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9 07, 2023

The stories doctors tell (Emily Bobrow, Wall Street Journal)

Humanities Watch2023-07-09T07:22:18-04:00July 9th, 2023|Academia, Arts, education, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Medicine, News, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

A writing program to offer insight and solace to the cares of physicians.

4 07, 2023

Syncopated synapses (Jon Hamilton, NPR)

Humanities Watch2023-07-04T12:19:33-04:00July 4th, 2023|Academia, Arts, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, mathematics, Music, News, painting, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

How the arts help us think and create.

10 06, 2023

Entertaining diversity with great books (Andrew Delbanco, Wall Street Journal)

Humanities Watch2023-06-10T10:51:42-04:00June 10th, 2023|Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Libraries, Literature, News, Philosophy, Politics, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How the humanities can foster diversity by discussing great books.

6 05, 2023

The plague of loneliness (Vivek H. Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States)

Humanities Watch2023-05-06T11:27:58-04:00May 6th, 2023|environment, Everything Else, health, History, Medicine, News, psychology, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Whither / wither the humanities in our social isolation?

12 04, 2023

Chatbot, chatbot, on the wall (Salk News)

Humanities Watch2023-04-12T11:51:22-04:00April 12th, 2023|education, Everything Else, Language, News, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The chatbot reflects the personality of the questioner.

30 03, 2023

Slowing the roll of AI (Future of Life Institute)

Humanities Watch2023-03-30T20:05:28-04:00March 30th, 2023|business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Everything Else, History, Language, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A request for a thoughtful pause in AI progression.

26 03, 2023

Human intelligence and AI (Yuval Harari, Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin, New York Times)

Humanities Watch2023-03-26T11:26:50-04:00March 26th, 2023|Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Language, News, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How heedlessly promoting AI threatens human language and culture.

22 02, 2023

The weight of observation (William J. Broad, The New York Times)

Humanities Watch2023-02-22T20:40:21-05:00February 22nd, 2023|Arts, Europe, Everything Else, History, Libraries, mathematics, Nature, News, science, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

New readings of Leonardo's works reveal his gravitational experiments.

5 02, 2023

Mapping the Mayans (Aylin Woodward, Wall Street Journal)

Humanities Watch2023-02-05T10:03:49-05:00February 5th, 2023|Central / South America, environment, Everything Else, History, Nature, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Ongoing use of LiDar discloses the hidden dimensions of Mayan history.

28 01, 2023

On humanity in the sciences

Humanities Watch2023-01-28T14:37:36-05:00January 28th, 2023|Academia, Arts, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, mathematics, Medicine, Nature, Quotes, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

A leading biochemist speaks of science's need to return to humility and the humanities.

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