Articles of Interest - June 25
/***TECHNOLOGY
IBM Touts Breakthrough Technology As Computer Debates A Person NPR
A new type of battlefield network is in development Economist
This AI program could beat you in an argument—but it doesn’t know what it’s saying MIT Technology Review
Control robots with brainwaves and hand gestures MIT Technology Review
‘Stealth’ material hides hot objects from infrared eyes University of Wisconsin-Madison
***TECHNOLOGY: WEARABLES
The reason thousands of Swedish people are inserting microchips into themselves Quartz
Snap’s Spectacles are now basically a GoPro for your face Quartz
***THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
The future of TV advertising in today’s digital world MARTech
Forecast growth in global ad spending, by medium The Atlas
***JOURNALISM
What journalists can learn from their local TV weather forecast American Press Institute
Advocates are becoming journalists. Is that a good thing? Columbia Journalism Review
The decline and fall of entertainment reporting Columbia Journalism Review
Reddit launches a ‘News’ tab into beta testing TechCrunch
The Augmented Newsroom: How will AI impact the journalism we know? Medium
***JOURNALISM: INTERVIEWS
Times under fire for agreeing to White House terms on Miller interview Columbia Journalism Review
National Enquirer sent Trump stories to Michael Cohen before publication CNN
***THE BUSINESS OF JOURNALISM
Freelancers are precarious. When should they push back? Columbia Journalism Review
Tronc finally realizes it has a stupid name New York Post
***TEACHING JOURNALSIM
LinkedIn can be an avenue to new audiences, Maryland students find Poynter
Journalism head at Wayne State resigns amid misconduct investigation The South End
***FAKE NEWS
What Advertising History says about the Future of Fake News New York Times
Reuters study: the duopoly should fight fake news faster & brands must hone in on misplacement The Drum
Americans grapple with recognizing facts in news stories Reuters
Conservatives & Liberals both take to propaganda on Russian TV NPR
MediaWise teaches 500 teens to fact-check the internet Poynter
Truepic, a startup that detects deepfake pictures and videos, just raised $8 million Quartz
Americans believe two-thirds of news on social media is misinformation Poynter
The Best Defense Against Fake News in Social Media Tech News World***THE INTERNET
19 Incredibly Useful Websites You’ll Wish You Knew Earlier Medium
Is your website ADA-compliant? Avoid becoming a litigation target Miami Herald
***BIG DATA & AI
Work boycott by Google engineers refusing to build security tool to win military contracts Bloomberg
Chinese Hackers Target Satellite, Geospatial Imaging, Defense Companies Bleeping Computer
***SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter users are analytical in the morning, angsty at night Wired
Buying Instagram is probably the smartest thing Facebook has ever done Quartz
The news that bots share on Twitter tends not to focus on politics Pew Research Center
Facebook Watch Aims to Reinvent TV With New Interactive Shows Variety
Facebook blocks ad for actual news claiming it's 'political' Mashable
***MOBILE
Rebel developers are trying to cure our smartphone addiction — with an app Washington Post
Google’s Augmented Reality tape measure app comes to Android phones Ars Technica
***PRIVACY
Supreme Court cracks down on government snooping through cellphone location records USA Today
Bill could give Californians unprecedented control over data Wired
***PRODUCING MEDIA
Google's new podcast app could turbocharge the industry Wired
Best YouTube Videos of All Time, Ranked Thrillist
***PERSONAL GROWTH
I can prove you are no smarter than a pigeon Becoming (my blog)
How We Got to Be So Self-Absorbed: The Long Story (book review) New York Times
Everyone suffers when you apologize for asking questions Fast Company
***GRAMMAR
A ‘New Yorker’ Style Book Chronicle of Higher Ed
9 grammar rules you're probably breaking without realizing it Business Insider
***WRITING & READING
Librarian Nancy Pearl Picks 7 Books For Summer Reading NPR
