If it isn’t in another category, it is here.
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06, 2017
The open paths before us, always providing opportunity
The way open to opportunity.
6
06, 2017
The Worry-Fencer: the roots and restlessness of our present time.
Tracing the source of our restlessness, in dialogue.
28
05, 2017
The art and science of bird song and human speech (David Robson, BBC Future)
How bird song offers insights into the origins of language.
25
05, 2017
Listening in health care: a humanities task (Philippa Göranson, Global Listening Centre)
Restoring the art of listening in the health care setting.
23
05, 2017
Contending with the loss of autonomy in the Age of AI
Recovering autonomy and escaping the existential vacuum.
21
05, 2017
Lassoing algorithms (Megan Rose Dickey, TechCrunch)
Do algorithms enforce our biases, or do they challenge our preconceptions?
14
05, 2017
The perils of thinking with the humanities (Francine Prose, The Guardian)
How thinking with complexity adds to our cultural (and political) understanding.
11
05, 2017
The fuzzies vs. the techies (Amy Shen, Stanford Review)
The humanities ("fuzzies") and tech fields ("techies") remain divided, as two cultures.
4
05, 2017
Lost language, lost voices, lost worlds
When language is lost, we are also diminished.
2
05, 2017
Stories and histories of science
Our scientific knowledge relies on narratives, which shift over time.