The wanderings of scholars
How scholars diminish themselves by denigrating others unjustly.
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05, 2018
Spreading the humanities’ wings (Duke Today)
The humanities receive uplift at Duke University from Mellon funding.
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05, 2018
Language colors the world we see (A. Casaponsa and P. Athanasopoulos, BBC Future)
Our language influences our awareness of color in the world around us.
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05, 2018
The Treasures of Philosophy (Robert E. Rubin, The New York Times)
The ways philosophy offers rich knowledge for work in finance and government.
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05, 2018
The sincerity of service
We pride ourselves on sacrifice that serves in reality ourselves and those we allow to manage our lives.
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04, 2018
Do doctors need the humanities? (Chris Pope and Tim Rice, Wall Street Journal)
A claim that the costs of the humanities outweigh their benefits for doctors.
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04, 2018
A Fair Exchange: A Dialogue about the Value of Goods
How we may value goods without fully knowing their price.
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04, 2018
Following DNA pathways in the weave of history (Paul Rincon, BBC Science)
How ancient DNA reveals the historic travels of our ancestors.
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04, 2018
Forgetting “Never Forget” (Maggie Astor, New York Times)
How we forget the past, even as we have new means to remember it.
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04, 2018
Scientific intuition and funding
The support for intuitive scientific research is often lacking.