Debate / dialogue Archives

24 08, 2021

The chronic crisis of the humanities (Merve Emre and Len Gutkin, Chronicle of Higher Education)

By Humanities Watch|2021-08-24T11:22:07-04:00August 24th, 2021|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Employment, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, News, Philosophy, Politics, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

That the humanities are always in crisis as part of their modern history.

19 08, 2021

Awakening the power of the humanities

By Humanities Watch|2021-08-19T10:51:11-04:00August 19th, 2021|Academia, Asia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, STEM|0 Comments

Conveying the critical importance of the humanities for understanding ourselves and our place in the world.

6 08, 2021

Reviving history in a time of crisis (James Hankins, Public Discourse)

By Humanities Watch|2021-08-06T12:30:23-04:00August 6th, 2021|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Italy, Language, Literature, News, Philosophy, poetry, Religion, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

That the Renaissance can live again, for our spiritual welfare.

1 08, 2021

What’s in a name, AI? (Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal)

By Humanities Watch|2021-07-31T17:02:51-04:00August 1st, 2021|business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Everything Else, History, Language, mathematics, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How the language we use to identify AI carries preconceptions and fosters misunderstanding.

16 07, 2021

Up A Tree

By Humanities Watch|2021-07-16T18:54:20-04:00July 16th, 2021|Arts, Asia, Debate / dialogue, environment, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Libraries, Literature, Nature, Observations, Philosophy, psychology, science, U.S. / Canada|1 Comment

Feeling rooted in a time of fragmentation.

14 06, 2021

A world of falling humanities (Humanities Indicators)

By Humanities Watch|2021-06-14T17:42:37-04:00June 14th, 2021|Academia, Central / South America, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Europe, Everything Else, News, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The small share of humanities degrees worldwide grows smaller.

2 06, 2021

Flummoxing AI (Rob Toews, Forbes)

By Humanities Watch|2021-06-02T15:52:42-04:00June 2nd, 2021|business, Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, History, Language, Medicine, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Recognizing AI shortcomings as we accept its strengths.

24 05, 2021

Jobs for history, history for jobs (Royal Historical Society)

By Humanities Watch|2021-05-24T19:29:55-04:00May 24th, 2021|Academia, Arts, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, Employment, Europe, Everything Else, History, News, STEM|0 Comments

Eliminating history programs cuts employment and the social good.

19 05, 2021

Humanities, leadership, and education

By Humanities Watch|2021-05-19T14:30:21-04:00May 19th, 2021|Academia, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Literature, mathematics, Philosophy, poetry, Quotes, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How the humanities shape not only our understanding of the world, about also world leaders.

18 05, 2021

The roots of SHAPE, the shape of STEM (OUPblog)

By Humanities Watch|2021-05-19T09:37:25-04:00May 18th, 2021|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, mathematics, Medicine, News, painting, Religion, STEM|0 Comments

How Britain's new humanities initiative meshes with STEM.