Humanities, education, and the continuity of culture
The humanities, although not inherently "practical and useful," nurture the gifted child, and all children.
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The divinity of astrophysics (Justin Trombly, Tampa Bay Times)
A young genius would show the divine dimension of astrophysics.
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07, 2018
Upstream on the Cam
Writing against the current of the present time. A letter from the UK.
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Humanities, science, and culture
Considering the common cause between humanities and the sciences.
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07, 2018
The ethics of eugenics: on the human and the “post-human” possibilities (Nuffield Council on Bioethics)
A UK report discusses the ethical vagaries.
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Pre-natal ethics: should we change DNA before birth? (Ian Sample, The Guardian)
Is it ethical to change embryonic DNA as part of pre-natal care?
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More women in STEM? The humanities should answer for that (Barbara Oakley, Wall Street Journal)
The humanities should recognize the creativity of STEM fields for both women and men.
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The truth of the soul and the soul of truth
What it takes to be a psychoanalyst.
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Confronting prejudice in AI (Jonathan Vanian, Fortune)
Why prejudice remains a very human problem in AI.
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Capturing time in elegant space (Cameron Laux, BBC Culture)
The artfulness of library spaces in their effort to capture time and history.