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12 01, 2022

Judging books by their covers (Anna Honer)

By Humanities Watch|2022-01-12T12:03:52-05:00January 12th, 2022|Arts, History, Libraries, Literature, Reviews, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Science and history combine to record a forgotten history of the book.

11 01, 2022

Tomorrow morning, at my place (Olivia Merli)

By Humanities Watch|2022-01-17T10:36:10-05:00January 11th, 2022|Arts, Coronavirus Tales, Debate / dialogue, Europe, History, Nature, psychology|0 Comments

Still running, one year on during Covid.

7 01, 2022

Virtual humanities (Rebecca Koenig, EdSurge)

By Humanities Watch|2022-01-07T13:59:22-05:00January 7th, 2022|Academia, Asia, Everything Else, History, Literature, News, Philosophy, Technology, U.S. / Canada|1 Comment

Does the future of the humanities lie outside academia?

29 12, 2021

Self-betterment through better reading (John McWhorter, New York Times)

By Humanities Watch|2021-12-29T14:01:40-05:00December 29th, 2021|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Literature, News, Philosophy, Politics, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Improving oneself through the study of great books.

29 12, 2021

The ghosts of Rome: returning home

By Humanities Watch|2022-02-13T12:27:43-05:00December 29th, 2021|Arts, Economics, Europe, Everything Else, History, Literature, Museums, Observations, Philosophy, September|0 Comments

Finding bright company in the inner world of the spirit during the winter season.

26 12, 2021

The growing power of Rome’s monuments (Alex Fox, BBC Travel)

By Humanities Watch|2021-12-25T16:26:07-05:00December 26th, 2021|Arts, environment, Europe, Everything Else, History, News, science, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

Scientists and engineers continue to explore the creative power of classical concrete.

18 12, 2021

Jousting with Judgmentalists

By Humanities Watch|2021-12-21T14:49:36-05:00December 18th, 2021|Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Observations, Philosophy, Politics, Religion|0 Comments

Sir Felix encounters a new group of censorious simpletons, and defeats their leader in a joust.

1 12, 2021

Earthly delights digitized (Sergio C. Fanjul, El Pais)

By Humanities Watch|2021-12-01T09:42:43-05:00December 1st, 2021|Arts, Europe, Everything Else, Exhibits, History, Museums, News, painting, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

Renaissance art meets the modern algorithm.

19 11, 2021

Decoding Newton’s writings (James R. Voelkel, Science History Institute)

By Humanities Watch|2021-11-19T20:06:25-05:00November 19th, 2021|Academia, Arts, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Libraries, Literature, mathematics, Nature, News, Newton, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Using new scientific methods to determine the course of Newton's thinking.

10 11, 2021

Degrees of well-being in the humanities (Humanities Indicators)

By Humanities Watch|2021-11-10T12:46:42-05:00November 10th, 2021|Academia, business, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, News, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A new survey charts how humanities graduates feel about their education and their lives.

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