Pride, work, and health
On being, and not being, indispensable.
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11, 2022
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10, 2022
Cézanne’s way of seeing (Matthew Wilson, BBC Culture)
Cézanne's work vibrates with insights from philosophy and neurology.
26
09, 2022
AI in the humanities (Nicholas Agar, Diplomatic Courier)
The ways AI infiltrates the humanities, and a suggested response.
10
09, 2022
More STEM, fewer humanities (J.M. Thomas, The Spectator)
Rhetorical and ethical questions about the humanities, resolved by reducing them.
24
08, 2022
Those useless humanities degrees again (CNBC)
Business journalists comment on the value of higher education one more time.
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08, 2022
A call for humanities (Daedalus)
Humanities engage the public interest.
14
08, 2022
On watching the Perseid meteor shower
Classical and medieval contemplation of the heavens.
12
08, 2022
The Healing Place of Trees in Art
Finding health in the art of nature.
13
05, 2022
Split minds, split hearts (Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed)
The liberal arts are crucial, but increasingly dispensable.
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05, 2022
The worth of graduate degrees in humanities (American Academy of Arts and Sciences)
High job satisfaction alongside proportional decline in the number of degrees.