Measuring gain and counting loss (Adrienne Bernhard, BBC Future)
How algebra became a calculus for life's passages, beginning in the 8th century.
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12, 2020
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12, 2020
History beneath the surface (Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine)
Radar reveals Viking history buried in Norway.
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11, 2020
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
Humanities at work in American households (Humanities Indicators, November 2020)
A new extensive study shows the breadth of the humanities in everyday life and work.
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10, 2020
The humanities during coronavirus (American Academy of Arts and Sciences)
That the humanities offer pleasure and inspiration during the pandemic.
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10, 2020
The suitcase of knowledge ( G. Mangiapane and A. Parrinello, Reuters)
At 96, a college graduate receives high honors in history and philosophy.
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08, 2020
The Two Ponds
A old fable that speaks to our busy lives here and now.
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07, 2020
More on the humanities and the coronavirus (Matthew Reisz, Times Higher Education)
Applying the humanities to questions created by the coronavirus crisis.
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06, 2020
The rising cost of humanities in Australia (Susan Forde, The Conversation)
As the Australian government raises the cost of humanities degrees, it ignores their importance for business and culture.
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06, 2020
A Distant Mirror? Economic Lessons from the Black Death (William Caferro)
How the fourteenth-century plague offers deeper lessons for our understanding of pandemics.