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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.

17 09, 2018

On the road with AI (Hannah Fry, The Guardian)

By Humanities Watch|2018-09-17T14:36:45-04:00September 17th, 2018|Everything Else, mathematics, Medicine, News, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM|0 Comments

Can we trust AI to guide us on the right road?

10 09, 2018

Scientific certainties and humanities doubts (John Horgan, Scientific American)

By Humanities Watch|2018-09-10T14:59:15-04:00September 10th, 2018|Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, Nature, News, Philosophy, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Striking the balance between certainty and doubt with the help of the humanities.

31 08, 2018

The Dream of the Humanities

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-31T09:04:23-04:00August 31st, 2018|Academia, Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, Language, Observations, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

A telling dream about the humanities in our lives.

30 08, 2018

The algorithm problem (Carl Miller, Times Literary Supplement)

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-29T19:58:28-04:00August 30th, 2018|business, Everything Else, History, mathematics, News, Philosophy, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Can we manage a world tracked by algorithms?

25 08, 2018

Portrait of AI as a young man (Naomi Rea, artnet News)

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-25T10:57:52-04:00August 25th, 2018|Arts, business, Europe, Everything Else, mathematics, News, painting, Philosophy, STEM|0 Comments

Putting the A of AI into art.

22 08, 2018

Astronomy and “new philosophy”

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-22T08:45:28-04:00August 22nd, 2018|Europe, Everything Else, Language, Literature, Philosophy, poetry, Quotes, Religion, science, Writing|0 Comments

Can scientific observation lead to greater illusion?

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.

16 08, 2018

All too human? In praise of the robotic marriage (Andy Clark, New York Times)

By Humanities Watch|2018-08-15T19:21:55-04:00August 16th, 2018|Economics, education, Everything Else, History, Nature, News, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

The marriage of humanity and robots is here and should be celebrated.

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?