If it isn’t in another category, it is here.
13
08, 2017
The Shipwreck of the Humanities
Do the humanities prevent or foster our cultural shipwreck?
8
08, 2017
Writing by the numbers (Megan Gambino, Smithsonian)
Understanding writing through quantitative analysis.
7
08, 2017
The machine in isolation
How machines may lead to isolation and self-alienation, rather than self-realization.
2
08, 2017
Art abides while science passes
Art survives us and revives us in the time of science.
2
08, 2017
Cathedrals and science, or art in the disposable universe
What does art tell us beyond science about the human condition?
29
07, 2017
Finding the words in a sea of literature
Samuel Johnson charts the history of language to create a monumental work.
26
07, 2017
Speaking of science (Nick Roll, Inside Higher Ed)
The need to speak more about how university science and research contribute to our lives.
20
07, 2017
On dreams and waking, visions and our daily concerns
Dreams may become visions and show us a deeper awareness.
12
07, 2017
Medieval chivalry and the law of nations
Chivalry has enduring lessons for international law.
9
07, 2017
Reading on-line and reading less (Matthew Lynch, The Tech Edvocate)
Reading in print is more satisfying and deepens understanding.