I’ve Quit Writing Personal Essays About Quitting Things: A Personal Essay (satire) The New Yorker
The Best Algorithm-Driven Writing Instruction You Can Imagine Inside Higher Ed
***LANGUAGE
From Snoopy to Shark Bait: The Top Slang Word in Each State Mental Floss
Librarian Nancy Pearl Picks 7 Books For Summer Reading NPR
***LITERATURE
Top 20 picks for the best books of the year so far Amazon
Library Association Removes Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Name from Award Associated Press
***GENDER
Long Term Trend: Fewer men in the workforce, higher percentage of women New York Times
If you don’t have gender equality in your newsroom, it’s like running on one leg Harvard's Nieman Lab
How the New York Times and Gizmodo tackle gender diversity in the newsroom journalism.co
Why Women Don’t Code Quillette
Why don’t women code? A UW lecturer’s answer draws heat Seattle Times
***RACE & ETHNICITY ISSUES
SNL’s Black Jeopardy: An Oral History Vulture
***FREE SPEECH
UW to pay $122,500 in legal fees in settlement with College Republicans over free speech Seattle Times
Speaking of speech: What should colleges do when controversial figures want to come to campus? Washington Post
***LEGAL ISSUES
Do undocumented immigrants have the right to a day in court? The Supreme Court answered in 1896 Quartz
How to Lose a Copyright Case: Court Finds Photos of Teeth Lack Sufficient Bite Law.com
***SUMMER TRAVEL
2018’s Best & Worst States for Summer Road Trips Wallet Hub
10 Summer Travel Scams You Need to Take Seriously Reader’s Digest
***PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN
The best photography portfolio websites for showing off your work Digital Trends
How Do We Design Workplaces That Support Mental Health And Well-Being Forbes
***RELIGION
Amid #MeToo fallout, Southern Baptist males quietly leaving jobs Baptist News Global
Aimee Semple McPherson: The L.A. evangelist who built the world's first megachurch LA Times
Rachel Held Evans: The Ever-evolving influence of a ‘Bible nerd’-turned author Washington Post
Key findings on the global rise in religious restrictions Pew Research Center
Ken Ham Calls Andy Stanley a ‘False Teacher’ Christian Headlines
***RELIGION AND POLITICS
What Role Does Religion Play In American Politics? NPR
Jeff Sessions' pastor addresses 'firestorm' over church charges against AG CNN
***GOOD NEWS
Teen's encounter with deaf-blind man on flight goes viral King-5
A man helped a woman stranded in a wheelchair: What he did next went viral Washington Post
Town's oldest resident gets her own birthday parade CBS-17
Eau Claire woman discovers neighbor is her long-lost sister WISN
***MUSIC
Tracing an ’80s hip-hop beat back to 1910: Linking Stravinsky to Planet Rock (video) Recode
Cook County inmates call new jail recording studio 'a blessing'; officials hope it reduces recidivism Chicago Tribune
***FILM
10 Best Movies of 2018 So Far Rolling Stone
***JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
6 Simple Guidelines to Keep in Mind When Updating Your LinkedIn Profile Picture Inc. Magazine
***SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT
FBI: Sexual assaults on flights increasing 'at an alarming rate' CNN
Ohio State Shuts Down Office That Helped Sexual-Assault Victims Chronicle of Higher Ed
Former Wisconsin student gets Light Sentence for of sexual assaults Chicago Tribune
***BUSINESS & FINANCE
How to Vet Charities for Immigrant Children Consumer Reports
***ENVIRONMENT
As Carbon Dioxide Levels Rise, Major Crops Are Losing Nutrients NPR
A history of modern capitalism from the perspective of the straw The Atlantic
***HEALTH
Brain Balance's Approach To Autism, ADHD: High Hopes, High Costs And Slim Science NPR
Smoking hits all-time low in U.S. NBC
DNA Snippet Once Called 'Junk' Found To Drive The Development Of Embryos NPR
The Next Plague Is Coming. Is America Ready? The Atlantic
Herpes Viruses And Alzheimer's: A Possible Link NPR
I learned I have Sleep Apnea – its more serious than many people realize New York Times
