Logical Fallacies in Time of Pandemic

Ed Yong identifies intellectual fallacies which seem common in this pandemic.

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Online Education of the Future

Erik Ofgang examines the data on online education and recommends steps for success.

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Is Retirement Bad for the Brain?

Cella Wright reviews typical changes in the reaction times of retirees . I wonder if the choice to retire was made because the individual felt they were passing the prime, or whether there is a deleterious effect from retirement.

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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due

Gregoty Smith addresses plagiarism in his article "Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due ."

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Competitive Search Engine Optimization

Kevin Indig offers insights into competitive search engine optimization techniques.

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Food Allergies

Alexandria Santos reviews current research on food allergies .

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Global Warming Maps

Al Shaw, Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, and Jeremy W. Goldsmith developed climate maps for the future of the United States as global warming progresses.

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The Worldwide Hum

Glenn MacPherson is studying the worldwide hum, a low frequency noise only a few experience hearing.

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Higher Education Workforce

The Chronicle of Higher Education special articles on the future of the academic work force .

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Goodreads

Sarah Manavis records user dissatisfaction with Goodreads following its purchase by Amazon.

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Criminal Justice and Race in the U.S.

Michael Harriot reports on racism in the criminal justice system.

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Google Ranking Factors

Izabelle Hundrev writes about Google ranking factors .

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Reliable Information From Google

Danny Sullivan explains how Google is trying to keep search from being hijacked , especially as the U. S. election approaches.

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Identifying Microaggressions

Myron R. Anderson and Kathryn S. Young suggest how to identify microaggressions , so that people do not unwittingly commit them.

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Conducting Virtual Meetings

Bob Pothier suggests how to organize a virtual meeting . His five points are:

1. Start with a "culture moment"
2. Start on time
3. Have an agenda
4. Keep your team engaged
5. End with a "who's-going-to-do-what-by-when" list

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At Risk Faculty

Erik Ofgang offers tips for protecting at risk university faculty from COVID-19.

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Encouraging Self-Control

Rachel Ebner tells how to motivate students' self regulation in an online environment, teaching planning and reflection.

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Xavier Harding considers

deception on the web.

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The University and COVID-19

Heath Boice-Pardee talks about serving her academic community .

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Sales Follow-Up

Syed Balkhi suggests why following up a sale with an email is so important:

1. Follow-up emails create connections with customers.
2. They build customer trust.
3. They turn customers into loyal supporters.
4. They continue the customer conversation.
5. They help you improve.
6. They help inspire referrals.

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Too Early Information

J. R. Raphael warns that too early release of information results in releasing too much information.

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Resilience Through Community

Dina Gerdeman interviews Hirotaka Takeuchi about the benefits of investing in community for creating an enduring, resilient organization.

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Cooperating During Coronavirus

Evan DeFilippis, Stephen Michael Impink, Madison Singell, Jeffrey T. Polzer, and Raffaella Sadun discuss the expansion of online collaboration at the expense of work-life balance.

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Microagression

Myron R. Anderson, Ph.D., and Kathryn S. Young, Ph.D. explain the nature of a microaggression .

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Careers and COVID-19

Rachel Layne writes about how careers stall when women scientists and their families are impacted by COVID-19.

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J. R. Raphael recounts a new button on chromebooks (and perhaps in future Android releases).

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Successful Internships

Albert Bourla shares what Pfizer executives learned from their summer interns . Key takeaways were:

• Creativity allows flexible response to a changing environment.
• Administration has to establish meaningful responsibilities that workers can complete.
• Inclusive hiring adds value.
• Remember that everyone should be learning from the experience.

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Body Languauge

Joe Navarro discusses the body language of political speakers.

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Extremist Politics

Lee Drutman discusses the polarization of U.S. politics .

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Teaching to a Classroom With Online Participants

Amy Crook and Travis Crook share tips for simultaneously teaching to a classroom and online participants . To keep the online students engaged, Crook and Crook suggest that they be given roles as:

• chat moderators or discussion leaders
• breakout room participants completing a presentation
• creators of resources with interactive tools
• searchers
• secretaries, recording discussion, conclusions, and summarizing

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