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14 02, 2018

Reading, knowledge, dreams, and nature: Valentine’s verses on the season

Humanities Watch2018-02-14T10:12:42-05:00February 14th, 2018|Europe, Everything Else, Language, Literature, Music, Nature, Philosophy, poetry, psychology, Quotes, science|0 Comments

When birds call forth the turning of the seasons.

28 01, 2018

The humanities need no case

Humanities Watch2018-03-18T07:48:28-04:00January 28th, 2018|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Nature, Observations, Philosophy, poetry, science, Theater, Writing|0 Comments

The humanities chart the heights and depths of humanity.

19 01, 2018

Healthcare, healing, and Heidegger (Casey Rentmeester, Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy)

Humanities Watch2018-01-18T20:27:37-05:00January 19th, 2018|Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, health, Language, Medicine, News, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|1 Comment

Philosophy can guide us to better healthcare.

15 01, 2018

On science and ignorance, and re-viewing the history of “progress”

Humanities Watch2018-01-15T18:01:48-05:00January 15th, 2018|Africa, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Europe, Everything Else, January, Language, Literature, Philosophy, poetry, Politics, Quotes, science, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

How science meets its limits in questions awaiting answers.

10 01, 2018

The humanities, class, and the university (Justin Stover, American Affairs Journal)

Humanities Watch2018-01-10T09:37:52-05:00January 10th, 2018|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, Language, Literature, News, Philosophy, Politics, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

The humanities have little standing in society at large.

2 01, 2018

Science unveils new secrets of Egyptian mummies (Pallab Ghoush, BBC News)

Humanities Watch2018-01-01T17:34:45-05:00January 2nd, 2018|Academia, Africa, Europe, History, Language, Museums, News, Politics, science, Technology|1 Comment

New science reveals hidden secrets of ancient Egypt.

21 12, 2017

The Big Dog: stars and their stories serve to inspire us

Humanities Watch2017-12-21T20:19:22-05:00December 21st, 2017|Arts, business, Economics, Europe, History, Language, Literature, Medicine, Nature, Observations, Philosophy, poetry, Religion, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

How stars become dogs, and vice-versa.

20 12, 2017

The poet and civilization: why does a poet write, and why does it matter?

Humanities Watch2017-12-19T21:54:25-05:00December 20th, 2017|Everything Else, Italy, Language, Literature, Philosophy, poetry, Politics, psychology, Quotes|0 Comments

Poets write not merely for themselves but more importantly for the world and civilization in which they live.

13 12, 2017

Tech and the divided world (Berkeley Lovelace, Jr., CNBC)

Humanities Watch2017-12-13T11:07:56-05:00December 13th, 2017|business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, History, Journalism, Language, News, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How technology creates a house divided in the name of communication.

11 12, 2017

The false promises of higher education (Bryan Caplan, Atlantic)

Humanities Watch2017-12-11T08:12:28-05:00December 11th, 2017|Academia, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, History, Language, Literature, News, poetry, psychology, science, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Universities, born in the Middle Ages, appear to have out-lived their usefulness.