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6 11, 2018

W(h)ither the humanities? (Jeffrey Selingo, The Atlantic)

By Humanities Watch|2018-11-06T05:32:14-05:00November 6th, 2018|Academia, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Employment, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, mathematics, News, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Can humanities study remain relevant in the world of STEM?

28 09, 2018

AI misconceived (Michael Jordan, Medium)

By Humanities Watch|2018-09-28T12:57:39-04:00September 28th, 2018|Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Language, mathematics, News, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Both scientists and the general public misunderstand the challenges and opportunities of new technologies.

24 09, 2018

AI and the end of life (Kris Newby, Stanford Medicine)

By Humanities Watch|2018-09-24T15:40:32-04:00September 24th, 2018|Academia, Everything Else, health, Medicine, News, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Intelligent use of algorithms can help physicians predict the amount of time left for the gravely ill.

4 09, 2018

The humanities crisis down under (Francis McWhannell, The Spinoff)

By Humanities Watch|2018-09-03T11:18:53-04:00September 4th, 2018|Academia, Arts, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Everything Else, Literature, News, science, STEM|0 Comments

How the humanities crisis down under came about, and what to do about it.

19 08, 2018

Studying the humanities enhances scientific understanding (Vinjai Vale, Medium)

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-18T15:53:52-04:00August 19th, 2018|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, Literature, News, Philosophy, science, STEM|0 Comments

Humanities knowledge enriches our scientific research.

12 08, 2018

Machines with heart (Eryk Salvaggio, nextrends)

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-11T19:43:28-04:00August 12th, 2018|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, History, Medicine, News, Philosophy, Politics, psychology, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How can we develop empathy in the technological age?

8 08, 2018

Kids, don’t read this! (Nicholas Tampio, Aeon)

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-08T10:18:26-04:00August 8th, 2018|Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, Nature, News, Philosophy, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Digital learning is partial learning.

24 07, 2018

Upstream on the Cam

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-06T13:14:57-04:00July 24th, 2018|Academia, Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, History, Literature, Observations, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, Technology, Writing|0 Comments

Writing against the current of the present time. A letter from the UK.

23 07, 2018

Humanities, science, and culture

By Humanities Watch|2018-07-23T06:58:07-04:00July 23rd, 2018|Academia, Asia, Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Philosophy, Quotes, science, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Considering the common cause between humanities and the sciences.

20 07, 2018

The ethics of eugenics: on the human and the “post-human” possibilities (Nuffield Council on Bioethics)

By Humanities Watch|2018-07-23T07:04:26-04:00July 20th, 2018|Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Medicine, News, Philosophy, Religion, science, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

A UK report discusses the ethical vagaries.