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Stuff I’m reading this morning

May 23, 2016
  1. Astra Taylor looks at the political side of universities as hedge funds and private equity shops.
  2. This Atlantic piece outlines a WMD that I didn’t know about related to DNA testing. Opaque, widespread algorithms that put the wrong people in jail.
  3. If you have some extra cash, consider giving to Fair Foods in Boston so they can replace their ancient truck, Old Betty.
  4. Does this surprise anybody? Pharma “charity” is profitable.
  5. How much more public manipulation will Facebook get away with before they give some transparency to their algorithm? The answer is: a lot.
  6. Nice to see trash science debunked. No, breakfast isn’t magical – eat it if you’re hungry, skip it if not.
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  1. Shecky R
    May 23, 2016 at 8:06 am

    similar to #2 above, Scientific American has this piece out:
    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/when-dna-implicates-the-innocent/

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  2. JSE
    May 23, 2016 at 8:47 am

    The fact that there are people who wake up and aren’t hungry is an enduring mystery to me. Do they eat in their sleep?

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    • allenknutson
      May 23, 2016 at 9:17 am

      This is totally a question of habit. Give up breakfast for a week and you won’t be hungry in the morning. OTOH Seth Roberts claimed that you would also sleep in more (your body isn’t being rewarded for getting up early).

      I only have breakfast when I go to conferences where people breakfast together. When I get home, I’m hungry in the morning for a few days, then it goes away.

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    • Shecky R
      May 23, 2016 at 9:46 am

      I think a lot of folks eat ‘late night’ snacks (between 9 and midnight) that don’t digest well during sleep, so naturally don’t wake up hungry.

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  3. Guest2
    May 28, 2016 at 8:13 pm

    Also, Yale & The Ivy League Cartel – How a college lost its soul and became a hedge fund
    by Edwin S. Rockefeller.

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