News articles and commentary on the place of the humanities in the modern world.
2001, 2021
The healing power of Chinese music (Changzhen Gong, The Edge)
Mind-body therapy through the healing power of music.
1301, 2021
Pandemic science in Renaissance Sardinia (Zaria Gorvett, BBC Future)
Lessons learned, and taught, during the plague years in Europe.
1001, 2021
Calling on humanities Rx (David J. Skorton and Lisa Howley, Yahoo! News)
Medical practice requires humanities training, as much as ever.
501, 2021
Biophilosophy and modern medicine (Howard Taubman, New York Times)
The inventor of the polio vaccine imagines a site for collaboration between science and humanities.
2812, 2020
Shakespeare versus cancer (Kathy Marks, Australian Academy of the Humanities)
Applying linguistic analysis to cancer diagnosis and treatment.
2512, 2020
Animating the soul (through computer design) (John Jurgensen, Wall Street Journal)
Computer design artists learn from the world's religions about the appearance of the soul.
2012, 2020
The humanities in medical school (Association of American Medical Colleges)
Why medical schools need to integrate the humanities in their training.
1412, 2020
Measuring gain and counting loss (Adrienne Bernhard, BBC Future)
How algebra became a calculus for life's passages, beginning in the 8th century.
912, 2020
Blended humanities (Amelia Teng, The Straits Times)
Humanities enter into consort with the sciences in Singapore.
612, 2020
History beneath the surface (Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine)
Radar reveals Viking history buried in Norway.