Decoding the DNA of human sacrifice (Aylin Woodward, Wall Street Journal)
How genetic science helps us understand the rituals of human sacrifice among the Mayans.
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07, 2024
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07, 2024
The novel brain (Carol Clark, Emory University eScienceCommons)
Greater engagement with language and with other lives through reading novels.
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05, 2024
Cutting-edge ancient medicine (Tatiana Tondini, Albert Isidro, Edgard Camerós)
Microscopic analysis reveals ancient Egyptian skill at cancer surgery.
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05, 2024
Pyramid formation (Malu Cursino, BBC News)
How a research team uncovered the waterway for building the pyramids.
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05, 2024
Mona Lisa’s mysteries (Dalya Alberge, The Guardian)
How an art historian and a geologist discovered the location of Mona Lisa.
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04, 2024
A total eclipse in the arts (Ian Blatchford, The Royal Society)
The changing face of sun and moon as eclipse in Renaissance art.
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03, 2024
Supporting a “humanities renaissance” (UNC News)
A major donation from a business alumnus inspired and guided by the humanities.
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03, 2024
AI calls on humanity (Aneesh Raman and Maria Flynn, NY Times)
That our new AI economy requires a deeper engagement with the humanities.
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02, 2024
The humanities we know
Talking about the launch of the new journal Public Humanities.
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02, 2024
Art in the Industrial Age (Zarmeen Soomro, Sindh Courier)
An exhibit at the University of Sindh shows the power of art to address a crisis of need.