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22 08, 2018

Astronomy and “new philosophy”

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-22T08:45:28-04:00August 22nd, 2018|Europe, Everything Else, Language, Literature, Philosophy, poetry, Quotes, Religion, science, Writing|0 Comments

Can scientific observation lead to greater illusion?

19 08, 2018

Studying the humanities enhances scientific understanding (Vinjai Vale, Medium)

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-18T15:53:52-04:00August 19th, 2018|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, Literature, News, Philosophy, science, STEM|0 Comments

Humanities knowledge enriches our scientific research.

16 08, 2018

All too human? In praise of the robotic marriage (Andy Clark, New York Times)

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-15T19:21:55-04:00August 16th, 2018|Economics, education, Everything Else, History, Nature, News, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

The marriage of humanity and robots is here and should be celebrated.

12 08, 2018

Machines with heart (Eryk Salvaggio, nextrends)

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-11T19:43:28-04:00August 12th, 2018|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, History, Medicine, News, Philosophy, Politics, psychology, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How can we develop empathy in the technological age?

8 08, 2018

Kids, don’t read this! (Nicholas Tampio, Aeon)

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-08T10:18:26-04:00August 8th, 2018|Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, Nature, News, Philosophy, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Digital learning is partial learning.

6 08, 2018

Foundations of learning (Martin Oehlen, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger)

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-06T09:36:28-04:00August 6th, 2018|education, Europe, Everything Else, Exhibits, History, Language, Libraries, Literature, Museums, News, science, Technology|0 Comments

The hidden bases of learning, not only literary, beneath our feet.

2 08, 2018

Humanities, education, and the continuity of culture

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-01T14:53:00-04:00August 2nd, 2018|Academia, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, psychology, Quotes, science, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

The humanities, although not inherently "practical and useful," nurture the gifted child, and all children.

31 07, 2018

The divinity of astrophysics (Justin Trombly, Tampa Bay Times)

By Humanities Watch|2018-07-30T19:43:12-04:00July 31st, 2018|Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, News, Philosophy, Religion, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A young genius would show the divine dimension of astrophysics.

24 07, 2018

Upstream on the Cam

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-06T13:14:57-04:00July 24th, 2018|Academia, Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, History, Literature, Observations, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, Technology, Writing|0 Comments

Writing against the current of the present time. A letter from the UK.

23 07, 2018

Humanities, science, and culture

By Humanities Watch|2018-07-23T06:58:07-04:00July 23rd, 2018|Academia, Asia, Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Philosophy, Quotes, science, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Considering the common cause between humanities and the sciences.