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9 07, 2023

The stories doctors tell (Emily Bobrow, Wall Street Journal)

By Humanities Watch|2023-07-09T07:22:18-04:00July 9th, 2023|Academia, Arts, education, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Medicine, News, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

A writing program to offer insight and solace to the cares of physicians.

4 07, 2023

Syncopated synapses (Jon Hamilton, NPR)

By Humanities Watch|2023-07-04T12:19:33-04:00July 4th, 2023|Academia, Arts, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, mathematics, Music, News, painting, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

How the arts help us think and create.

1 07, 2023

Pizza at Pompeii? (Farrell Monaco, BBC Travel)

By Humanities Watch|2023-07-01T11:02:01-04:00July 1st, 2023|Arts, Economics, environment, Europe, Everything Else, Exhibits, History, Literature, Museums, News, painting|0 Comments

Finding flatbread in the buried city.

18 06, 2023

Delving deeper (Zaria Gorvett, BBC Future)

By Humanities Watch|2023-06-18T11:17:33-04:00June 18th, 2023|environment, Everything Else, History, Nature, News, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

How technology is transforming our understanding of maritime history.

10 06, 2023

Entertaining diversity with great books (Andrew Delbanco, Wall Street Journal)

By Humanities Watch|2023-06-10T10:51:42-04:00June 10th, 2023|Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Libraries, Literature, News, Philosophy, Politics, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How the humanities can foster diversity by discussing great books.

5 06, 2023

Roman legacy (Heritage Daily – Archaeology News)

By Humanities Watch|2023-06-05T14:43:24-04:00June 5th, 2023|Academia, Arts, environment, Europe, Everything Else, History, Nature, News, science, Technology|0 Comments

Roman legacy: the seaside science of ancient concrete. From the article: Around A.D. 79, Roman author Pliny the Elder wrote in his Naturalis historia that concrete structures in harbors, exposed to the constant assault of the saltwater wave, become "a single stone mass, impregnable to the waves and every day stronger." He wasn’t exaggerating. While [...]

25 05, 2023