Reading on-line and reading less (Matthew Lynch, The Tech Edvocate)
Reading in print is more satisfying and deepens understanding.
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07, 2017
8
07, 2017
Out of the woods: no trees at the library
The Vatican City correspondent deliberates on the absence of trees at the library.
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06, 2017
To know the humanities is to know their relevance (Gretchen Busl, The Guardian)
The humanities inform our world even when we do not realize it.
27
06, 2017
Latin lives, as much as we do (and perhaps more)
The life of Latin is part and parcel of our own.
14
06, 2017
Putting the internet back together again, for culture’s sake (David Streitfeld, New York Times)
Can the internet come together in support of culture?
4
06, 2017
Recording emotions can heal the body (Claudia Hammond, BBC Future)
Recording feelings about the impact of disease can strengthen our immune system.
17
05, 2017
Dante, Petersburg, and the pages of memory
Poetry and recollection in Petersburg / Leningrad.
9
05, 2017
On sun, ocean, and our hidden nature
The sun shines upon the depths: what is illuminated may also be hidden, especially to ourselves.
2
05, 2017
Stories and histories of science
Our scientific knowledge relies on narratives, which shift over time.
1
05, 2017
Fables for the Present Time
Stories of science and learning in our time.