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16 05, 2023

The genome’s philosophical turn (David Cox, BBC Future)

By Humanities Watch|2023-05-24T16:27:32-04:00May 16th, 2023|Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, health, History, Medicine, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

New debate over the degree that genetics shape our choices.

6 05, 2023

The plague of loneliness (Vivek H. Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States)

By Humanities Watch|2023-05-06T11:27:58-04:00May 6th, 2023|environment, Everything Else, health, History, Medicine, News, psychology, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Whither / wither the humanities in our social isolation?

28 04, 2023

The humanities’ advantage (Higher Education Policy Institute)

By Humanities Watch|2023-04-28T14:52:03-04:00April 28th, 2023|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Employment, Europe, Everything Else, health, Medicine, News, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

A new report argues for renewed support for the humanities in Britain.

26 04, 2023

Writing for health

By Humanities Watch|2023-04-27T06:53:03-04:00April 26th, 2023|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Medicine, Music, Observations, painting, Philosophy, STEM, Technology|2 Comments

That writing fosters our health in inverse proportion to our use of chatbots.

28 01, 2023

On humanity in the sciences

By Humanities Watch|2023-01-28T14:37:36-05:00January 28th, 2023|Academia, Arts, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, mathematics, Medicine, Nature, Quotes, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

A leading biochemist speaks of science's need to return to humility and the humanities.

3 11, 2022

Pride, work, and health

By Humanities Watch|2022-11-03T08:58:16-04:00November 3rd, 2022|business, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, Language, Medicine, Philosophy, Quotes, Writing|0 Comments

On being, and not being, indispensable.

25 10, 2022

Bubonic plague and genetic change (Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR)

By Humanities Watch|2022-10-25T09:36:46-04:00October 25th, 2022|environment, Europe, Everything Else, History, Medicine, News, STEM|0 Comments

How the second plague pandemic influenced the genome of its survivors.

20 08, 2022

The doctor retires

By Humanities Watch|2022-08-20T16:49:42-04:00August 20th, 2022|Arts, education, Everything Else, health, History, Language, Law, Literature, Medicine, poetry, Quotes, STEM, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Poetic reflections on the meaning of medicine.

12 08, 2022

The Healing Place of Trees in Art

By Humanities Watch|2023-05-28T11:02:14-04:00August 12th, 2022|Africa, Arts, Asia, Central / South America, environment, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Medicine, Nature, Observations, painting, Philosophy, poetry, Religion|1 Comment

Finding health in the art of nature.

27 07, 2022

A house call

By Humanities Watch|2022-07-28T09:00:39-04:00July 27th, 2022|Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, health, History, Language, Literature, Medicine, Quotes, Writing|0 Comments

Bedside manners and narrative medicine, late-19th-C.

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