The humanities help our health during Covid-19 (University of Exeter)
A new study surveys the instrumental role of the humanities during the pandemic.
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12, 2022
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12, 2022
Math, logic, and the Holy Roman Emperor (Hugh Schofield, BBC News)
The science of cryptography helps unlock a secret 16th-C. exchange.
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11, 2022
Finding time and space for words, and words for time and space (Miriam Frankel and Matt Warren, BBC Future)
Studying how a language shapes perception of time and space.
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10, 2022
Bubonic plague and genetic change (Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR)
How the second plague pandemic influenced the genome of its survivors.
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10, 2022
Cézanne’s way of seeing (Matthew Wilson, BBC Culture)
Cézanne's work vibrates with insights from philosophy and neurology.
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10, 2022
Bulls and bears, in stock, stars, and poetry
Bulls and bears during the South Sea Bubble of 1720.
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10, 2022
Humanities down, down under (Simon During, The Conversation)
Weighing the challenges to humanities, in broad historical terms.
2
10, 2022
Language lessons learned (Humanities Indicators)
Greater numbers but less diversity among foreign languages.
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09, 2022
AI in the humanities (Nicholas Agar, Diplomatic Courier)
The ways AI infiltrates the humanities, and a suggested response.
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09, 2022
A boost from the arts (Caroline Parker, EdNC)
A new high-school requirement introduces all students to the arts.