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News articles and commentary on the place of the humanities in the modern world.

1201, 2022

Judging books by their covers (Anna Honer)

Humanities Watch2022-01-12T12:03:52-05:00January 12th, 2022|Arts, History, Libraries, Literature, Reviews, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Science and history combine to record a forgotten history of the book.

701, 2022

Virtual humanities (Rebecca Koenig, EdSurge)

Humanities Watch2022-01-07T13:59:22-05:00January 7th, 2022|Academia, Asia, Everything Else, History, Literature, News, Philosophy, Technology, U.S. / Canada|1 Comment

Does the future of the humanities lie outside academia?

2912, 2021

Self-betterment through better reading (John McWhorter, New York Times)

Humanities Watch2021-12-29T14:01:40-05:00December 29th, 2021|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Literature, News, Philosophy, Politics, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Improving oneself through the study of great books.

2612, 2021

The growing power of Rome’s monuments (Alex Fox, BBC Travel)

Humanities Watch2021-12-25T16:26:07-05:00December 26th, 2021|Arts, environment, Europe, Everything Else, History, News, science, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

Scientists and engineers continue to explore the creative power of classical concrete.

112, 2021

Earthly delights digitized (Sergio C. Fanjul, El Pais)

Humanities Watch2021-12-01T09:42:43-05:00December 1st, 2021|Arts, Europe, Everything Else, Exhibits, History, Museums, News, painting, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

Renaissance art meets the modern algorithm.

1911, 2021

Decoding Newton’s writings (James R. Voelkel, Science History Institute)

Humanities Watch2021-11-19T20:06:25-05:00November 19th, 2021|Academia, Arts, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Libraries, Literature, mathematics, Nature, News, Newton, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Using new scientific methods to determine the course of Newton's thinking.

1011, 2021

Degrees of well-being in the humanities (Humanities Indicators)

Humanities Watch2021-11-10T12:46:42-05:00November 10th, 2021|Academia, business, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, News, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A new survey charts how humanities graduates feel about their education and their lives.

611, 2021

Middle English medical astrology (Laura Phillips, Yale Alumni Magazine)

Humanities Watch2021-11-07T07:04:10-05:00November 6th, 2021|Academia, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Medicine, News, poetry, Technology|0 Comments

Medieval and Renaissance ways of charting health with the stars.

2910, 2021

Machiavelli and the marketplace (Kathryn Dill, Wall Street Journal)

Humanities Watch2021-10-29T07:01:52-04:00October 29th, 2021|business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, News, Philosophy, Politics, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How the Florentine's observations retain their business relevance.

2010, 2021

The art of living with chronic illness (Capturing Chronic Illness)

Humanities Watch2021-10-20T09:36:28-04:00October 20th, 2021|Academia, Arts, Europe, Everything Else, Exhibits, health, History, Medicine, News, Philosophy|0 Comments

Art photography documents many lives.

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