The stages of criticism
Is the path of criticism really a path to understanding?
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09, 2017
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09, 2017
The sublimity of intuition, in humanity and in the natural world
Our intuitions may have sublime origin, amid our doubts, no matter how grave.
13
09, 2017
Coding is the new language requirement (Jean Dimeo, Inside Higher Ed)
Coding is the language required by our modern technological society.
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09, 2017
The habits of learning, for good or ill, in tune with the times
Our habits are part of our education for better and worse.
23
08, 2017
In praise of polymaths (David Edmonds, BBC Magazine)
Why the broader knowledge possessed by polymaths is needed today more than ever.
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08, 2017
Literature and science
What literature and science have in common, and how they complement one another.
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08, 2017
Writing by the numbers (Megan Gambino, Smithsonian)
Understanding writing through quantitative analysis.
2
08, 2017
Art abides while science passes
Art survives us and revives us in the time of science.
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07, 2017
Finding the words in a sea of literature
Samuel Johnson charts the history of language to create a monumental work.
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07, 2017
Coding over languages (Andy Kessler, Wall Street Journal)
Coding is a language as universal as English.