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2 02, 2018

The humanities and healing (IFL Science)

By Humanities Watch|2018-02-02T07:44:52-05:00February 2nd, 2018|History, Medicine, News, Philosophy, poetry, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The humanities help doctors heal others and themselves through a greater sense of wholeness.

23 01, 2018

The humanities’ dance with STEM (Alan Livsey, Financial Times)

By Humanities Watch|2018-01-24T20:54:39-05:00January 23rd, 2018|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A new book outlines the alliance between humanities and STEM.

19 01, 2018

Healthcare, healing, and Heidegger (Casey Rentmeester, Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy)

By Humanities Watch|2018-01-18T20:27:37-05:00January 19th, 2018|Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, health, Language, Medicine, News, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|1 Comment

Philosophy can guide us to better healthcare.

15 01, 2018

On science and ignorance, and re-viewing the history of “progress”

By Humanities Watch|2018-01-15T18:01:48-05:00January 15th, 2018|Africa, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Europe, Everything Else, January, Language, Literature, Philosophy, poetry, Politics, Quotes, science, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

How science meets its limits in questions awaiting answers.

10 01, 2018

The humanities, class, and the university (Justin Stover, American Affairs Journal)

By Humanities Watch|2018-01-10T09:37:52-05:00January 10th, 2018|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, Language, Literature, News, Philosophy, Politics, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

The humanities have little standing in society at large.

25 12, 2017

Sun, nature, spirit, philanthropy

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-22T20:56:38-05:00December 25th, 2017|Europe, History, Literature, Nature, painting, Philosophy, poetry, Quotes, Religion, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

The spirit of philanthropy at Christmas, evoked by nature.

21 12, 2017

The Big Dog: stars and their stories serve to inspire us

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-21T20:19:22-05:00December 21st, 2017|Arts, business, Economics, Europe, History, Language, Literature, Medicine, Nature, Observations, Philosophy, poetry, Religion, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

How stars become dogs, and vice-versa.

18 12, 2017

AI and the uncertainty principle (Dave Gershgorn, Quartz)

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-18T20:55:14-05:00December 18th, 2017|Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, News, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

AI's sure-footed decisions belie the uncertainty embedded in its programming.

13 12, 2017

Tech and the divided world (Berkeley Lovelace, Jr., CNBC)

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-13T11:07:56-05:00December 13th, 2017|business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, History, Journalism, Language, News, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How technology creates a house divided in the name of communication.

11 12, 2017

The false promises of higher education (Bryan Caplan, Atlantic)

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-11T08:12:28-05:00December 11th, 2017|Academia, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, History, Language, Literature, News, poetry, psychology, science, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Universities, born in the Middle Ages, appear to have out-lived their usefulness.

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