Scientific intuition and funding
The support for intuitive scientific research is often lacking.
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04, 2018
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04, 2018
History and the Natural Sciences
Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) assesses, for his students in Basel, the relation between history and the natural sciences, “the only disinterested comrades we have.” […]
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04, 2018
Readers, scientists, and “artists”
The way we read, or do not read, books and nature
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04, 2018
Spatial imagining uncovers hidden Amazon civilization (Robert Lee Hotz, Wall Street Journal)
Satellite and other imagery discloses new ranges of human history.
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04, 2018
Humanities and STEM: engaging a deeper conversation (M. Willis, J. Castell, K. Waddington, The Conversation)
Humanities and STEM should embark on a richer conversation.
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03, 2018
Philosophy, science, and medicine
That philosophy, as a tree, provides the foundation and force to all fields of knowledge.
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03, 2018
Squaring the circle with the humanities (Linus Devadoss, Jewish World Review)
How complexity is part of the humanities' calculus.
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03, 2018
The science of mythology and the mythology of science
Our sciences have their roots in myth.
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03, 2018
How tech’s gain may be learning’s loss (Jenny Abamu, EdSurge)
The ways technology diverts attention from learning.
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03, 2018
The doctor is in (literature)
Natural sciences and medicine can make one a better writer.