Applying the humanities in corporate and technological realms (Geoff Colvin, Salon, August 2015)
Combining technical knowledge with the skills built by study of the humanities is the ideal
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Losing Greece
Losing Greece: its meaning for Europe, past and future. Overheard in a train station at the height of the Greek financial crisis, between two men of business. One, in middle age, is wearing a light-grey suit. The other, somewhat younger, is dressed in a blue coat and red bow-tie. They speak in German over their [...]
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07, 2015
Francis Drake Comes to Como
It sometimes appears that we find the most interesting sights in the least expected places. Such an incident is one I wish to recount from a visit to a little restaurant in Como.
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07, 2015
Philosophy study — for kids — enhances reading, writing, and math skills (Educational Endowment Foundation, July 2015)
Teaching children as young as nine and ten to have philosophical discussions around topics like truth, fairness and knowledge can improve their progress in maths and reading by an average of two months.
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05, 2015
College knowledge and computers (Robert Shiller, NYT, May 23, 2015)
A college education should be "broad and general," providing "complex communication skills and expert knowledge."
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Crisis in Humanities (Atlantic, June 2014)
With the Death of the Humanities Why professors, librarians, and politicians are shunning liberal arts in the name of STEM