Self-betterment through better reading (John McWhorter, New York Times)
Improving oneself through the study of great books.
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12, 2021
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11, 2021
Decoding Newton’s writings (James R. Voelkel, Science History Institute)
Using new scientific methods to determine the course of Newton's thinking.
10
11, 2021
Degrees of well-being in the humanities (Humanities Indicators)
A new survey charts how humanities graduates feel about their education and their lives.
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10, 2021
Machiavelli and the marketplace (Kathryn Dill, Wall Street Journal)
How the Florentine's observations retain their business relevance.
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10, 2021
Two cultures and a third (A.C. Grayling, The Article)
How science and business may marginalize the humanities, to their detriment.
29
09, 2021
Is there a doctor in the arts? (Myth Parks, The Oakland Post)
A comprehensive review shows the benefits of humanities in medicine.
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09, 2021
Re-thinking the meaning of health (Janelle S. Ayers, Cell)
Health is more than the absence of disease: a new understanding of remaining healthy.
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09, 2021
Automatic failure (Kathryn Dill, Wall Street Journal)
How the algorithm of employment software cannot assess one's job history.
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09, 2021
Mindful of oneself (David Robson, BBC Worklife)
How mindfulness may serve to increase one's self-preoccupation.
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08, 2021
The chronic crisis of the humanities (Merve Emre and Len Gutkin, Chronicle of Higher Education)
That the humanities are always in crisis as part of their modern history.