On watching the Perseid meteor shower
Classical and medieval contemplation of the heavens.
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08, 2022
16
02, 2022
The metrics of a life well-lived (D. Baumann and W. Ruch, Frontiers in Psychology)
Building a model to measure life fulfillment, in retrospect.
19
11, 2021
Decoding Newton’s writings (James R. Voelkel, Science History Institute)
Using new scientific methods to determine the course of Newton's thinking.
27
09, 2021
Humanities in numbers (Jo Fox, Times Higher Education Supplement)
Augmenting the humanities to address current needs in the job market.
1
08, 2021
What’s in a name, AI? (Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal)
How the language we use to identify AI carries preconceptions and fosters misunderstanding.
19
05, 2021
Humanities, leadership, and education
How the humanities shape not only our understanding of the world, about also world leaders.
18
05, 2021
The roots of SHAPE, the shape of STEM (OUPblog)
How Britain's new humanities initiative meshes with STEM.
18
04, 2021
Artificial awareness (Eric James Beyer, Interesting Engineering)
Can artificial intelligence replicate, or enhance, human consciousness?
14
12, 2020
Measuring gain and counting loss (Adrienne Bernhard, BBC Future)
How algebra became a calculus for life's passages, beginning in the 8th century.
4
08, 2020
Science and humanities (Mario Livio, Psychology Today)
Why Renaissance models of creative breadth are needed today.