How the humanities nurture tech, and vice versa: an interview with Prof. Sylvester Johnson, Library of Congress Kluge Chair in Science and Technology. Humanities Watch recently sat down with Sylvester Johnson to ask him his thoughts on ways he sees the synergy between the humanities and technology in our society. Johnson is [...]
Reflections on Humanities Watch's ninth anniversary.
An annual review of the state of global humanities.
Researchers claim that DNA documents Columbus's Jewish ancestry.
Letters reveal the shaping of a public institution, the Morgan Library.
Letters reveal the shaping of a public institution, the Morgan Library.
Leonardo and the science of scent: a recent exhibit explores da Vinci's fascination with smell. From the article: Touted as a multi-sensory, olfactory experience, the exhibition shows that Leonardo got interested in perfumes after comparing the machinations of smell to those of sight and hearing. He collected commercially available perfumes, many of them made [...]
Patient study of sperm whales' soundings uses AI to discern their language.
How genetic science helps us understand the rituals of human sacrifice among the Mayans.
Greater engagement with language and with other lives through reading novels.
