{"id":6793,"date":"2021-12-31T15:03:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T23:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=6793"},"modified":"2021-12-31T15:03:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T23:03:18","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-332","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2021\/12\/31\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-332","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 332"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a>\n\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&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/acp.3899\">Learning in double time: The effect of lecture video speed on immediate and delayed comprehension<\/a> (Murphy et al, Applied Cognitive Psychology): \u201cWe presented participants with lecture videos at different speeds and tested immediate and delayed (1&nbsp;week) comprehension. Results revealed minimal costs incurred by increasing video speed from 1x to 1.5x, or 2x speed, but performance declined beyond 2x speed. We also compared learning outcomes after watching videos once at 1x or twice at 2x speed. There was not an advantage to watching twice at 2x speed but if participants watched the video again at 2x speed immediately before the test, compared with watching once at 1x a week before the test, comprehension improved. Thus, increasing the speed of videos (up to 2x) may be an efficient strategy, especially if students use the time saved for additional studying or rewatching the videos, but learners should do this additional studying shortly before an exam.\u201d The authors are researchers at&nbsp;UCLA.<\/li><li>The pandemic:<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/12\/15\/our-playbook-fight-covid-19-is-outdated-here-are-10-updates-2022\/\">Our playbook to fight covid-19 is outdated. Here are 10 updates for 2022.<\/a> (Joseph G. Allen, Washington Post): \u201cPublic health\u2019s credibility is on the line now. The public and businesses see that public health guidance isn\u2019t keeping up with the times, and they\u2019re right.\u201d The author is a professor of environmental health at Harvard.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com\/p\/pan-coronavirus-super-vaccine\">Pan-coronavirus \u201csuper\u201d vaccine<\/a> (Katelyn Jetelina, Substack): \u201cThis clinical trial has taken longer than expected because people can only participate if they have not been previously vaccinated or infected with COVID. As you can imagine, the pool of eligible and willing participants is getting smaller and smaller.\u201d The author is an epidemiologist at the University of Texas Health Center.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lesswrong.com\/posts\/Q3sJKgLMYvDSegzYh\/covid-12-30-infinity-war\">Covid 12\/30: Infinity War<\/a> (Zvi Mowshowitz, Less Wrong): \u201cFor five weeks, we\u2019ve seen Omicron double and double again. That which can\u2019t go on forever, won\u2019t. There aren\u2019t many doublings left. This is it. The CDC\u2019s revised guidelines made it even more clear that we\u2019re going to collectively make the right decision, let it happen, and hope for the best. It\u2019s not like we have any choice in the matter.\u201d Long and full of timely information.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/12\/30\/opinion\/inflation-economy-biden-inequality.html\">The Missing Data in the Inflation Debate<\/a> (Austan Goolsbee, New York Times): \u201c\u2026the pain of inflation may not be shared equally.\u2026 In November, online prices fell 0.2 percent as the C.P.I. rose 0.8 percent. In other words: The more someone shops online rather than in stores, the less inflation the individual has faced. Notably, shopping online is far more common among high-income people. And during the pandemic the practice has grown more prevalent.\u201d The author is an econ prof at U Chicago.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2021\/december\/argentina-evangelical-prison-churches-pinero-rosario.html\">Evangelicals a Rising Force Inside Argentina\u2019s Prisons<\/a> (German de los Santos &amp; Rodrigo Abd, Christianity Today): \u201cMany here began peddling drugs as teenagers and got stuck in a spiral of violence that led some to their graves and others to overcrowded prisons divided between two forces: drug lords and preachers. Over the past 20 years, Argentine prison authorities have encouraged, to one extent or another, the creation of units effectively run by evangelical inmates\u2014sometimes granting them a few extra special privileges, such as more time in fresh air.\u201d An Associated Press&nbsp;story.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theweek.com\/articles\/980889\/secret-truth-student-debt-crisis\">The secret truth of the student debt crisis<\/a> (Ryan Cooper, The Week): \u201cThe truth is the question of whether student debt should be canceled is largely irrelevant. Most student debt will be canceled sooner or later, because an ever-growing share of borrowers cannot possibly repay their loans. Ever.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/comment.org\/building-trust-across-the-political-divide\/\">Building Trust Across the Political Divide<\/a> (April Lawson, Comment): \u201cThe Blue-inflected traditional empathy-building forms of bridge-building have a great deal to recommend them. But there is a flaw: the implicit belief underlying this style of bridging is that we can learn to love each other by seeing that we are all deeply the same. While true in some senses, this misses a fundamental insight about relationship that most of us know from experience: We have the capacity to build relationship <em>through<\/em> <em>conflict<\/em>.\u201d Honestly describes very real dynamics. Almost a year old but I\u2019m just seeing it&nbsp;now.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.enidnews.com\/news\/state\/muskogee-student-honored-for-saving-2-lives\/article_6b221e58-5fae-11ec-b7eb-fba8002a9aa8.html\">Muskogee student honored for saving 2 lives<\/a> (Cathy Spaulding, Enid News &amp; Eagle): \u201cDavyon, who attends the 6th and 7th Grade Academy, used an abdominal thrust on a school mate who was choking on a bottle cap. Later that day, Davyon rescued a woman from a burning house.\u201d<ul><li>First, this 6th grader deserves huge props. Second, the stories are actually a little comical when you read the details. So much so that \u201csaved\u201d might be generous on the burning house. Still, boss.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/in-retrospect-man-attending-communist-themed-party-should-have-realized-there-wouldnt-be-any-food\/\">In Retrospect, Woman Attending Communist-Themed Party Should Have Realized There Wouldn\u2019t Be Any Food<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d3OH7-gDsPk\">Government Spending &amp; Stock Market<\/a> (Mo Amer, YouTube): language warning. Six minutes. More insightful than many serious commentators.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2021\/12\/29\">A Very Stanford Solution<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nwnLXgdlDKg\">You Can\u2019t Find A Birthday Gift For A 90-Year-Old<\/a> (Dan Grueter, YouTube): four minutes.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/xkcd.com\/2560\/\">Confounding Variables<\/a> (xkcd)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting A While&nbsp;Ago<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week I\u2019ll highlight an older link still worth your consideration. This week we have <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/200206468\">Godspeed: The Pace Of Being Known<\/a> (Vimeo): a student brought this 30 minute video to my attention and said it made her think about how she should be living in her dorm. Worth watching as you prepare to return to campus. First shared in <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2018\/12\/07\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-181\">volume 181<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a partisan organization. To paraphrase another minister: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agenda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agenda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agenda. Having said that, I read widely (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ideological Turing test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fairly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI disagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI understand\u201d) and may at times share articles that have a strong partisan bias simply because I find the article stimulating. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with everything an author says in an article I mention, much less things the author has said in other articles (although if I strongly disagree with something in the article I\u2019ll usually mention it). And to the extent you can discern my opinions, please understand that they are my own and not necessarily those of Chi Alpha or any other organization I may be perceived to represent.\n\nAlso, remember that I\u2019m not reporting news \u2014 I\u2019m giving you a selection of things I found interesting. There\u2019s a lot happening in the world that\u2019s not making an appearance here because I haven\u2019t found stimulating articles written about it.\n\nIf this was forwarded to you and you want to receive future emails, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/\">here<\/a>. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links\">view the archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Final 2021 installment, including some good news about a bad disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Links ranging from effective studying to Omicron to a comedian asking better questions about the economy than many serious commentators.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[128,161,275,117,137],"class_list":["post-6793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-economics","tag-global-christianity","tag-pandemic","tag-politics","tag-thinking-clearly"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-1Lz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6793"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6798,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6793\/revisions\/6798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}