Humanities are the motor driving tech
The humanities ask the what and why of technology.
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01, 2019
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01, 2019
The science of beauty
Math, beauty, humor combine in this engaging talk.
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09, 2018
Building Knowledge in the Humanities
From a talk on the humanities and Renaissance humanism presented at Syracuse University, April 2018
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10, 2017
Robert Frost reads about science, the mind, and the march of years.
Robert Frost on science and our flights from reality.
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08, 2017
Art abides while science passes
Art survives us and revives us in the time of science.
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07, 2017
Finding the words in a sea of literature
Samuel Johnson charts the history of language to create a monumental work.
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07, 2017
Rediscovering the humanities in financial matters
Why literature, history, philosophy, and art offer countless examples of financial insight, and why knowing the ways of finance deepens our appreciation of the humanities.
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05, 2017
Lost language, lost voices, lost worlds
When language is lost, we are also diminished.
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04, 2017
Elon Musk and Sam Altman Speak on the Future of Information
Elon Musk and Sam Altman speak about the future of technology and its uses in accessing and using information.
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03, 2017
The Question of the Humanities
The Question of the Humanities: the editor of Humanities Watch weighs questions the humanities ask, and are asked, concerning their relation to the sciences, technology, and business interests. Text of the remarks can be found here.