Technology Archives - Humanities Watch

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.

9 07, 2024

Decoding the DNA of human sacrifice (Aylin Woodward, Wall Street Journal)

By Humanities Watch|2024-07-09T12:09:14-04:00July 9th, 2024|Academia, Central / South America, Everything Else, History, News, Religion, Technology|0 Comments

How genetic science helps us understand the rituals of human sacrifice among the Mayans.

24 05, 2024

Pyramid formation (Malu Cursino, BBC News)

By Humanities Watch|2024-05-24T14:26:11-04:00May 24th, 2024|Academia, Africa, Arts, environment, Everything Else, News, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How a research team uncovered the waterway for building the pyramids.

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.

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.

11 02, 2024

Out from the ashes (Reed Albergotti, Semafor)

By Humanities Watch|2024-02-11T17:55:42-05:00February 11th, 2024|Arts, environment, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A step in unravelling a 2000-year-old mystery though AI.

19 01, 2024

Words on the brain (Bill Hathaway, YaleNews)

By Humanities Watch|2024-01-19T15:50:06-05:00January 19th, 2024|Academia, environment, Everything Else, History, Language, News, Philosophy, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How we develop neural pathways of memory from birth.

12 01, 2024

Corporate coup (Huck Gutman, Common Dreams)

By Humanities Watch|2024-01-12T16:27:31-05:00January 12th, 2024|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, Literature, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How the humanities suffer in the challenge to corporate culture.