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Start with Vivid: on the poetry of memory It is a main goal of the humanities to deepen and enrich our memories. With good reason Aby Warburg, one of the most creative modern historians, placed the inscription "Memory" ΜΝΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ over the entrance to his library in Hamburg, in order to honor and recognize Memory, [...]
Merry old English: how English majors possess the most versatility in a changing job market. From the article: As hiring has declined across nearly every field, new data suggests that liberal arts graduates may be best suited to adapt. LinkedIn provided an analysis of its hiring data to Investopedia, comparing hiring rates and versatility across [...]
The arts and humanities increase our healthspan: a new study shows their value: A new study from University College London found that regular arts and cultural engagement—including visiting galleries, attending concerts, singing and dancing—slows biological aging at the same rate as physical exercise. People who engaged most frequently and across the widest variety of activities [...]
An exchange between Confucius and one of his disciples.
An analysis of what has gone wrong, and the consequences.
How AI uncovers history by rendering old codices legible.
The state of play in higher-ed humanities: the findings of a new survey by Humanities Indicators: Overall, the chairs in this sample expressed a high level of concern about the status of the humanities. Approximately half had a strongly pessimistic outlook about the future of their department.... Only six of the thirty chairs had an [...]
A new exhibit transforms an archive of natural science writing into dynamic visual images.
Researchers uncover the complexities of Stone Age communication.
A new book examines our long connection with technology, throughout human history.
