History and the Natural Sciences
Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) assesses, for his students in Basel, the relation between history and the natural sciences, “the only disinterested comrades we have.” […]
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Silent speech now digitally recorded (Larry Hardesty, MIT News)
How speech, though silent, may be still heard, under the guise of remaining present.
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Computing the Future (Mark Kaelin, TechRepublic)
One technology company runs risk assessments on the ethical use of AI.
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Readers, scientists, and “artists”
The way we read, or do not read, books and nature
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04, 2018
Spatial imagining uncovers hidden Amazon civilization (Robert Lee Hotz, Wall Street Journal)
Satellite and other imagery discloses new ranges of human history.
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Humanities and STEM: engaging a deeper conversation (M. Willis, J. Castell, K. Waddington, The Conversation)
Humanities and STEM should embark on a richer conversation.
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Philosophy, science, and medicine
That philosophy, as a tree, provides the foundation and force to all fields of knowledge.
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Other voices, other lives (Bryan Lufkin, BBC News)
Speaking a second language may become more common in a connected world.
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Squaring the circle with the humanities (Linus Devadoss, Jewish World Review)
How complexity is part of the humanities' calculus.
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The science of mythology and the mythology of science
Our sciences have their roots in myth.