A healing legacy (Joel A. Klein, Huntington Library)
How the history of medieval and Early Modern medicine informs our knowledge today.
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11, 2020
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05, 2020
Hawks and Yawps (Thomas Herron)
Humanities, and humanity, on campuses deserted on account of coronavirus.
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04, 2020
Plague and pandemic, at a distance (James Hankins, Quillette)
Coping with disease at a distance during the time of plague.
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03, 2020
Nel blu / Deep blues (Marino Forlino)
A story of the world upside down during the coronavirus.
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10, 2019
On the efforts to preserve knowledge (Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura)
An itinerary into libraries' collected knowledge, preserved from the past.
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12, 2018
Humanities and wholeness
Reflections on Humanities Watch’s third anniversary
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04, 2018
Spatial imagining uncovers hidden Amazon civilization (Robert Lee Hotz, Wall Street Journal)
Satellite and other imagery discloses new ranges of human history.
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06, 2017
The Worry-Fencer: the roots and restlessness of our present time.
Tracing the source of our restlessness, in dialogue.
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03, 2017
On silence
On silence. Why poets, and others, look for quietude – with lovers, friends, or by themselves – in lieu of words Doodle: Good morning, Noodle. You appear deep in thought. Noodle: Thanks for the interruption. I’m puzzled by a poem. As a professor of the humanities, I’ve read a lot of poetry, and should be [...]
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11, 2016
Medicine, morality, and suffering
Medicine, morality, and suffering: what can experience teach us about medical objectivity? “There is no real difference between a warm, snug study and this ward,” said Andrey Yefimitch. “A man's peace and contentment do not lie outside a man, but in himself.” “What do you mean?” “The ordinary man looks for good and evil [...]