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HISTORICAL FACTS: 8 - The Untold Story

New study shows just how Facebook's algorithm shapes conservative and liberal bubbles

Research conducted at the height of the 2020 election reveals new details about how Facebook's algorithms handle political content. But it suggests there are no easy fixes to political polarization.

WEKU

‘Bastion of the super-rich’: inside a New York billionaire’s private museum

A collection of art, featuring pieces by Picasso, Lichtenstein and Cézanne, has been kept secret for years but for select members of the public, the door is slowly being opened

The Guardian - US

The professor who wrote the book on ‘jerks at work’ is sounding the alarm about a new office scourge: Too much niceness

Leaders’ fear of being too harsh is “completely backfiring,” NYU’s Tessa West tells Fortune. “We've created a culture where critical feedback is called toxic.”

Fortune

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"The Neglected Value of Effective Government," by Prof. Rick Pildes (NYU)

"How law and policy have undermined the ability of government to deliver both large-scale policies and a range of public goods."

Reason

Upcoming Cato Institute Event on the Private Sponsorship Revolution in Immigration Policy

Participants include Prof. Adam Cox (NYU), David Bier (Cato), Kit Taintor (Welcome.US), and myself.

Reason

NYC congressional leaders call on city universities to turn their dorms into migrant housing this summer

New York City universities and colleges should open up their student dorms and apartments to asylum seekers this summer, two of the state’s congressional representatives said Monday as the city continues to struggle to find room for the tens of thousands of migrants who’ve arrived since last year.

Tribune News Service

Way of stopping hair going grey could have FINALLY been found

Researchers in the US have found that certain stem cells have the unique ability to move between growth compartments in hair follicles

Daily Mirror

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Scientists think they’ve finally found the cure for telltale sign of ageing

The tell-tale sign of ageing is something that many have tried to hide for generations

The Independent UK

Way of stopping hair from going grey may finally have been discovered

'It presents a potential pathway for reversing or preventing the greying of human hair'

Wales Online

DEA chief faces probe into 'swampy' hires, no-bid contracts

A federal watchdog is investigating whether the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration under chief Anne Milgram improperly awarded millions of dollars in no-bid contracts to hire her past associates

The Independent UK

Black America and Progressivism: Jason L. Riley vs. Nikhil Pal Singh

The Manhattan Institute senior fellow and the NYU historian debate whether black Americans should move away from progressivism.

Reason

Black Americans vs. Progressivism: Jason L. Riley Debates Nikhil Pal Singh at the Soho Forum

The Manhattan Institute senior fellow and the NYU historian debate whether black Americans should move away from progressivism.

Reason

Recent Books on the Constitution

My seminar picks for 2023 (and every year since 2005).

Reason

Prof. Mark Crispin Miller's Libel Suit Against NYU Colleagues Rejected by Appellate Court

From New York trial court judge Paul Goetz's decision last year, the facts: On October 21, 2020, defendants signed a letter (the Letter) addressed to nonparties Dean Jack Knott (Knott) and Provost Katherine Fleming at NYU purporting to advance certain facts about plaintiff. The Letter begins with the statement that…

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‘I’m on the right side of history’: Spike Lee on speaking truth to power – and why Beyoncé was robbed

As the BlacKkKlansman film-maker picks up the British Film Institute’s top honour, he talks about being accused of provoking race riots, why his Malcolm X biopic will endure – and the problem with awards

Evening Standard

Comedian Alex Edelman on Just for Us, his show about antisemitism: ‘It’s too important not to joke about’

The Jewish comedian’s new show tells the tale of how how he attended a white nationalist gathering incognito: ‘People are disappointed when I tell them I didn’t feel in the path of bodily harm.’

Reason

Study: Russian Twitter Trolls Did Not Throw the 2016 Election to Trump

There is "no evidence of a meaningful relationship" between Russia's influence campaign on Twitter and the 2016 electoral outcome.

Reason

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Free Speech Apart from Law," by Prof. Jeremy Waldron (NYU)

Just published as part of the "Non-Governmental Restrictions on Free Speech" symposium; the Introduction (the article, 2 J. Free Speech L. 107 (2022), is here): Is there a moral principle of free speech? If so, how does it work? We are accustomed to think of free speech as something set…

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The Independent UK

NYU names new building after hedge fund leader John Paulson

Ten years after receiving it, New York University publicized a $100 million gift from the hedge fund leader John Paulson

The Independent UK

Two dozen potentially looted artefacts worth $24m are seized from home of American philanthropist

Collector has attracted controversy in past

Salon

Experts: Pence interview may be evidence

The "DOJ has little choice but to interview Pence" now, predicted NYU Law Prof. Ryan Goodman

Reason

Video of Federalist Society Panel on "What are the Limits of Executive Emergency Powers"

The panelists included Elizabeth Goitein (Brennan Center, NYU), Daniel Dew (Pacific Legal Foundation), and myself.

The Independent UK

Researchers find new ways female bones permanently change after giving birth

The study found that calcium, magnesium and phosphorus concentrations are lower in females who have given birth.

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Emory jumps Methodist for Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s top spot for Oct. 28

Emory is the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s top-ranked team for October 28.

France 24

‘I’m not sure I would’ve voted’: Vote from Abroad helps Americans in Paris register for midterms

Turnout for US elections among overseas voters tends to be very low compared to turnout among their stateside counterparts. US voter registration group Vote from Abroad has been trying to change this ahead of the upcoming midterms by holding events like the one that took place at Paris’s Cité Universitaire…

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