Articles of Interest - July 11
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***SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram expands users to 500M in tightening race with Snapchat USA Today
Twitter to Live-Stream Both National Conventions New York Times
***PRODUCING MEDIA
A new film offers a peek into the lives of editors and authors (opinion) Chronicle of Higher Ed
***BIG DATA / STATS
Need to quickly explain Bayes' Theorem & Base Rate Fallacy to someone? Try this short video Wireless Philosophy
***PERSONAL GROWTH
Real change starts with endings, not beginnings Becoming
***GRAMMAR
Evidence that some 19th-century grammarians had completely lost their marbles Chronicle of Higher Ed
Are texts in uppercase letters useful for anything besides annoying your readers? Chronicle of Higher Ed
***WRITING& READING
These are the six emotional arcs of storytelling, big data study shows ZME Science
9 Tools for the Accidental Writing Teacher Chronicle of Higher Ed
I reported poetry plagiarism in a PhD, but my university ignored it The Guardian
***GENDER ISSUES
Men cite themselves more than women do Nature
***RACE
How Social Media Impacts The Conversation On Racial Violence NPR
Asian Men Win the Hourly Earnings Race in America Bloomberg
***FREE SPEECH
Sen. rips University in scathing letterhandling of speech deemed offensive Greeley Tribune
***RELIGION
This presidential campaign is proving wrong decades of research on evangelicals Chronicle of Higher Ed
Former Evangelical Pastor Rethinks His Approach To Courtship NPR
Researchers make 'first discovery' of Philistine cemetery BBC
Life-Size Noah's Ark To Open Amid A Flood Of Skepticism NPR
Israel find may help solve mystery of biblical Philistines Associated Press
Who’s not defending Mississippi’s religious freedom law Religious News Service
***JOURNALISM
Young and old news consumers want to get their news in very different ways, says Pew Harvard's Nieman Lab
Pew: Most news sharing remains low-tech, offline Columbia Journalism Review
***STUDENT LIFE
Why It's Never Too Late To Rescue Failing Students NPR
What millennial millionaires are getting wrong about personal finance The Guardian
Millennials will work forever–but they may be happier for it Quartz
A new survey confirms what every parent suspects: College students have no idea of their parents' sacrifice Business Insider
***PSYCHOLOGY
People can guess at your social status based on the way you laugh Quartz
Survey counseling center directors finds anxiety and depression are top issues Inside Higher Ed
As a psychiatrist, I diagnose mental illness. Also, I help spot demonic possession Washington Post
***NEUROSCIENCE
Could Brain Research From The Past 15 Years Really Be Wrong? Forbes
This Is Your Brain on Silence Nautilus
Neuroscience Reveals the Nourishing Benefits That Silence Has on Your Brain Inc
***PHILOSOPHY
PHILOSOPHY - Blaise Pascal Seeker
What Is an “Existential Crisis”?: An Animated Video Explains What the Expression Really Means Open Culture
***CRITICAL THINKING
32 Animated Videos by Wireless Philosophy Teach You the Essentials of Critical Thinking Open Culture
Why bad ideas refuse to die The Guardian
***HIGHER ED
When a Chancellor Blocks a Student on Twitter Chronicle of Higher Ed
More dozen athletic programs have committed academic fraud last decade more likely Inside Higher Ed
How Media Coverage Of Campus Scandals Impacts College Applications Huffington Post
Protest at Fuller Seminary Decries “Silence of the White Evangelical Church” About Recent Police Shootings Pasadena Now
***TEACHING
Learning More About Active Learning Chronicle of Higher Ed
NYU at Shanghai experiments with Educational Videos to Study how it can reach Chinese students Online Inside Higher Ed
There’s No Such Thing as Asynchronous Teaching Chronicle of Higher Ed