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23 07, 2017

Coding over languages (Andy Kessler, Wall Street Journal)

Humanities Watch2017-07-23T06:37:56-04:00July 23rd, 2017|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Language, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Coding is a language as universal as English.

19 07, 2017

Rediscovering the humanities in financial matters

Humanities Watch2017-07-19T08:46:09-04:00July 19th, 2017|business, Economics, education, History, Language, Philosophy, Politics, Technology, U.S. / Canada, Videos, Writing|0 Comments

Why literature, history, philosophy, and art offer countless examples of financial insight, and why knowing the ways of finance deepens our appreciation of the humanities.

18 07, 2017

The humanities of finance (John Laidler, Harvard Gazette)

Humanities Watch2017-07-19T06:51:25-04:00July 18th, 2017|Academia, Arts, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Language, News, Philosophy, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A new book examines the way finance and the humanities together count for more.

10 06, 2017

Humanities and technological languages (Lydia Dishman, Fast Company)

Humanities Watch2017-06-10T04:29:33-04:00June 10th, 2017|Academia, business, education, Employment, Europe, Language, Literature, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The languages of the humanities and technology have much in common.

21 05, 2017

Lassoing algorithms (Megan Rose Dickey, TechCrunch)

Humanities Watch2017-05-21T06:32:39-04:00May 21st, 2017|Articles, business, Economics, Everything Else, History, Language, mathematics, News, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Do algorithms enforce our biases, or do they challenge our preconceptions?

11 05, 2017

The fuzzies vs. the techies (Amy Shen, Stanford Review)

Humanities Watch2017-05-11T09:15:19-04:00May 11th, 2017|Academia, Arts, business, Debate / dialogue, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, News, Philosophy, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The humanities ("fuzzies") and tech fields ("techies") remain divided, as two cultures.

30 04, 2017

Coding and ethics, revisited (Emma Pierson, Wired)

Humanities Watch2017-04-29T15:09:59-04:00April 30th, 2017|Academia, business, education, Employment, Language, mathematics, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

The codes developed in programming require ethical watchfulness.

25 04, 2017

Promoting one’s image

Humanities Watch2017-04-27T14:24:07-04:00April 25th, 2017|business, Europe, Everything Else, History, Journalism, Language, Politics, Quotes, Technology|0 Comments

The modern fascination with "image," particularly that of ourselves.

20 04, 2017

Elon Musk and Sam Altman Speak on the Future of Information

Humanities Watch2017-04-27T09:50:52-04:00April 20th, 2017|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, People, Technology, Videos|1 Comment

Elon Musk and Sam Altman speak about the future of technology and its uses in accessing and using information.

9 04, 2017

Elon Musk and the Present Future of A.I. (Maureen Dowd, Vanity Fair)

Humanities Watch2017-04-09T06:19:29-04:00April 9th, 2017|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, Employment, Everything Else, health, History, mathematics, News, Philosophy, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Will artificial intelligence enhance or imperil our humanity?