Melding philosophy and computer science (Gina Vitale, MIT News)
Using philosophy to improve our understanding of computers.
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01, 2019
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12, 2018
Burying history (Benjamin M. Schmidt, Perspectives)
History shows the recent steep decline in history majors.
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12, 2018
Humanities enhance business and STEM: an interview with Michael Tworek of Cambridge Humanities Group
Using humanities skills to provide new perspectives for business and STEM.
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12, 2018
Duplex skills for the modern world (Jeffrey J. Selingo, Washington Post)
A new attempt to integrate the skills fostered by humanities and STEM.
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12, 2018
Understanding natural — not just artificial — intelligence (Melanie Mitchell, NY Times)
We need to understand our natural degree of intelligence before relying on artificial means.
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11, 2018
The usefulness of literature and philosophy
A Renaissance conception of the usefulness and value of the humanities, for humanity.
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11, 2018
Bleeding crimson: Harvard loses the humanities (Noah D. Dasanaike, Harvard Crimson)
Harvard follows the general trends in academic enrollments, with the sciences gaining and the humanities losing.
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11, 2018
Virtual scholarship: the lure of the fourth dimension
Learning from libraries past, present, and future.
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11, 2018
AI rules (John W. Miller, America)
Can there be ethical rules for AI?
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11, 2018
W(h)ither the humanities? (Jeffrey Selingo, The Atlantic)
Can humanities study remain relevant in the world of STEM?