The music of the fishes (Alessia Franco and David Robson, BBC Future)
How ancient oral traditions teach the rhythms and methods of fishing in Sicily.
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09, 2024
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09, 2024
Leonardo and the science of scent (Tim Brinkhof, Artnet)
Leonardo and the science of scent: a recent exhibit explores da Vinci's fascination with smell. From the article: Touted as a multi-sensory, olfactory experience, the exhibition shows that Leonardo got interested in perfumes after comparing the machinations of smell to those of sight and hearing. He collected commercially available perfumes, many of them made [...]
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07, 2024
Art Therapy in The Great War (BBC News)
An insightful nurse used art to help WWI soldiers heal.
9
07, 2024
Decoding the DNA of human sacrifice (Aylin Woodward, Wall Street Journal)
How genetic science helps us understand the rituals of human sacrifice among the Mayans.
30
05, 2024
Cutting-edge ancient medicine (Tatiana Tondini, Albert Isidro, Edgard Camerós)
Microscopic analysis reveals ancient Egyptian skill at cancer surgery.
12
05, 2024
Mona Lisa’s mysteries (Dalya Alberge, The Guardian)
How an art historian and a geologist discovered the location of Mona Lisa.
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04, 2024
A total eclipse in the arts (Ian Blatchford, The Royal Society)
The changing face of sun and moon as eclipse in Renaissance art.
26
03, 2024
Supporting a “humanities renaissance” (UNC News)
A major donation from a business alumnus inspired and guided by the humanities.
16
03, 2024
AI calls on humanity (Aneesh Raman and Maria Flynn, NY Times)
That our new AI economy requires a deeper engagement with the humanities.
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02, 2024
The humanities we know
Talking about the launch of the new journal Public Humanities.