The debate over precision medications NPR
***PSYCHOLOGY
WHO classifies 'gaming disorder' as mental health condition CNN
Most shooters got their guns legally, didn't have diagnosed mental illness, new FBI report says USA Today
Police Shootings And Mental Health NPR
Extremely hot weather makes people more unhappy than getting a divorce Quartz
Hawaii Becomes 12th state to ban conversion therapy for minors MuckRock
***NEUROSCIENCE
Brain imaging is illuminating the neural patterns behind pain’s infinite variety The New Yorker
***PHILOSOPHY
The Encyclopedia of Women Philosophers Open Culture
What happened when philosophers set up a public booth to answer anyone’s question Quartz
***PRODUCTIVITY
Overscheduling Your Days Can Wreck Your Productivity Life Hacker
Robots? Training? Factories Tackle the Productivity Puzzle New York Times
***HISTORY
New Archive of Middle Eastern Photography Features 9,000 Digitized Images Open Culture
***RESEARCH
US gov delays Revisions to Common Rule Delayed Until January 21, 2019 Ropes & Gray LLP
Institutional versus commercial email addresses: which one to use in your publications? The London School of Economics and Political Science
How Much Editorial Misconduct Goes Unreported? Scholarly Kitchen
Stop saying that publication metrics don’t matter, and tell early-career researchers what does Nature
Medical journals should embrace preprints to address the reproducibility crisis International Journal of Epidemiology
Regression to the mean continues to confuse people and lead to errors in published research Statistical Modeling Causal Inference & Social Science
***RESEARCH: THE PUBLISHERS
Introducing the Free Journal Network – community-controlled open access publishing The London School of Economics and Political Science
Tips to avoid predatory journals and conferences University Affairs
How do you choose a journal when it’s time to submit a paper? Scientist Sees Squirrel
***RESEARCH & MISCONDUCT
How Much Editorial Misconduct Goes Unreported? Scholarly Kitchen
In science, is brilliance ever an excuse for bad behaviour? Australian Broadcasting Corporation
***RESEARCH & PEER REVIEW
The 3 Types of Peer Reviewer Chronicle of Higher Ed
The BMJ’s Patient Review Initiative — A Novel Expansion of Peer Review Scholarly Kitchen
***RESEARCH: AFTER PUBLICATION
Return of Research Results to Study Participants JAMA Network
Resubmitting your study to a new journal could become easier Nature
***HIGHER ED
DeVos urged to probe Chinese spying at U.S. universities Politico
Faculty Layoffs possible at Quincy College The Patriot Ledger
Northeastern University Is Now Handing Out Echo Dots to Its Students Mental Floss
UCLA's mobile app gauges campus climate issues by reaching students through their phones Inside Higher Ed
Why I changed my mind about diversity in academia Washington Post
***HIGHER ED: ACCREDITATION
It’s time for advocates and policymakers to take up accreditation reform The Hill
Southern Accreditor Places 4 Institutions on Probation Inside Higher Ed
***TEACHING
Hands-on learning is a necessary part of college, but here’s what it doesn’t teach students (opinion) Washington Post
Not Just for Video Games: Virtual Reality Joins the Classroom Chronicle of Higher Ed
***ONLINE CLASSES
A program's price is a major factor -- but not the deciding one -- as online students decide where to enroll Inside Higher Ed
10 business classes you can take online for free CNBC
Why College Tuition Is Actually Higher For Online Programs Forbes
***STUDENT LIFE
Eastern Michigan athletes sue school for dropping their sports M-live
68% of millennials worry about debt every day Axios
Student debt is killing entrepreneurship Quartz
***ACADEMIC LIFE
Appeals court affirms UW-Oshkosh professor records release under open records law National Review
Colleges Can Hire Adjunct Faculty Cheap — but Does that Harm Education National Review (opinion) National Review
1,300 Professors Sign Letter Condemning Separation of Immigrant Families as Child Abuse Gizmodo
Academic Group Rebukes U of Nebraska-Lincoln Associated Press