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1 08, 2021

What’s in a name, AI? (Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal)

Humanities Watch2021-07-31T17:02:51-04:00August 1st, 2021|business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Everything Else, History, Language, mathematics, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How the language we use to identify AI carries preconceptions and fosters misunderstanding.

21 07, 2021

For Your Eyes Only (Richard Fisher, BBC Future)

Humanities Watch2021-07-21T14:49:24-04:00July 21st, 2021|Academia, Arts, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, News, Politics, Religion, Technology, Writing|0 Comments

Discovering, and unlocking, old tricks that keep history hidden.

19 07, 2021

Imagining the Unity of the Arts and the Sciences (Charlotte Drew, The Minton Archive)

Humanities Watch2021-10-15T12:05:45-04:00July 19th, 2021|Academia, Arts, education, Europe, Everything Else, Exhibits, History, Language, Literature, News, painting, Philosophy, Technology|0 Comments

How the arts illustrate the wholeness of knowledge.

16 07, 2021

Up A Tree

Humanities Watch2021-07-16T18:54:20-04:00July 16th, 2021|Arts, Asia, Debate / dialogue, environment, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Libraries, Literature, Nature, Observations, Philosophy, psychology, science, U.S. / Canada|1 Comment

Feeling rooted in a time of fragmentation.

13 07, 2021

Selling stress-relief (Ellen Byron, Wall Street Journal)

Humanities Watch2021-07-13T17:47:46-04:00July 13th, 2021|business, Economics, Everything Else, Medicine, News, psychology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Companies offer consumers more products promoting wellness.

5 07, 2021

Pursuing the history of Tsushima and Iko (Andrew Goldfarb, PlayStationBlog)

Humanities Watch2021-07-05T14:01:05-04:00July 5th, 2021|Arts, Asia, Everything Else, History, Language, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The samarai's history adventure continues on Tsushima and Iko islands.

25 06, 2021

Widening the Night Watch (Daniel Boffey, The Guardian)

Humanities Watch2021-06-25T11:14:32-04:00June 25th, 2021|Arts, Europe, Everything Else, Exhibits, History, Museums, News, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

A new AI algorithm places the Night Watch in original perspective.

23 06, 2021

Unearthing the past (The Guardian)

Humanities Watch2021-06-23T13:05:49-04:00June 23rd, 2021|Europe, Everything Else, History, Museums, News|0 Comments

Metal detectorists bring the British past to light.

14 06, 2021

A world of falling humanities (Humanities Indicators)

Humanities Watch2021-06-14T17:42:37-04:00June 14th, 2021|Academia, Central / South America, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Europe, Everything Else, News, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The small share of humanities degrees worldwide grows smaller.

2 06, 2021

Flummoxing AI (Rob Toews, Forbes)

Humanities Watch2021-06-02T15:52:42-04:00June 2nd, 2021|business, Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, History, Language, Medicine, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Recognizing AI shortcomings as we accept its strengths.

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