News articles and commentary on the place of the humanities in the modern world.
1507, 2018
More women in STEM? The humanities should answer for that (Barbara Oakley, Wall Street Journal)
The humanities should recognize the creativity of STEM fields for both women and men.
707, 2018
Confronting prejudice in AI (Jonathan Vanian, Fortune)
Why prejudice remains a very human problem in AI.
407, 2018
Capturing time in elegant space (Cameron Laux, BBC Culture)
The artfulness of library spaces in their effort to capture time and history.
2706, 2018
Prescription mindfulness via smartphone app (Sumathi Reddy, Wall Street Journal)
Prescribing mindfulness with an app.
2306, 2018
The soul of AI (Brandon Ambrosino, BBC Future)
Calculating the potential of AI for soulfulness.
2006, 2018
A toolkit for the humanities (National Humanities Alliance)
Organized arguments in one toolkit supporting humanities study.
1706, 2018
The power of listening (Maria Guilia Marini, Medicinanarrativa.edu)
How listening to patients allows for greater health.
1206, 2018
AI sponsors the marriage of humanities and engineering (Microsoft)
A "renewed focus on the humanities" with the growth of AI, according to Microsoft.
906, 2018
The language of ethics: Microsoft’s plans for AI (Keumars Afifi-Sabet, IT PRO)
Microsoft's CEO addresses how language expertise should shape AI.
606, 2018
STEM investments mean cultivating the humanities as well (D. Skorton and J. Chu, USA Today)
STEM and the humanities are "branches from the same tree."