album that includes the word ‘penis' Washington Post
100 evangelical leaders sign ad denouncing Trump's refugee ban CNN
Conflict Over Trump Forces Out an Opinion Editor at The Wall Street Journal The Atlantic
Christians Say Hollywood Ignores them but they ignore Great Films about Faith (opinion) Washington Post
***ART & DESIGN
The Met Makes Its Images of Public-Domain Artworks Freely Available through New Open Access Policy Met Museum
Netflix’s New Documentary Series About “the Art of Design” Premieres Today Open Culture
How font choices create contrasts in your design Poynter
***RESEARCH
Trial results need to be better presented, so that readers can understand and act on the results The BMJ opinion
The pros and cons of A.I. in publishing Science Friday
***HEALTH
The doctor’s dilemma: is it ever good to do harm? The Guardian
Thanks to AI, Computers Can Now See Your Health Problems Wired
***PHILOSOPHY
Steve Bannon Cited Italian Philosopher Who Inspired Fascists New York Times
***PRODUCTIVITY
IFTTT: The smart person's guide Tech Republic
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Defining Success Becoming (my site)
***HIGHER ED
Betsy DeVos has family and likely financial connections to The College FixInside Higher Ed
Forged racist emails cause stir at University of Michigan Associated Press
Colleges Prepare for Chaos in Wake of Violent Protests Inside Higher Ed
17 Universities Join N.Y. Legal Challenge to Trump Immigration Ban Chronicle of Higher Ed
***HUMANITIES /STEM
Designing a Lab in the Humanities Chronicle of Higher Ed
'The Great Shame of Our Profession': How the humanities survive on exploitation Chronicle of Higher Ed
***STUDENT LIFE
The Number Of Hungry And Homeless Students Rises Along With College Costs NPR
Depression Strikes Today's Teen Girls Especially Hard NPR
How to prepare for disaster when you're studying abroad USA Today
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
Baylor is not alone in protecting athletes from punishment for sexual violence and other troubling behaviors for years Inside Higher Ed
Baylor Sanctioned By Big 12 After New Revelations About Sexual Assault Controversy NPR
Stanford Drops Lawyer Who Advised Students in Sexual Assault Cases New York Times
***ACADEMIC LIFE
If a high school senior displays a swastika at his school, should colleges be told? A teacher is being punished for doing just that Inside Higher Ed
Satirical academic social media accounts go serious to protest Donald Trump Inside Higher Ed
Collegiality and Disability Chronicle of Higher Ed
Academic writing under pressure from a culture of counting The London School of Economics and Political Science