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.
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07, 2017
On dreams and waking, visions and our daily concerns
Dreams may become visions and show us a deeper awareness.
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07, 2017
Rediscovering the humanities in financial matters
Why literature, history, philosophy, and art offer countless examples of financial insight, and why knowing the ways of finance deepens our appreciation of the humanities.
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07, 2017
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
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.
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06, 2017
Latin lives, as much as we do (and perhaps more)
The life of Latin is part and parcel of our own.
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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?
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06, 2017
Recording emotions can heal the body (Claudia Hammond, BBC Future)
Recording feelings about the impact of disease can strengthen our immune system.