Building Knowledge in the Humanities
From a talk on the humanities and Renaissance humanism presented at Syracuse University, April 2018
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AI misconceived (Michael Jordan, Medium)
Both scientists and the general public misunderstand the challenges and opportunities of new technologies.
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09, 2018
Cooperation, culture, and the psyche (Vittorio Lingiardi and Benedetto Farino, la Repubblica)
Cooperation fosters culture as an evolutionary process.
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09, 2018
Scientific certainties and humanities doubts (John Horgan, Scientific American)
Striking the balance between certainty and doubt with the help of the humanities.
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09, 2018
The humanities crisis down under (Francis McWhannell, The Spinoff)
How the humanities crisis down under came about, and what to do about it.
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08, 2018
The Dream of the Humanities
A telling dream about the humanities in our lives.
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08, 2018
Studying the humanities enhances scientific understanding (Vinjai Vale, Medium)
Humanities knowledge enriches our scientific research.
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Machines with heart (Eryk Salvaggio, nextrends)
How can we develop empathy in the technological age?
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Kids, don’t read this! (Nicholas Tampio, Aeon)
Digital learning is partial learning.
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The divinity of astrophysics (Justin Trombly, Tampa Bay Times)
A young genius would show the divine dimension of astrophysics.