Debate / dialogue

30 01, 2018

Science and the superficial life

By Humanities Watch|2023-10-14T18:04:47-04:00January 30th, 2018|Arts, Asia, Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, Literature, Philosophy, Politics, psychology, Quotes, science, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

Can science promote, or impede, the understanding of our higher purpose?

28 01, 2018

The humanities need no case

By Humanities Watch|2018-03-18T07:48:28-04:00January 28th, 2018|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Nature, Observations, Philosophy, poetry, science, Theater, Writing|0 Comments

The humanities chart the heights and depths of humanity.

23 01, 2018

The humanities’ dance with STEM (Alan Livsey, Financial Times)

By Humanities Watch|2018-01-24T20:54:39-05:00January 23rd, 2018|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A new book outlines the alliance between humanities and STEM.

19 01, 2018

Healthcare, healing, and Heidegger (Casey Rentmeester, Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy)

By Humanities Watch|2018-01-18T20:27:37-05:00January 19th, 2018|Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, health, Language, Medicine, News, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|1 Comment

Philosophy can guide us to better healthcare.

15 01, 2018

On science and ignorance, and re-viewing the history of “progress”

By Humanities Watch|2018-01-15T18:01:48-05:00January 15th, 2018|Africa, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Europe, Everything Else, January, Language, Literature, Philosophy, poetry, Politics, Quotes, science, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

How science meets its limits in questions awaiting answers.

10 01, 2018

The humanities, class, and the university (Justin Stover, American Affairs Journal)

By Humanities Watch|2018-01-10T09:37:52-05:00January 10th, 2018|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, Language, Literature, News, Philosophy, Politics, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

The humanities have little standing in society at large.

18 12, 2017

AI and the uncertainty principle (Dave Gershgorn, Quartz)

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-18T20:55:14-05:00December 18th, 2017|Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, News, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

AI's sure-footed decisions belie the uncertainty embedded in its programming.

13 12, 2017

Tech and the divided world (Berkeley Lovelace, Jr., CNBC)

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-13T11:07:56-05:00December 13th, 2017|business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, History, Journalism, Language, News, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How technology creates a house divided in the name of communication.

12 12, 2017

Rivers of time and change, outside and within

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-12T09:22:03-05:00December 12th, 2017|Debate / dialogue, Europe, History, Literature, People, Philosophy, psychology, Quotes, Religion, Writing|0 Comments

Change over time leads to thoughts of our accepted certainties.

11 12, 2017

The false promises of higher education (Bryan Caplan, Atlantic)

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-11T08:12:28-05:00December 11th, 2017|Academia, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, History, Language, Literature, News, poetry, psychology, science, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Universities, born in the Middle Ages, appear to have out-lived their usefulness.

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