Lidar locates another lost city (Georgina Rannard, BBC)
A review of lidar data reveals a hidden ancient city.
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11, 2024
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11, 2024
How the humanities nurture tech, and vice versa
Interviewing Sylvester Johnson, Kluge Chair in Science and Technology, on the humanities' future with technology.
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11, 2024
Know-how and unlearning
Reflections on Humanities Watch's ninth anniversary.
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10, 2024
Columbus the wanderer (Sam Jones and Nadeem Badshah, The Guardian)
Researchers claim that DNA documents Columbus's Jewish ancestry.
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08, 2024
Song of the whales (Katherine Latham and Anna Bressanin, BBC Future)
Patient study of sperm whales' soundings uses AI to discern their language.
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08, 2024
The art of the cave (John Hill, world-architects.com)
An interview with Snøhetta co-founder Kjetil Trædal Thorsen about path to re-creating Lascaux and its art.
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06, 2024
Language learning in the wild (Guardian, Agence France-Presse)
Researchers gain insight into elephants' individualized communication.
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05, 2024
Cutting-edge ancient medicine (Tatiana Tondini, Albert Isidro, Edgard Camerós)
Microscopic analysis reveals ancient Egyptian skill at cancer surgery.
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04, 2024
Mind and machine (Dvija Mehta, BBC Future)
Why implanting computing chips into the brain can challenge our sense of self.
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03, 2024
Supporting a “humanities renaissance” (UNC News)
A major donation from a business alumnus inspired and guided by the humanities.