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12 11, 2024

Know-how and unlearning

By Humanities Watch|2024-11-13T08:53:57-05:00November 12th, 2024|Academia, Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Observations, Philosophy, poetry, Religion, STEM|0 Comments

Reflections on Humanities Watch's ninth anniversary.

13 10, 2024

Columbus the wanderer (Sam Jones and Nadeem Badshah, The Guardian)

By Humanities Watch|2024-10-13T09:31:41-04:00October 13th, 2024|Academia, Central / South America, Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, History, News, Politics, Religion, STEM|0 Comments

Researchers claim that DNA documents Columbus's Jewish ancestry.

9 08, 2024

Song of the whales (Katherine Latham and Anna Bressanin, BBC Future)

By Humanities Watch|2024-08-09T19:54:07-04:00August 9th, 2024|Academia, environment, Everything Else, Language, Nature, News, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

Patient study of sperm whales' soundings uses AI to discern their language.

1 08, 2024

The art of the cave (John Hill, world-architects.com)

By Humanities Watch|2024-08-01T15:34:12-04:00August 1st, 2024|Europe, Museums, Nature, painting, Religion, STEM, Technology, Videos|1 Comment

An interview with Snøhetta co-founder Kjetil Trædal Thorsen about path to re-creating Lascaux and its art.

24 06, 2024

Language learning in the wild (Guardian, Agence France-Presse)

By Humanities Watch|2024-06-24T16:26:00-04:00June 24th, 2024|Africa, Debate / dialogue, environment, Everything Else, Language, Nature, News, STEM|0 Comments

Researchers gain insight into elephants' individualized communication.

30 05, 2024

Cutting-edge ancient medicine (Tatiana Tondini, Albert Isidro, Edgard Camerós)

By Humanities Watch|2024-05-30T12:02:48-04:00May 30th, 2024|Academia, Africa, Europe, Everything Else, History, Medicine, News, STEM|0 Comments

Microscopic analysis reveals ancient Egyptian skill at cancer surgery.

18 04, 2024

Mind and machine (Dvija Mehta, BBC Future)

By Humanities Watch|2024-04-18T10:27:45-04:00April 18th, 2024|Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, Medicine, News, Philosophy, psychology, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Why implanting computing chips into the brain can challenge our sense of self.

26 03, 2024

Supporting a “humanities renaissance” (UNC News)

By Humanities Watch|2024-03-26T13:47:27-04:00March 26th, 2024|Academia, business, Charities, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, News, Philosophy, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A major donation from a business alumnus inspired and guided by the humanities.

16 03, 2024

AI calls on humanity (Aneesh Raman and Maria Flynn, NY Times)

By Humanities Watch|2024-03-16T17:00:08-04:00March 16th, 2024|Academia, business, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, Language, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

That our new AI economy requires a deeper engagement with the humanities.

27 02, 2024

The humanities we know

By Humanities Watch|2024-02-28T05:33:49-05:00February 27th, 2024|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Politics, Quotes, STEM, Technology, Theater, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Talking about the launch of the new journal Public Humanities.