Rolling humanities: new data show how students choose a humanities major during their college years, if not at the outset. From the study: In recent years, the Humanities Indicators staff has received numerous questions about whether college students who start a humanities degree are more or less likely to finish it than those who [...]
That living in silence is a lost, but needed, practice.
An interview with Phoebe Stein of the State Humanities Councils on recognizing and supporting public humanities.
Whitman's observations on what is meaningful in life, and worth supporting.
A review of lidar data reveals a hidden ancient city.
Letters reveal the shaping of a public institution, the Morgan Library.
How ancient oral traditions teach the rhythms and methods of fishing in Sicily.
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 [...]
An insightful nurse used art to help WWI soldiers heal.
Greater engagement with language and with other lives through reading novels.
