{"id":6870,"date":"2022-04-22T12:37:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=6870"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:37:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:37:02","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-347","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2022\/04\/22\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-347","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 347"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" 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 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>     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<p>This is volume 347, a <a href=\"https:\/\/erich-friedman.github.io\/mathmagic\/0800.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/erich-friedman.github.io\/mathmagic\/0800.html\">Friedman number<\/a>. That means it can be written as an equation comprised of its own digits (3+4=7).<\/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\" href=\"https:\/\/messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com\/template\/oakv2?campaign_id=230&amp;emc=edit_thw_20220417&amp;instance_id=58662&amp;nl=tish-harrison-warren&amp;productCode=THW&amp;regi_id=59635643&amp;segment_id=89486&amp;te=1&amp;uri=nyt%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter%2Fb1a6416a-612c-5a55-81ed-c7951adb103e&amp;user_id=82bd71d01fd70886e97df691aa12c777\" target=\"_blank\">What John Updike and Gerard Manley Hopkins knew about the power of Easter<\/a> (Tish Harrison Warren, New York Times): \u201cIf Jesus wasn\u2019t actually resurrected, then Easter is less real than the budding buzz of spring, less real than a dying breath, less real than my own hands, feet and skin. I have no interest in a Christianity that isn\u2019t deeply, profoundly, irreducibly material.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2022\/april-web-only\/russell-moore-tower-babel-evangelical-unity-fragmentation.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fragmentation Is Not What\u2019s Killing Us<\/a> (Russell Moore, Christianity Today): \u201c[The breakdown at Babel] does indeed sound like now. But the lessons we learn will be wrong if we don\u2019t see the primary point of the Babel story: The problem wasn\u2019t the fragmentation. <em>The problem was the&nbsp;unity.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thezvi.substack.com\/p\/china-covid-2-2fd?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMzIyMjQyLCJwb3N0X2lkIjo1MjY5NDIyNywiXyI6IlhwdkU3IiwiaWF0IjoxNjUwNjU0MjQwLCJleHAiOjE2NTA2NTc4NDAsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01NzMxMDAiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.m7fgfXX-3RWmNH7dQctuGkdupttoTHgS7hAmOo9Bs0Y&amp;s=r\" target=\"_blank\">China Covid #2<\/a> (Zvi Mowshowitz, Substack): \u201cI want to emphasize that <em>it is very difficult to know what is going on inside China and my sources for this are not the best. <\/em>I find the Ukraine war a relative epistemic cakewalk compared to this. So please understand that the alarmist claims from various threads are to be taken with large heapings of&nbsp;salt.\u201d<ul><li>See also <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/china\/shanghai-s-virus-outbreak-extends-waiting-times-for-containers\" target=\"_blank\">Containers Pile Up in Shanghai Port on China\u2019s Covid Lockdowns<\/a> (Ann Koh, BloombergQuint): \u201cImported containers are waiting on average for 12.1 days before they are picked up by truck and delivered to destinations inland, according to p44\u2019s data for April 18. That\u2019s up from 4.6 days on March 28. Meanwhile, fewer ships are berthing at Shanghai as vessels are diverted in response to reduced truck traffic. The number of vessels has dropped from around 30 a day to just 14 as of April 17\u2026\u201d Related reporting by the same journalist: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/china\/shanghai-s-frozen-meat-seafood-imports-stall-on-port-congestion\" target=\"_blank\">Shanghai\u2019s Frozen Meat, Seafood Imports Stall on Port Congestion<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/global-economics\/477-bulk-ships-wait-off-east-china-s-ports-amid-virus-lockdowns\" target=\"_blank\">China Port Congestion Leaves Everything From Grains to Metals Stranded<\/a> (BloombergQuint is an Indian journalistic enterprise).<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/marginalrevolution.com\/marginalrevolution\/2022\/04\/solve-for-the-wartime-presentation-equilibrium.html?utm_source=feedly&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=solve-for-the-wartime-presentation-equilibrium\" target=\"_blank\">Solve for the wartime presentation equilibrium<\/a> (Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution): \u201cThe country\u2019s IT Army, a volunteer force of hackers and activists that takes its direction from the Ukrainian government, says it has used [facial recognition searches] to inform the families of the deaths of 582 Russians, including by sending them photos of the abandoned corpses. The Ukrainians champion the use of face-scanning software from the U.S. tech firm Clearview AI as a brutal but effective way to stir up dissent inside Russia, discourage other fighters and hasten an end to a devastating war.\u201d Technologies always have unexpected applications.