Humanities at the crossroads (Ross Douthat, New York Times)
Why students of the humanities face tough choices.
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01, 2020
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01, 2020
Humanities on the edge (Simon During, Chronicle of Higher Education)
How the humanities have lost their centrality.
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01, 2020
STEM is in the air (Virginia Heffernan, Wired)
STEM has the air of insubstantiality.
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12, 2019
The higher good that leads us upward
We do not define the higher good; it defines us.
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12, 2019
Brain scans spotlight the cast of history (Pierre Gagnepain et al., Nature Human Behavior)
Using neural imaging, the study suggests how collective memory filters our sense of history.
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12, 2019
Humanities on the rise in Arizona (University of Arizona News)
New programs lead to higher numbers of majors at the University of Arizona's College of Humanities
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12, 2019
The humanities beyond ‘useless’ self-reflection (Karen E. Spierling, The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Asserting the usefulness of the humanities, apart from moneymaking.
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11, 2019
Three Voices for Three Ages
A discussion about technology, education, and the power of art.
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11, 2019
Reflections on the unity of knowledge
The way fields of knowledge form a unity that is increasingly fractured in the modern age.
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11, 2019
The arts, humanities, and our well-being (Daisy Fancourt and Saorise Finn, World Heath Organization)
The ways the arts and humanities enhance our mental and physical health.