New language, new cultures (Melanie Kirkpatrick, Wall Street Journal)
Learning new languages leads to the blending of new cultures.
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Hearing what is simple amid the technological noise
The simple remains to be heard in a time of technology.
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The liberal arts and the path to fulfillment (George Anders, Atlantic)
The liberal arts, including the humanities, open up new possibilities for fulfilling lives.
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In praise of polymaths (David Edmonds, BBC Magazine)
Why the broader knowledge possessed by polymaths is needed today more than ever.
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Love, beauty, and the quest for wisdom
Love for beauty may lead to higher wisdom.
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College students know the usefulness of humanities majors (Michelle Cheng, FiveThirtyEight)
Students determine the usefulness of the humanities according to their career path.
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Literature and science
What literature and science have in common, and how they complement one another.
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The “Two Cultures” revisited (Roger Kimball, The New Criterion)
Reviewing the "two cultures" debate in light of modern science.
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The Shipwreck of the Humanities
Do the humanities prevent or foster our cultural shipwreck?
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The bilingual brain (Gaia Vince, BBC Future)
A bilingual mind has different strengths and abilities.