Science unveils new secrets of Egyptian mummies (Pallab Ghoush, BBC News)
New science reveals hidden secrets of ancient Egypt.
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01, 2018
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12, 2017
Sun, nature, spirit, philanthropy
The spirit of philanthropy at Christmas, evoked by nature.
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12, 2017
The Big Dog: stars and their stories serve to inspire us
How stars become dogs, and vice-versa.
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12, 2017
Tech and the divided world (Berkeley Lovelace, Jr., CNBC)
How technology creates a house divided in the name of communication.
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12, 2017
Rivers of time and change, outside and within
Change over time leads to thoughts of our accepted certainties.
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12, 2017
The false promises of higher education (Bryan Caplan, Atlantic)
Universities, born in the Middle Ages, appear to have out-lived their usefulness.
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12, 2017
Humanities education adapts technology for today and tomorrow (Harry Begg, Washington Examiner)
Humanities education for the New Industrial Age.
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11, 2017
Thinking and thanking: reflections on Humanities Watch’s second anniversary
Reflections on thinking, thanking, and remembrance at the close of two years.
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11, 2017
The education of tech and the historical crisis (John Naughton, The Guardian)
The humanities help compensate for the one-sidedness of technological expertise.
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11, 2017
The dawn and dusk of the humanities (Marilynne Robinson, NY Review of Books)
Do the humanities exhaust themselves in utility?