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21 02, 2019

Economic opportunity and the liberal arts (again) (Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed)

Humanities Watch2019-02-21T14:36:49-05:00February 21st, 2019|Academia, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, News, Politics, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The ways a liberal arts institution may enhance students' economic prospects.

3 02, 2019

Unhealthy AI (Dhruv Khullar, NY Times)

Humanities Watch2019-02-08T15:23:29-05:00February 3rd, 2019|Economics, education, Everything Else, health, Medicine, News, Philosophy, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

AI may worsen health care based upon programmed inequities.

30 01, 2019

Life’s narrative and the humanities (Jon Parrish Peede, NEH)

Humanities Watch2019-01-30T08:20:41-05:00January 30th, 2019|Academia, education, Everything Else, Language, Medicine, Philosophy, poetry, Quotes, science, U.S. / Canada|1 Comment

How medicine and literature combine to lend care a richer meaning.

27 01, 2019

Heavy on STEM, light on humanities (Katherine Long, Seattle Times)

Humanities Watch2019-01-27T13:55:00-05:00January 27th, 2019|Academia, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, Language, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The ebb of the humanities with the flow of STEM near Seattle.

24 01, 2019

Humanities are the motor driving tech

Humanities Watch2019-01-24T07:53:11-05:00January 24th, 2019|business, Debate / dialogue, education, Employment, Everything Else, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada, Videos|0 Comments

The humanities ask the what and why of technology.

22 01, 2019

Bilingual benefits for children (Jenny Silverstone, MomLovesBest)

Humanities Watch2019-01-22T07:21:59-05:00January 22nd, 2019|education, Everything Else, health, Language, News, psychology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How being bilingual benefits children in many ways.

18 01, 2019

Deepening academic deficits in the digital age (Ravizza, Uitvlugt, and Fenn, Psychological Science)

Humanities Watch2019-02-01T18:23:57-05:00January 18th, 2019|Academia, education, Everything Else, News, psychology, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Students use of computers in the classroom hinders their learning.

9 01, 2019

The place of the humanities in STEM (U.S. Committee on STEM Education)

Humanities Watch2019-01-09T07:00:31-05:00January 9th, 2019|Academia, Arts, Economics, education, Everything Else, History, News, Politics, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Do humanities have more than a marginal place in the current view of STEM education?

7 01, 2019

Why the humanities matter (The British Academy Blog)

Humanities Watch2019-01-07T20:35:21-05:00January 7th, 2019|Academia, Arts, Economics, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Philosophy, Quotes, STEM|0 Comments

The humanities foster dynamic, ongoing creativity.

2 01, 2019

Melding philosophy and computer science (Gina Vitale, MIT News)

Humanities Watch2019-01-01T17:14:23-05:00January 2nd, 2019|Academia, education, Language, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Using philosophy to improve our understanding of computers.

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