More defense of the liberal arts
Humanities majors have skills
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11, 2015
On Welding and Philosophy
Debating the fusion of politics, philosophy, and manufacturing
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11, 2015
STEM talks
Grundlos: Watch out, you almost ran me over! Where are you rushing off to? Magnus: I'm off to give a talk and I'm in a hurry. Grundlos: What is the talk about? You're not very dressed up. Magnus: Look, that's not necessary. It's about the meaning of STEM. Grundlos: What is STEM? Magnus: Don't you [...]
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11, 2015
The Humanities must unite or die
Humanities folks need to hang together or ....
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10, 2015
Liberal Arts and Cutting-Edge Work (Fast Company, September 2015)
How can you study what you love—say, classical Persian poetry—and still get a job when you graduate, not to mention a career for the long-term?
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09, 2015
Applying the humanities in corporate and technological realms (Geoff Colvin, Salon, August 2015)
Combining technical knowledge with the skills built by study of the humanities is the ideal
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08, 2015
Losing Greece
Losing Greece: its meaning for Europe, past and future. Overheard in a train station at the height of the Greek financial crisis, between two men of business. One, in middle age, is wearing a light-grey suit. The other, somewhat younger, is dressed in a blue coat and red bow-tie. They speak in German over their [...]
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07, 2015
Francis Drake Comes to Como
It sometimes appears that we find the most interesting sights in the least expected places. Such an incident is one I wish to recount from a visit to a little restaurant in Como.
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06, 2015
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