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/email.mg2.substack.com\/c\/eJxVkk2P4jAMhn8NvVHloy3tIYcVDKOiLWg-Fnb2UqWJKSmhqZqUbvn1G2AuKyVxZL-WLT8W3EFt-ol1xrrg_pRu6oC1MFoNzkEfDBb6UkmGKSEkIoFkkcRpnAbKlsce4MKVZq4fIOiGSivBnTLtPSElKKFRcGIRFlGS0QXlGPNMyPjIK5JRoDSBI0rJsy4fpIJWAIMr9JNpIdDs5FxnZ_THjKz9qcCZVrnQDpV1XJxDYS7e3fl7At2ptp67E8w7Y_rHp-6Bu7lU1vVc3Lua0bUzZ_B2BdMGC7KffhN9zhvzt7jlU9G8TT-Xm7GiW_Ttx8VnMW6bOt4tR8UPa3TXbptf4_bz61bcvqjXd4IWaqc2ozzkbrfKvb5AuRqVoHvl9Uq8Zje5xNOfw7qRr_paqU0WVi8fRnfvtrLvUu6xm8bi0L3gzK2a1WJPNBbXt4x_nBMoAsUIIgRFBONFlJEopCFfREDRkUsMIuFZPIvQpSb_jSboWa2hDSW_Kuvj9Z3UI-BBld5eBj_NqYSWVxrkk6F7bsKDallDC73fEFlyx3ASozjxzBYJTp7IPOQYU5SkWRr4ytL4rJZ9Y_oHEq7Ngw\" target=\"_blank\">Helping the Poor: The Great Distraction<\/a> (Bryan Caplan, Substack): \u201cGovernments around the world impose numerous policies that actively <em>hurt<\/em> the poor. The whole debate about \u2018helping the poor\u2019 creates the illusion that the sole reason for their suffering is mere neglect, even though outright <em>abuse <\/em>is rampant.\u2026 They don\u2019t need us to help them; they need us to stop hurting them.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/marginalrevolution.com\/marginalrevolution\/2022\/04\/there-is-no-pink-tax.html?utm_source=feedly&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=there-is-no-pink-tax\" target=\"_blank\">There is No Pink Tax<\/a> (Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution): \u201cPreferences differ systematically across genders leading to subtly different products even in categories which appear similar on the surface.\u2026 Women and men could save money by buying products primarily marketed to the opposite gender\u2013like 2\u2011in\u20111 shampoo+conditioner\u2013but only by buying products that they prefer less than the products they choose to&nbsp;buy.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/phys-org.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/phys.org\/news\/2022-04-explores-academic-success-jewish-girls.amp\" target=\"_blank\">Study explores academic success among Jewish girls<\/a> (Tulane University, Phys.org): \u201cGirls raised by Jewish parents are 23 percentage points more likely to graduate college than girls with a non-Jewish upbringing, even after accounting for their parents\u2019 socioeconomic status. Girls raised by Jewish parents also graduate from more selective colleges, according to a newly published study by Tulane University professor Ilana Horwitz.\u201d Recommended by an alumnus. One of our PhD candidates is coauthor on the paper \u2014  congratulations!<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_LucasRizzotto\/status\/1516205625662836739\">I brought my childhood imaginary friend back to life using A.I. (#GPT3) and it was one of the scariest and most transformative experiences of my life.<\/a> (Lucas Rizzotto, Twitter): I don\u2019t know how real this is. Mostly factual with some exaggeration \/ deliberately engineered drama? Wild even if so. Perhaps I should have put this one up in the main section.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/hugs\" target=\"_blank\">Free Hugs<\/a> (SMBC)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nathanwpyle\/status\/1515863990735413250\" target=\"_blank\">Mimicking Talent<\/a> (Nathan Pyle, Twitter)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uFrg3XOYKLY\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Kun Card Magic<\/a> (America\u2019s Got Talent, YouTube): five minutes<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CVT_Z5I3Pm8\" target=\"_blank\">Invisible Magician<\/a> (Britain\u2019s Got Talent, YouTube): five and a half minutes<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IJoR8CCQS74\" target=\"_blank\">Quick Change Magic<\/a> (Britain\u2019s Got Talent, YouTube): three minutes<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=taahrdf2p5E\" target=\"_blank\">Behind The News<\/a> (Would I Lie To You?, YouTube): four and a half minutes<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/stanforddaily.com\/2022\/04\/18\/accumulated-trauma-of-winter-quarter-forgotten-as-frosh-eagerly-enroll-in-20-units\/\" target=\"_blank\">Accumulated trauma of winter quarter forgotten as frosh eagerly enroll in 20 units<\/a> (Stanford Daily)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/top-10-unspoken-prayer-requests\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Unspoken Prayer Requests<\/a> (Babylon Bee): \u201cHave you ever been in a prayer circle where someone says he or she has an \u2018unspoken\u2019 prayer request? Aren\u2019t you dying to know what it was? Was it something spicy? Something scandalous? Something gross? Now, you can find out, as we\u2019ve compiled the top 10 most popular unspoken prayer requests, per a heavenly source.\u201d<\/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 rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/interactives\/20190807-feminist-law-profs\" target=\"_blank\">The Revolt of the Feminist Law Profs<\/a> (Wesley Yang, Chronicle of Higher Education): \u201cThe sex bureaucracy, in other words, pivoted from punishing sexual violence to imposing a normative vision of ideal sex, to which students are held administratively accountable.\u201d First shared in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2019\/08\/16\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-214\" target=\"_blank\">volume 214<\/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>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. This is volume 347, a Friedman number. That means it can be written as an equation comprised of its \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2022\/04\/22\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-347\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 347\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/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":"This is volume 347, a Friedman number. That means it can be written as an equation comprised of its own digits (3+4=7). 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