News articles and commentary on the place of the humanities in the modern world.
1511, 2017
The dawn and dusk of the humanities (Marilynne Robinson, NY Review of Books)
Do the humanities exhaust themselves in utility?
1211, 2017
The joy of writing (Sirin Pilay, Harvard Heath Blog)
Writing may provide a release to anxiety.
611, 2017
How valuable are the humanities? (Carolyn Gregoire, Huffington Post)
The humanities are valuable in all professions.
2910, 2017
History as quarry: how chemistry uncovered the routes of medieval artistry (Nicholas St. Fleur, NY Times)
Chemistry provides the sleuthing in finding the historical path of the medieval art trade
2610, 2017
The humanities and windows of vision (Gerald Greenberg, Washington Post)
The humanities open up new perspectives on oneself and others.
2310, 2017
Allowing the crowd to guide the ethical path, in AI (Futurism)
Can the crowd make ethical decisions better than the individual?
1610, 2017
Lost Memory and AI (McGill University)
Using AI to show us the future loss of memory.
1110, 2017
Smart phones, dim minds (Nicholas Carr, Wall Street Journal)
Our phones' technology may diminish the ability of our minds to think and feel.
910, 2017
Investing in the humanities (Lisa Kaaki, Arab News)
The humanities enhance our return on investment.
3009, 2017
In AI we trust? (Olivia Solon, The Guardian)
AI becomes the deity, inspiring its believers with the idea of super-human intelligence.