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

505, 2019

Why physics needs the humanities (Lincoln Carr, Physics World)

Humanities Watch2019-05-05T07:53:49-04:00May 5th, 2019|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Literature, News, Philosophy, poetry, science, STEM|0 Comments

How physics can re-discover its kinship with the humanities.

305, 2019

The shrinking humanities (Rosário Couto Costa, Palgrave Communications)

Humanities Watch2019-05-03T15:41:05-04:00May 3rd, 2019|Academia, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Employment, Europe, Everything Else, History, Literature, News, Philosophy, Politics, STEM, Writing|0 Comments

The downward spiral in humanities is a loss for all.

2904, 2019

What, me worry? (Adam Kirsch, Wall Street Journal)

Humanities Watch2019-04-28T19:44:38-04:00April 29th, 2019|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Employment, Everything Else, Exhibits, History, Language, Libraries, Museums, News, Philosophy, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The reports of the death of the humanities have been an exaggeration.

2304, 2019

The healing power of gardens (Oliver Sacks, NY Times)

Humanities Watch2019-04-22T21:27:21-04:00April 23rd, 2019|environment, Europe, Exhibits, health, Literature, Medicine, Nature, News, science, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How nature and gardens heal the mind and body.

1904, 2019

Notre Dame and hi-tech restoration (Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics)

Humanities Watch2019-04-18T20:27:27-04:00April 19th, 2019|Academia, Arts, Europe, Everything Else, History, mathematics, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The laser images of the cathedral may provide the blueprint for its restoration.

1504, 2019

Can your screen time affect your grade? (Daniel Je, OneClass)

Humanities Watch2019-04-14T19:32:07-04:00April 15th, 2019|Academia, education, Everything Else, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Spending time on your screen increases the likelihood of lower grades.

504, 2019

The humanities’ edge in the tech-savvy world (Amanda Ruggeri, BBC Capital)

Humanities Watch2019-04-04T19:57:55-04:00April 5th, 2019|Academia, business, Economics, education, Everything Else, Literature, News, Philosophy, science, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

The humanities foster abilities need in today's tech-savvy society.

204, 2019

AI and classics (Kyle Wiggers, VentureBeat)

Humanities Watch2019-04-02T14:53:31-04:00April 2nd, 2019|Academia, education, Europe, Everything Else, Grammatically speaking, History, Language, Literature, News, STEM, Technology, Writing|0 Comments

AI helps researchers understand how ancient Greek evolved.

3003, 2019

System failure: the doctor is remote (BBC News)

Humanities Watch2019-03-29T21:16:46-04:00March 30th, 2019|Everything Else, health, Language, Medicine, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Robot as a doctor provides cold comfort to the dying.

2603, 2019

DNA shows Tudor diversity (Nicola Davis, The Guardian)

Humanities Watch2019-03-26T07:11:36-04:00March 26th, 2019|Europe, Everything Else, History, News, science, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

DNA from the Mary Rose shows an ethnically diverse crew.

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