A 1535 Latin Bible, owned by Henry VIII, contains annotations from the "great" English Bible written between 1539 and 1549, and were discovered recently by Dr. Eyal Poleg, a historian at the University of London through 3-D X-Ray imaging. "The book is a unique witness to the course of Henry's Reformation. Printed in 1535 by [...]
Obsessing about STEM: America seems entranced by STEM education, at the expense of our future, which requires more agile ways of thinkings that the humanities and liberal arts provide. "The United States has led the world in economic dynamism, innovation and entrepreneurship thanks to exactly the kind of teaching we are now told to defenestrate. A [...]
The ways engineering, in order to succeed, requires training in the humanities (for example, Russian literature) and vice versa!
The President of the New York Institute of Technology explains why the humanities are vital for scientific and medical inquiry.
Words of warning from the former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The humanities are declining because too many humanities scholars are alienating students and the public with their opacity, triviality, and irrelevance.
In fact, the separation between the scientists and non-scientists is much less bridgeable among the young than it was even thirty years ago. Thirty years ago the cultures had long ceased to speak to each other: but at least they managed a kind of frozen smile across the gulf. Now the politeness has gone, and [...]
Looking toward the past, and the future, on New Year's Day
A call for integrative therapy, including the liberal arts
Humanities skills offer a multifaceted and adaptable toolbox for navigating career shifts and changing workforce demands.
Do the humanities sacrifice truth for theory, unlike scientists?
