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A feisty Google adversary tests how much people care about privacy
Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused search engine. “I’m almost embarrassed to say that I don’t use it more than I do,” he said. “There is something in my head that tells me I’ll get a better search from Google, even when I don’t know if that is demonstrably correct or not.”
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‘Can we change social norms?’
Cristina Bicchieri of the School of Arts and Sciences joins a philosophical discussion about the possibility of changing social norms.
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Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy plan is almost done, and it could start a fight
David Skeel of the Law School commented on Puerto Rico’s plan to restructure its $124 billion in debt using a bankruptcy-like law called Promesa. “If this works—if Promesa works and the restructuring works—it may make bankruptcy for states seem like something that lawmakers should be considering a little more seriously,” he said. “But if it doesn’t work, it would have the opposite effect.”
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In surgical recovery—or any tough task—the key is to keep moving, cardiac resident learns
Jason Han, a surgical resident in the Perelman School of Medicine, wrote about the importance of movement to post-operative recovery. When patients get some momentum, “their mindset about recovery changes. They begin to believe their recovery is within their control and they challenge themselves to participate in their recovery.”
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Everyone wants to Instagram the world’s most beautiful canyon. Should they?
Anjan Chatterjee of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the tourist appeal of photogenic sites like Antelope Canyon. “There is a beauty to the space, but it is also overwhelming in the sense that you feel small and insignificant, and almost associated with some anxiety. There’s something about being forced to look upward that seems to convey both elevation and a sense of your own smallness.”
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Reduced work hours for trainee doctors not seen to compromise care
Krisda Chaiyachati of the Perelman School of Medicine weighed in on workday reforms that limited doctors in training to an 80-work week and 30-hour shifts. “I imagine it would be politically challenging to ask young physicians to routinely work, say, 100 hours a week.”
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Twitter and Instagram unveil new ways to combat hate—again
Jessa Lingel of the Annenberg School for Communication said “we need humans” to help parse what is and isn’t offensive language based on context. “The tech just isn’t there yet.”
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What could be next for the Affordable Care Act lawsuit
Allison Hoffman of the Law School was interviewed about an Affordable Care Act lawsuit being evaluated by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. “The fact that this case is being heard seriously by the Fifth Circuit is just, sort of, implausible,” said Hoffman. “It reflects on, a little bit on who the judges are.”
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Employers want to do more with less. Where does that leave expertise?
Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about grit and other non-IQ competencies achieved through hard work over sustained periods of time.
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Disney cast the Little Mermaid as a black woman. Why that unnerved some is the same reason others rejoiced
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas of the Graduate School of Education discussed the casting of a black woman as Ariel in the upcoming “Little Mermaid” remake. “Whether it’s seeing people of color traveling faster than the speed of light, or as superheroes, dragons, or even mermaids, when we see ourselves in these roles, even as kids we believe we can do anything,” she said. “These images shape our minds on a subconscious level.”