If it isn’t in another category, it is here.
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08, 2019
Medieval monks and modern science (BBC Ideas)
Medieval monastic observations aid astronomy about comets and other heavenly objects.
20
08, 2019
Humanities can’t stem the tech-tide (Paul Musgrave, Washington Post)
Why the humanities cannot offer the ethical guidance for STEM.
16
08, 2019
LiDAR illuminates the past (Erin Blakemore, National Geographic)
LiDar reveals new evidence of past societies, revolutionizing archaeology.
12
08, 2019
Advanced Robotics find Renaissance shipwreck (Sten Hankewitz, Estonian World)
How a robotics team located a Renaissance ship in nearly perfect condition.
7
08, 2019
AI and the liberal-arts classroom (Karen Hao, MIT Technology Review)
Attempting to use AI to enhance creativity, writing, and language learning.
6
08, 2019
“Engineering before engineers” (Alex Abrams, Wake Forest University)
Appreciating the historical roots of engineering in Renaissance ingenuity.
2
08, 2019
Language, environment, and healing (Maria Giulia Marini, MedicinaNarrativa.eu)
Using philosophy to understand the ways that language and environment enhance healing.
28
07, 2019
A.G.I. meets the brain (Cade Metz, New York Times)
Training AI to re-create human intelligence.
22
07, 2019
Finding the soul in the play of words
How the spontaneity of the soul is often dulled by practical and political concerns.
19
07, 2019
The decline of reading (Humanities Indicators)
The time spent reading for pleasure declines across all groups.