Academia

9 04, 2024

A total eclipse in the arts (Ian Blatchford, The Royal Society)

By Humanities Watch|2024-04-09T20:07:56-04:00April 9th, 2024|Academia, Arts, environment, Europe, Everything Else, History, Nature, News, painting, Philosophy, Religion, science|0 Comments

The changing face of sun and moon as eclipse in Renaissance art.

26 03, 2024

Supporting a “humanities renaissance” (UNC News)

By Humanities Watch|2024-03-26T13:47:27-04:00March 26th, 2024|Academia, business, Charities, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, News, Philosophy, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A major donation from a business alumnus inspired and guided by the humanities.

16 03, 2024

AI calls on humanity (Aneesh Raman and Maria Flynn, NY Times)

By Humanities Watch|2024-03-16T17:00:08-04:00March 16th, 2024|Academia, business, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, Language, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

That our new AI economy requires a deeper engagement with the humanities.

27 02, 2024

The humanities we know

By Humanities Watch|2024-02-28T05:33:49-05:00February 27th, 2024|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Politics, Quotes, STEM, Technology, Theater, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Talking about the launch of the new journal Public Humanities.

6 02, 2024

Art in the Industrial Age (Zarmeen Soomro, Sindh Courier)

By Humanities Watch|2024-02-06T16:01:19-05:00February 6th, 2024|Academia, Asia, education, environment, Everything Else, Language, Music, Nature, News, Politics, Writing|0 Comments

An exhibit at the University of Sindh shows the power of art to address a crisis of need.

19 01, 2024

Words on the brain (Bill Hathaway, YaleNews)

By Humanities Watch|2024-01-19T15:50:06-05:00January 19th, 2024|Academia, environment, Everything Else, History, Language, News, Philosophy, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How we develop neural pathways of memory from birth.

12 01, 2024

Corporate coup (Huck Gutman, Common Dreams)

By Humanities Watch|2024-01-12T16:27:31-05:00January 12th, 2024|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, Literature, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How the humanities suffer in the challenge to corporate culture.

2 01, 2024

Humanities and the cloud of unknowing (Agnes Callard, New York Times)

By Humanities Watch|2024-01-12T16:14:58-05:00January 2nd, 2024|Academia, Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, Language, Literature, mathematics, News, Philosophy, poetry, Politics, science|0 Comments

Whether defending the humanities misses their essence.

26 12, 2023

AI and authenticity (Mark Brown, The Guardian)

By Humanities Watch|2023-12-26T07:49:43-05:00December 26th, 2023|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, History, Museums, News, painting|0 Comments

How AI abets authenticating a Raphael masterpiece.

8 12, 2023

Chatbots and charity

By Humanities Watch|2023-12-12T07:36:32-05:00December 8th, 2023|Academia, education, Everything Else, health, History, Language, Literature, Observations, Philosophy, psychology, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

A conversation about how Chat can heighten anxiety, as students leave off writing by themselves.