News articles and commentary on the place of the humanities in the modern world.
2506, 2021
Widening the Night Watch (Daniel Boffey, The Guardian)
A new AI algorithm places the Night Watch in original perspective.
2306, 2021
Unearthing the past (The Guardian)
Metal detectorists bring the British past to light.
1406, 2021
A world of falling humanities (Humanities Indicators)
The small share of humanities degrees worldwide grows smaller.
206, 2021
Flummoxing AI (Rob Toews, Forbes)
Recognizing AI shortcomings as we accept its strengths.
106, 2021
Peru’s fertile past (Erica Gies, BBC Future)
How pre-Incan science provides answers to modern problems.
2905, 2021
Orwellian AI (BBC News)
The warning about governmental use of AI.
2405, 2021
Jobs for history, history for jobs (Royal Historical Society)
Eliminating history programs cuts employment and the social good.
1805, 2021
The roots of SHAPE, the shape of STEM (OUPblog)
How Britain's new humanities initiative meshes with STEM.
1505, 2021
Thinking critically about careers (David Zhou, RealClearEducation)
The ways the humanities develop critical, strategic thinking for careers.
505, 2021
The humanities payoff (Humanities Indicators)
A new study shows the earnings power of humanities degrees.