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9 02, 2019

Maine weighs elimination of university liberal arts (Bob Neal, Lewiston Sun Journal)

Humanities Watch2019-02-09T11:08:02-05:00February 9th, 2019|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, Everything Else, History, Language, News, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Is it useful to eliminate the liberal arts, and preserve vocational programs?

5 02, 2019

The gardens of Atget

Humanities Watch2019-02-05T17:37:06-05:00February 5th, 2019|Arts, Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, Language, Observations, painting, Photography, poetry, Writing|0 Comments

The humanities see what is missing, hear what is not said.

30 01, 2019

Life’s narrative and the humanities (Jon Parrish Peede, NEH)

Humanities Watch2019-01-30T08:20:41-05:00January 30th, 2019|Academia, education, Everything Else, Language, Medicine, Philosophy, poetry, Quotes, science, U.S. / Canada|1 Comment

How medicine and literature combine to lend care a richer meaning.

27 01, 2019

Heavy on STEM, light on humanities (Katherine Long, Seattle Times)

Humanities Watch2019-01-27T13:55:00-05:00January 27th, 2019|Academia, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, Language, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The ebb of the humanities with the flow of STEM near Seattle.

22 01, 2019

Bilingual benefits for children (Jenny Silverstone, MomLovesBest)

Humanities Watch2019-01-22T07:21:59-05:00January 22nd, 2019|education, Everything Else, health, Language, News, psychology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How being bilingual benefits children in many ways.

2 01, 2019

Melding philosophy and computer science (Gina Vitale, MIT News)

Humanities Watch2019-01-01T17:14:23-05:00January 2nd, 2019|Academia, education, Language, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Using philosophy to improve our understanding of computers.

22 12, 2018

The artful hospital (Maria Giulia Marini, medicinanarrativa.eu)

Humanities Watch2019-01-03T07:02:03-05:00December 22nd, 2018|Arts, Everything Else, health, Language, Literature, Medicine, Museums, painting, Quotes, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Overcoming clinical resistance to the ways that art engages the entire person and the family in the healing process.

7 12, 2018

Freedom behind bars (Chris Wilson, Medium)

Humanities Watch2018-12-28T22:47:32-05:00December 7th, 2018|education, Everything Else, History, Language, Libraries, Literature, News, STEM|0 Comments

Books in a prison library provide freedom and new life.

4 12, 2018

Understanding natural — not just artificial — intelligence (Melanie Mitchell, NY Times)

Humanities Watch2018-12-28T23:09:58-05:00December 4th, 2018|Academia, business, Economics, Language, Nature, News, Philosophy, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

We need to understand our natural degree of intelligence before relying on artificial means.

28 11, 2018

The usefulness of literature and philosophy

Humanities Watch2018-11-28T12:12:02-05:00November 28th, 2018|Academia, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Philosophy, poetry, Quotes|0 Comments

A Renaissance conception of the usefulness and value of the humanities, for humanity.