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4 03, 2020

On math and the Muses

By Humanities Watch|2020-03-04T06:25:00-05:00March 4th, 2020|Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, mathematics, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes|0 Comments

How philosophy and the Muses lead to peace and away from war.

2 02, 2020

Writing the world’s end (Peter Cunningham, YaleNews)

By Humanities Watch|2020-02-02T07:44:57-05:00February 2nd, 2020|Academia, education, environment, Everything Else, History, Literature, Nature, News, Philosophy, Politics, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

How apocalyptic literature treats the world's end through climate change.

17 01, 2020

The path toward phenomenal healthcare

By Humanities Watch|2020-01-17T09:41:45-05:00January 17th, 2020|Debate / dialogue, education, environment, Europe, Everything Else, health, History, Language, Literature, Medicine, Philosophy, psychology, Quotes, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A conversation about humanities and healthcare, with patients at the center.

13 01, 2020

Humanities at the crossroads (Ross Douthat, New York Times)

By Humanities Watch|2020-01-12T21:13:29-05:00January 13th, 2020|Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Language, News, Philosophy, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Why students of the humanities face tough choices.

3 01, 2020

STEM is in the air (Virginia Heffernan, Wired)

By Humanities Watch|2020-01-02T15:00:21-05:00January 3rd, 2020|Academia, Economics, education, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, mathematics, News, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

STEM has the air of insubstantiality.

24 12, 2019

The higher good that leads us upward

By Humanities Watch|2019-12-24T08:45:30-05:00December 24th, 2019|education, Everything Else, History, Language, Philosophy, psychology, Quotes, Writing|0 Comments

We do not define the higher good; it defines us.

27 11, 2019

Three Voices for Three Ages

By Humanities Watch|2019-11-27T07:01:36-05:00November 27th, 2019|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Observations, painting, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A discussion about technology, education, and the power of art.

26 11, 2019

Reflections on the unity of knowledge

By Humanities Watch|2019-11-26T08:25:32-05:00November 26th, 2019|Arts, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Philosophy, Quotes, Religion, science, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

The way fields of knowledge form a unity that is increasingly fractured in the modern age.

13 11, 2019

Mining the mind’s hidden resources.

By Humanities Watch|2019-11-13T08:48:20-05:00November 13th, 2019|Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Philosophy, poetry, Quotes, Religion, Writing|0 Comments

How we may find the truth within in the face of care and distraction.

9 11, 2019

Being Human Festival, 14-23 November 2019

By Humanities Watch|2019-11-08T20:16:53-05:00November 9th, 2019|Exhibit, Program|0 Comments

A festival of the humanities in everyday life.

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