Liberal Arts and Cutting-Edge Work (Fast Company, September 2015)
How can you study what you love—say, classical Persian poetry—and still get a job when you graduate, not to mention a career for the long-term?
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Liberal arts grads are joining the tech workforce more rapidly than technical grads (LinkedIn, August 2015)
In our modern work economy, people have more opportunities and resources to get the job they want; what matters the most is what people do to get those jobs.
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10, 2015
That ‘Useless’ Liberal Arts Degree Has Become Tech’s Hottest Ticket (Forbes, August 2015)
People without a tech degree may already be benefiting the most from tech’s boom.
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09, 2015
Stop reading: Duke Huan and Pien the Wheelwright
How can we learn from the writings of dead sages?
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09, 2015
Applying the humanities in corporate and technological realms (Geoff Colvin, Salon, August 2015)
Combining technical knowledge with the skills built by study of the humanities is the ideal
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08, 2015
Losing Greece
Losing Greece: its meaning for Europe, past and future. Overheard in a train station at the height of the Greek financial crisis, between two men of business. One, in middle age, is wearing a light-grey suit. The other, somewhat younger, is dressed in a blue coat and red bow-tie. They speak in German over their [...]
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07, 2015
Francis Drake Comes to Como
It sometimes appears that we find the most interesting sights in the least expected places. Such an incident is one I wish to recount from a visit to a little restaurant in Como.
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07, 2015
Philosophy study — for kids — enhances reading, writing, and math skills (Educational Endowment Foundation, July 2015)
Teaching children as young as nine and ten to have philosophical discussions around topics like truth, fairness and knowledge can improve their progress in maths and reading by an average of two months.
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