Literature Archives

18 02, 2026

AI requires the humanities (Jason Ma, Fortune)

By Humanities Watch|2026-02-18T11:00:26-05:00February 18th, 2026|business, education, Everything Else, Literature, News, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Another AI innovator sees the presence of the humanities in AI's future.

20 06, 2025

For the love of books (Katarina Zimmer, BBC Future)

By Humanities Watch|2025-06-20T16:47:26-04:00June 20th, 2025|Arts, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Libraries, Literature, Medicine, News, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

The ways reading may boost your sense of well-being.

4 04, 2025

Marvels of Merlin revealed (Donna Ferguson, BBC News)

By Humanities Watch|2025-04-04T16:16:28-04:00April 4th, 2025|education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Libraries, Literature, News, Technology, Writing|0 Comments

Researchers unveil a hidden medieval manuscript of Merlin and Arthur hidden in a Renaissance book.

24 02, 2025

Unscrolling the past with AI (Ian Sample, The Guardian)

By Humanities Watch|2025-02-24T17:13:06-05:00February 24th, 2025|Academia, education, environment, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

New AI technology allows us to peer inside damaged writings from the past.

20 01, 2025

Nourishing the humanities’ growth

By Humanities Watch|2025-01-25T16:32:15-05:00January 20th, 2025|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, March, Politics, Quotes, science, STEM|0 Comments

An interview with Phoebe Stein of the State Humanities Councils on recognizing and supporting public humanities.

2 12, 2024

December fables for the present time.

By Humanities Watch|2024-12-02T13:57:59-05:00December 2nd, 2024|Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Law, Literature, Observations, Philosophy, psychology, Writing|0 Comments

From dogs to monkeys, fables speak for themselves.

12 11, 2024

Know-how and unlearning

By Humanities Watch|2024-11-27T09:48:51-05:00November 12th, 2024|Academia, Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Observations, Philosophy, poetry, Religion, STEM|0 Comments

Reflections on Humanities Watch's ninth anniversary.

5 10, 2024

A Librarian’s Life in Her Letters: Belle Greene and the Morgan Library

By Humanities Watch|2025-02-04T16:23:15-05:00October 5th, 2024|Academia, Arts, Asia, education, Europe, Everything Else, Exhibits, History, Language, Libraries, Literature, painting, Quotes, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Letters reveal the shaping of a public institution, the Morgan Library.

23 09, 2024

The music of the fishes (Alessia Franco and David Robson, BBC Future)

By Humanities Watch|2024-09-23T17:35:03-04:00September 23rd, 2024|Arts, business, Economics, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Music, Nature, News, September|0 Comments

How ancient oral traditions teach the rhythms and methods of fishing in Sicily.

26 03, 2024

Supporting a “humanities renaissance” (UNC News)

By Humanities Watch|2024-03-26T13:47:27-04:00March 26th, 2024|Academia, business, Charities, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, News, Philosophy, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A major donation from a business alumnus inspired and guided by the humanities.