{"id":654805,"date":"2013-04-26T18:41:01","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T22:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/?p=75170"},"modified":"2013-04-26T18:53:27","modified_gmt":"2013-04-26T22:53:27","slug":"your-weekend-reading-the-wrong-kind-of-caucasian-the-graduate-school-question-and-how-the-internet-ruined-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/654805","title":{"rendered":"Your weekend reading: The wrong kind of Caucasian, the graduate school question, and how the Internet ruined everything"},"content":{"rendered":"

A weekly round-up of interesting, weird and useful reads from around the interwebs.<\/p>\n

In “The wrong kind of Caucasian,” Sarah Kendzior critiques the media for its tendency to demonize an entire country based on the violent acts of a few individuals. [Al Jazeera<\/a>]<\/p>\n

“The Internet: A Warning from History,” or how the Internet ruined everything. Just watch it. [The Poke<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\"JohnJohn McWhorter: Txtng is killing language. JK!!!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Just what are the kids typing and texting these days? How the oblique stroke \/ became the written word “slash.” [Lingua Franca<\/a>] To find out more about the new grammar of texting, watch John McWhorter’s talk, “Txtng is killing language. JK!!!” \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

Ah, the glory of academia, the life of reading and luxury. Or, the horrors of a life of anxiety and uncertainty? A great read about the impossible question of graduate school. [New Yorker Blog<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Scripps Research Institute scientists accidentally find a way to turn bone marrow stem cells into brain cells. … whoops? [Sci Tech Daily<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\"SherylSheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Emily Bell responds to Dylan Byers’ criticism of NYTimes<\/em> Executive Editor Jill Abramson<\/a>, calling the narrative sexist and a double standard. [Guardian<\/a>] Watch Sheryl Sandberg’s talk on women leaders \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

An independent company hopes to support Kickstarter’s mission by aggregating all the T-shirts listed in Kickstarter rewards, turning the site into a shirt shop. A weekend hack by web company P’unk Avenue<\/a>. [Kick shirts<\/a>]<\/p>\n

UCLA professor Peter Nonacs taught his students game theory by letting them cheat on an exam. [Pop Sci<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\"HyeonseoHyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kim Hyun-hui was a North Korean spy who blew up a South Korean airliner with an accomplice in 1987, killing 115 people. She gives a rare interview. [BBC<\/a>] For a very different escape from North Korea, watch Hyeonseo Lee’s talk from TED2013 \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

Finally, let Harvard guess your age based on a series of red dots. [Huffington Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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