News articles and commentary on the place of the humanities in the modern world.
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.
1411, 2018
Healthy doubts about AI (E. Vayena, A. Blasimme, I.G. Cohen, PLoS Med)
AI in medicine raises questions about its fairness and accuracy.
1111, 2018
AI rules (John W. Miller, America)
Can there be ethical rules for AI?
611, 2018
W(h)ither the humanities? (Jeffrey Selingo, The Atlantic)
Can humanities study remain relevant in the world of STEM?
2910, 2018
On the classics and our culture (Daniela Monti, Corriere della Sera)
That the Greek conception of life still molds our own.