Humanities and technological languages (Lydia Dishman, Fast Company)
The languages of the humanities and technology have much in common.
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06, 2017
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05, 2017
Contending with the loss of autonomy in the Age of AI
Recovering autonomy and escaping the existential vacuum.
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05, 2017
The perils of thinking with the humanities (Francine Prose, The Guardian)
How thinking with complexity adds to our cultural (and political) understanding.
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05, 2017
The fuzzies vs. the techies (Amy Shen, Stanford Review)
The humanities ("fuzzies") and tech fields ("techies") remain divided, as two cultures.
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04, 2017
Coding and ethics, revisited (Emma Pierson, Wired)
The codes developed in programming require ethical watchfulness.
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04, 2017
Elon Musk and Sam Altman Speak on the Future of Information
Elon Musk and Sam Altman speak about the future of technology and its uses in accessing and using information.
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04, 2017
Elon Musk and the Present Future of A.I. (Maureen Dowd, Vanity Fair)
Will artificial intelligence enhance or imperil our humanity?
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02, 2017
Humanities citizens and industrial consumers (Sarah Churchwell, Times Higher Education)
How the humanities may lead us to greater self-knowledge, beyond the demands of the market place.
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01, 2017
Heralding the creative economy: Andrew Chitty leads the effort in the UK
Heralding the creative economy: Andrew Chitty leads the effort in the UK. The Arts and Humanities Research Council strengthens the fundamental ties between business and the humanities with its new Creative Economy Champion. From the press release: The main focus will be on enhancing and extending the AHRC’s reach in the creative economy, emphasising the importance [...]
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12, 2016
Solitude, inwardness, and demands of life
Solitude, inwardness, and demands of life: how listening to the inner self, the poetic voice, offers freedom from conventions of work and society. I don’t want you to be without a greeting from me when Christmas comes and when you, in the midst of the holiday, are bearing your solitude more heavily than usual. But [...]