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1 Chronicles 12:32 \u2014 they \u201cunderstood the times\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my way.<\/p>\n

Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n
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  1. Sleep-Deprived Judges Dole Out Harsher Punishments<\/span><\/a> (Chris Barnes, Harvard Business Review): this is clever. The author turned daylight savings time into a natural experiment and analyzed the effects of mild sleep deprivation on judge\u2019s decisions. After losing 40 minutes of sleep the judges apparently became 5% harsher in their verdicts. Apply to your own sleep debt and moral conundrums. <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The Hottest Invite In Town: Donald Trump\u2019s Supper Club<\/span><\/a> (Sara Murray, CNN): \u201c<\/span>Long after the President\u2019s official day has ended, his workaholic tendencies have him hosting a rotating supper club at the most coveted address in Washington. At least four nights a week, he welcomes a steady stream of Cabinet members, staffers and members of Congress to the residence to brush up on national security issues and foreign affairs over steak, fish and salads, according to Trump aides.<\/span>\u201d This is surprisingly informative.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Watching Wikipedia\u2019s extinction event from a distance<\/span><\/a> (Andrea James, Boing Boing): \u201cWikipedia went from people writing an encyclopedia to people writing rules about writing an encyclopedia\u2026\u201d I can attest to the tendency the author describes and am genuinely worried about Wikipedia\u2019s trajectory.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The Soul Of Evangelicalism: What Will Become Of Us?<\/span><\/a> (Scot McKnight): \u201c<\/span>Let\u2019s get the standard definition of evangelicalism on the table first: an evangelical is committed to these four elements: the Bible, the cross as the place of atonement, the necessity of personal conversion, and an active Christian life both in missions\/evangelism as well as justice, peace and reconciliation. On top of this, evangelicalism is non-denominational and cross-denominational.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The Great Shame Of Our Profession: How The Humanities Survive on Exploitation<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>Kevin Birmingham , The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/span>): it doesn\u2019t get good until paragraph six (search for the word \u2018remiss\u2019 and begin there). \u201c<\/span>If history is any guide, there will be about nine times as many new Ph.D.s this year as there are jobs\u2026. Why do our nation\u2019s English departments consistently accept several times as many graduate students as their bespoke job market can sustain? English departments are the only employers demanding the credentials that English doctoral programs produce.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. An Ivy League professor who spent 4 months working in a South Bronx check-cashing store says we\u2019re getting it all wrong<\/span><\/a> (Alex Morrell, Business Insider): \u201c<\/span>Over and over again, Servon heard and observed that check cashers met customers\u2019 needs better than banks did. She discovered there were three main reasons people used these services instead of banks: cost, transparency, and service.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Things Glen Found Amusing<\/h3>\n