News articles and commentary on the place of the humanities in the modern world.
1611, 2022
Finding time and space for words, and words for time and space (Miriam Frankel and Matt Warren, BBC Future)
Studying how a language shapes perception of time and space.
1411, 2022
Working Well (Humanities Indicators)
A new study charts how satisfied humanities graduates are with their work.
2510, 2022
Bubonic plague and genetic change (Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR)
How the second plague pandemic influenced the genome of its survivors.
2210, 2022
Cézanne’s way of seeing (Matthew Wilson, BBC Culture)
Cézanne's work vibrates with insights from philosophy and neurology.
510, 2022
Humanities down, down under (Simon During, The Conversation)
Weighing the challenges to humanities, in broad historical terms.
210, 2022
Language lessons learned (Humanities Indicators)
Greater numbers but less diversity among foreign languages.
2609, 2022
AI in the humanities (Nicholas Agar, Diplomatic Courier)
The ways AI infiltrates the humanities, and a suggested response.
1409, 2022
A boost from the arts (Caroline Parker, EdNC)
A new high-school requirement introduces all students to the arts.
1209, 2022
What end for the humanities (Steven Mintz, InsideHigherEd)
A call for critique and outreach.
1009, 2022
More STEM, fewer humanities (J.M. Thomas, The Spectator)
Rhetorical and ethical questions about the humanities, resolved by reducing them.