News articles and commentary on the place of the humanities in the modern world.
1801, 2019
Deepening academic deficits in the digital age (Ravizza, Uitvlugt, and Fenn, Psychological Science)
Students use of computers in the classroom hinders their learning.
901, 2019
The place of the humanities in STEM (U.S. Committee on STEM Education)
Do humanities have more than a marginal place in the current view of STEM education?
601, 2019
AI and the art of medicine (Sonoo Thadaney Israni and Abraham Verghese, JAMA)
How AI has the potential to provide a higher standard of medical care.
201, 2019
Melding philosophy and computer science (Gina Vitale, MIT News)
Using philosophy to improve our understanding of computers.
1812, 2018
Burying history (Benjamin M. Schmidt, Perspectives)
History shows the recent steep decline in history majors.
1012, 2018
Duplex skills for the modern world (Jeffrey J. Selingo, Washington Post)
A new attempt to integrate the skills fostered by humanities and STEM.
712, 2018
Freedom behind bars (Chris Wilson, Medium)
Books in a prison library provide freedom and new life.
412, 2018
Understanding natural — not just artificial — intelligence (Melanie Mitchell, NY Times)
We need to understand our natural degree of intelligence before relying on artificial means.
2611, 2018
Bleeding crimson: Harvard loses the humanities (Noah D. Dasanaike, Harvard Crimson)
Harvard follows the general trends in academic enrollments, with the sciences gaining and the humanities losing.
2011, 2018
Uncovering ancient technology (Philippe Bohstrom, Haaretz)
The ancient computer lost at sea, found by current technology.