News articles and commentary on the place of the humanities in the modern world.
AI and Greek myth (Adrienne Mayor, Asia Times)
Can Pandora's story yield a warning about the promise of AI?
The goldfish metric (Ida Bozzi, Corriere della sera)
How hyper-connectivity affects communication, society, and our minds.
The meaning of medical humanities (Brandy Shillace, The Polyphony)
Thinking not only about the way medicine views the humanities, but vice-versa.
Philosophy, AI, and the power of language (Mark Sharma, The State Press)
How philosophy of mind, rooted in language, provides the means for designing AI.
AI misconceived (Michael Jordan, Medium)
Both scientists and the general public misunderstand the challenges and opportunities of new technologies.
AI and the end of life (Kris Newby, Stanford Medicine)
Intelligent use of algorithms can help physicians predict the amount of time left for the gravely ill.
On the road with AI (Hannah Fry, The Guardian)
Can we trust AI to guide us on the right road?
Humanities and the environment (Bess Connolly Martell, YaleNews)
Studying the interrelationship between the humanities and the environmental sciences.
Scientific certainties and humanities doubts (John Horgan, Scientific American)
Striking the balance between certainty and doubt with the help of the humanities.
The humanities crisis down under (Francis McWhannell, The Spinoff)
How the humanities crisis down under came about, and what to do about it.