The wanderings of scholars
How scholars diminish themselves by denigrating others unjustly.
14
05, 2018
30
04, 2018
Do doctors need the humanities? (Chris Pope and Tim Rice, Wall Street Journal)
A claim that the costs of the humanities outweigh their benefits for doctors.
17
04, 2018
Building Knowledge in the Renaissance: Humanist Constructs and Conversations
How did Renaissance humanities build knowledge in ways that still have meaning today? An upcoming talk and discussion at Syracuse University.
2
03, 2018
Use, value, and science: the spirit of our time
Whether use and value is the only force at work in our lives.
21
02, 2018
Science, art, and modern history
Whether science offers our history more hope or hopelessness.
6
02, 2018
Geometry and self-understanding
Geometry can help us realize our true measure.
30
01, 2018
Science and the superficial life
Can science promote, or impede, the understanding of our higher purpose?
17
01, 2018
Less fleas than lice in Black Death’s vise (Victoria Gill, BBC Science)
New models suggest the plague or Black Death was likely spread more by human lice than rodent fleas.
10
01, 2018
The humanities, class, and the university (Justin Stover, American Affairs Journal)
The humanities have little standing in society at large.
4
01, 2018
Digitizing the pathways of publishing (Jennifer Clark, Wall Street Journal)
By digital demonstration, researchers discover how publishing pathways and networks spread literacy among various social and economic classes.