History is Our Future
How history lies in wait for its discovery as it shapes who we become.
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03, 2019
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03, 2019
Dulling digital discourse (Cal Newport, Chronicle of Higher Education)
The demands of digital communication diminish our ability to think.
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02, 2019
The humanities in shadow (Robert Zaretsky, Chronicle of Higher Education)
The humanities in decline and what needs doing.
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02, 2019
Economic opportunity and the liberal arts (again) (Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed)
The ways a liberal arts institution may enhance students' economic prospects.
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02, 2019
Maine weighs elimination of university liberal arts (Bob Neal, Lewiston Sun Journal)
Is it useful to eliminate the liberal arts, and preserve vocational programs?
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02, 2019
Unhealthy AI (Dhruv Khullar, NY Times)
AI may worsen health care based upon programmed inequities.
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01, 2019
Heavy on STEM, light on humanities (Katherine Long, Seattle Times)
The ebb of the humanities with the flow of STEM near Seattle.
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01, 2019
Humanities are the motor driving tech
The humanities ask the what and why of technology.
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01, 2019
Deepening academic deficits in the digital age (Ravizza, Uitvlugt, and Fenn, Psychological Science)
Students use of computers in the classroom hinders their learning.
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01, 2019
The science of beauty
Math, beauty, humor combine in this engaging talk.