Search results for: genome

16 05, 2023

The genome’s philosophical turn (David Cox, BBC Future)

By Humanities Watch|2023-05-24T16:27:32-04:00May 16th, 2023|Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, health, History, Medicine, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

New debate over the degree that genetics shape our choices.

9 07, 2024

Decoding the DNA of human sacrifice (Aylin Woodward, Wall Street Journal)

By Humanities Watch|2024-07-09T12:09:14-04:00July 9th, 2024|Academia, Central / South America, Everything Else, History, News, Religion, Technology|0 Comments

How genetic science helps us understand the rituals of human sacrifice among the Mayans.

25 10, 2022

Bubonic plague and genetic change (Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR)

By Humanities Watch|2022-10-25T09:36:46-04:00October 25th, 2022|environment, Europe, Everything Else, History, Medicine, News, STEM|0 Comments

How the second plague pandemic influenced the genome of its survivors.

6 07, 2022

Pacific migration and matrilocal matrices (Hannah Devlin, The Guardian)

By Humanities Watch|2022-07-05T19:30:29-04:00July 6th, 2022|Asia, Everything Else, History, Language, News, Politics, science, STEM|0 Comments

New DNA analysis reveals migration routes of Pacific Islanders.

31 05, 2022

In the cells of Pompeii (Victoria Gill, BBC News)

By Humanities Watch|2022-05-31T15:24:39-04:00May 31st, 2022|environment, Europe, Everything Else, health, History, Nature, News, science, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

New DNA analysis sheds new light on life in Pompeii 79 CE.

12 03, 2022

History is rejuvenation

By Humanities Watch|2022-03-13T09:08:26-04:00March 12th, 2022|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, Exhibits, History, Language, Nature, Observations, October, Philosophy, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A conversation about new youth from past events.

30 08, 2019

Bread of the Pharaohs (Alix Kroeger, BBC News)

By Humanities Watch|2019-08-30T08:24:00-04:00August 30th, 2019|Africa, Europe, Everything Else, History, Museums, News, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Reviving 5000-year-old bread yeast to understand ancient Egypt.

9 01, 2019

The place of the humanities in STEM (U.S. Committee on STEM Education)

By Humanities Watch|2019-01-09T07:00:31-05:00January 9th, 2019|Academia, Arts, Economics, education, Everything Else, History, News, Politics, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Do humanities have more than a marginal place in the current view of STEM education?

20 07, 2018

The ethics of eugenics: on the human and the “post-human” possibilities (Nuffield Council on Bioethics)

By Humanities Watch|2018-07-23T07:04:26-04:00July 20th, 2018|Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Medicine, News, Philosophy, Religion, science, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

A UK report discusses the ethical vagaries.

19 07, 2018

Pre-natal ethics: should we change DNA before birth? (Ian Sample, The Guardian)

By Humanities Watch|2018-07-18T19:20:43-04:00July 19th, 2018|Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, Medicine, News, Philosophy, science, STEM|0 Comments

Is it ethical to change embryonic DNA as part of pre-natal care?