News articles and commentary on the place of the humanities in the modern world.
2308, 2017
In praise of polymaths (David Edmonds, BBC Magazine)
Why the broader knowledge possessed by polymaths is needed today more than ever.
2008, 2017
College students know the usefulness of humanities majors (Michelle Cheng, FiveThirtyEight)
Students determine the usefulness of the humanities according to their career path.
1608, 2017
The “Two Cultures” revisited (Roger Kimball, The New Criterion)
Reviewing the "two cultures" debate in light of modern science.
1208, 2017
The bilingual brain (Gaia Vince, BBC Future)
A bilingual mind has different strengths and abilities.
808, 2017
Writing by the numbers (Megan Gambino, Smithsonian)
Understanding writing through quantitative analysis.
508, 2017
Humanity and the machine: AI’s opening gambit (BBC Technology)
How humanity can dream of a machine-filled life.
3107, 2017
The mysterious strength of Roman engineering trumps modern know-how (Charles Q. Choi, Inside Science)
Roman engineering's secret strength challenges modern scientists.
2607, 2017
Speaking of science (Nick Roll, Inside Higher Ed)
The need to speak more about how university science and research contribute to our lives.
2307, 2017
Coding over languages (Andy Kessler, Wall Street Journal)
Coding is a language as universal as English.
1807, 2017
The humanities of finance (John Laidler, Harvard Gazette)
A new book examines the way finance and the humanities together count for more.