On American reading, technology, and intellectual life
How American society limits our reading and concentration, also by technology.
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11, 2017
25
11, 2017
Thinking and thanking: reflections on Humanities Watch’s second anniversary
Reflections on thinking, thanking, and remembrance at the close of two years.
19
11, 2017
Language, emotion, and the world around us (David Robson, BBC Future)
Languages, in consort with others, foster emotional awareness.
15
11, 2017
The dawn and dusk of the humanities (Marilynne Robinson, NY Review of Books)
Do the humanities exhaust themselves in utility?
31
10, 2017
Doubting wisely to achieve soundness of mind and body
Why doubt can lead to self-assurance and independence of judgement, which is manifest in one's outward demeanor.
25
10, 2017
Our voices and their deeper meaning
Our voices record our selves, through and beyond the spoken word.
19
10, 2017
Art, beauty, and freedom
Finding personality in the spirit of freedom through beauty.
9
10, 2017
Investing in the humanities (Lisa Kaaki, Arab News)
The humanities enhance our return on investment.
4
10, 2017
Robert Frost reads about science, the mind, and the march of years.
Robert Frost on science and our flights from reality.
20
09, 2017
The sublimity of intuition, in humanity and in the natural world
Our intuitions may have sublime origin, amid our doubts, no matter how grave.