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4 07, 2023

Syncopated synapses (Jon Hamilton, NPR)

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How the arts help us think and create.

10 06, 2023

Entertaining diversity with great books (Andrew Delbanco, Wall Street Journal)

Humanities Watch2023-06-10T10:51:42-04:00June 10th, 2023|Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Libraries, Literature, News, Philosophy, Politics, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How the humanities can foster diversity by discussing great books.

23 05, 2023

Rome reborn in our lives

Humanities Watch2023-05-24T08:57:37-04:00May 23rd, 2023|Academia, Economics, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, painting, Philosophy, Quotes, Writing|0 Comments

How travel to Rome is also a search for meaning.

28 04, 2023

The humanities’ advantage (Higher Education Policy Institute)

Humanities Watch2023-04-28T14:52:03-04:00April 28th, 2023|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Employment, Europe, Everything Else, health, Medicine, News, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

A new report argues for renewed support for the humanities in Britain.

12 04, 2023

Chatbot, chatbot, on the wall (Salk News)

Humanities Watch2023-04-12T11:51:22-04:00April 12th, 2023|education, Everything Else, Language, News, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The chatbot reflects the personality of the questioner.

30 03, 2023

Slowing the roll of AI (Future of Life Institute)

Humanities Watch2023-03-30T20:05:28-04:00March 30th, 2023|business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Everything Else, History, Language, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A request for a thoughtful pause in AI progression.

26 03, 2023

Human intelligence and AI (Yuval Harari, Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin, New York Times)

Humanities Watch2023-03-26T11:26:50-04:00March 26th, 2023|Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Language, News, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How heedlessly promoting AI threatens human language and culture.

2 03, 2023

Digital da Vinci (Museo Galileo, Florence)

Humanities Watch2023-03-02T08:24:26-05:00March 2nd, 2023|Academia, education, Europe, Everything Else, Exhibits, History, Language, Literature, mathematics, Museums, Nature, News, painting, Philosophy, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

Da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus in its digital dimensions.

28 01, 2023

On humanity in the sciences

Humanities Watch2023-01-28T14:37:36-05:00January 28th, 2023|Academia, Arts, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, mathematics, Medicine, Nature, Quotes, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

A leading biochemist speaks of science's need to return to humility and the humanities.

20 01, 2023

Techniques and technology (Christopher Rim, Forbes)

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Liberating education from its focus on usefulness.

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