February

28 02, 2017

Science and (the absence of) happiness

By |2017-03-03T14:09:16-05:00February 28th, 2017|2017, Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, February, History, psychology, Quotes, science, Technology|0 Comments

Science and (the absence of) happiness: to what degree do science and technology condition our sense of happiness? During the last few generations humankind has made an extraordinary advance in the natural sciences and in their technological application and has established humanity's control over nature in a way never before imagined.... People are proud of these achievements, [...]

22 02, 2017

Humanities in the Age of Big Data

By |2017-03-03T14:10:30-05:00February 22nd, 2017|2017, business, Economics, Everything Else, February, History, Philosophy, psychology, Quotes, Religion, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Humanities in the Age of Big Data: an historian tries to unravel the consequences for ourselves and our way of life. Dataism is a new ethical system that says, yes, humans were special and important because up until now they were the most sophisticated data processing system in the universe, but this is no longer [...]

18 02, 2017

Combining medical insights with ancient texts to understand past diseases

By |2017-02-17T22:13:09-05:00February 18th, 2017|2017, Academia, Europe, Everything Else, February, History, Medicine, Quotes|0 Comments

Combining medical insights with ancient texts to understand past diseases. Francesco Galassi, a paleopathographist, explains its promise: Palaeopathography is a unique opportunity for palaeopathology, since it allows the investigation of symptoms and signs of diseases, vital for medicine, yet unavailable when only studying ancient bones or mummies. This is especially viable with famous historical figures [...]

15 02, 2017

The humanities at Davos (YaleNews)

By |2017-03-08T22:36:19-05:00February 15th, 2017|2017, Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, Europe, Everything Else, February, Language, Literature, Music, News, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The humanities at Davos: Yale's President Peter Salovey, a scholar of emotional intelligence, speaks at the World Economic Forum about the place of humanities. From the article: Speaking at the reception ... Salovey emphasized the ways that the humanities can promote understanding, such as how the study of languages can provide insights into a culture, reading literature can [...]

12 02, 2017

Singapore’s sciences require the humanities (Alfred Chua, Today Online)

By |2017-02-12T08:52:52-05:00February 12th, 2017|2017, Asia, business, Everything Else, February, History, News, Philosophy, Politics, science, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

Singapore's sciences require the humanities: how a leading university understands the need for engineers to train in the humanities. From the article: Technology and innovation may be the twin forces to power Singapore’s new economy but increasingly, social sciences and humanities are getting some unexpected attention and gaining importance in the workplace and helping policymakers [...]

8 02, 2017

The lily and the river

By |2017-03-07T08:22:00-05:00February 8th, 2017|2017, Arts, Europe, Everything Else, February, History, Language, Literature, Philosophy, psychology, Quotes, science, Writing|0 Comments

The lily and the river: how much do we presume about our knowledge of the future, and how firmly rooted is our knowledge of our origins? Two fables from Renaissance scientists and polymaths: The lily set itself on the bank of the river Ticino, and the current swept away both the bank and the lily. Leonardo da [...]

7 02, 2017

From Bethlehem to Bedlam: classifying the incurables through science (Amanda Ruggeri, BBC Culture)

By |2017-02-09T23:56:29-05:00February 7th, 2017|2017, Europe, Everything Else, Exhibits, February, History, Medicine, Museums, News, Philosophy, psychology, science|0 Comments

From Bethlehem to Bedlam: classifying the incurables through science. What was founded as a place open to those in need became a palatial institution that housed those deemed mentally unsound. From the article: By the 17th Century, the asylum was well-known enough to appear in numerous Jacobean dramas and ballads. Often – as in Shakespeare’s plays [...]

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