News articles and commentary on the place of the humanities in the modern world.
2912, 2021
Self-betterment through better reading (John McWhorter, New York Times)
Improving oneself through the study of great books.
2612, 2021
The growing power of Rome’s monuments (Alex Fox, BBC Travel)
Scientists and engineers continue to explore the creative power of classical concrete.
112, 2021
Earthly delights digitized (Sergio C. Fanjul, El Pais)
Renaissance art meets the modern algorithm.
1911, 2021
Decoding Newton’s writings (James R. Voelkel, Science History Institute)
Using new scientific methods to determine the course of Newton's thinking.
1011, 2021
Degrees of well-being in the humanities (Humanities Indicators)
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)
Medieval and Renaissance ways of charting health with the stars.
2910, 2021
Machiavelli and the marketplace (Kathryn Dill, Wall Street Journal)
How the Florentine's observations retain their business relevance.
2010, 2021
The art of living with chronic illness (Capturing Chronic Illness)
Art photography documents many lives.
1810, 2021
Recovering the depths of the past (Feza Tabassum Azmi, BBC Future)
Ancient stepwells provide new reservoirs for life in India.
910, 2021
Two cultures and a third (A.C. Grayling, The Article)
How science and business may marginalize the humanities, to their detriment.