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23 08, 2022

A call for humanities (Daedalus)

By Humanities Watch|2022-08-23T15:42:46-04:00August 23rd, 2022|Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, environment, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Museums, News, Philosophy, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Humanities engage the public interest.

27 04, 2022

Fragile humanities (Aaron Hanlon, The Washington Post)

By Humanities Watch|2022-04-27T13:43:19-04:00April 27th, 2022|Academia, education, Everything Else, History, Language, News, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Options for confronting the lack of trust in the humanities.

1 11, 2021

Being Human Festival 2021

By Humanities Watch|2021-11-01T07:32:25-04:00November 1st, 2021|0 Comments

The UK's national festival for the humanities begins later this month.

8 07, 2019

Humanities, self-knowledge, and our digital times

By Humanities Watch|2019-07-08T12:56:54-04:00July 8th, 2019|Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Language, Philosophy, Quotes, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

Discussing the need to re-discover the historical force of the humanities in our scattered lives.

20 04, 2019

Georgetown Certificate Program in Public Humanities, 5-8 June, 2019

By Humanities Watch|2019-04-20T10:06:02-04:00April 20th, 2019|Program|0 Comments

A dynamic program for those interested in developing the reach of today's humanities.

28 09, 2018

AI misconceived (Michael Jordan, Medium)

By Humanities Watch|2018-09-28T12:57:39-04:00September 28th, 2018|Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Language, mathematics, News, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Both scientists and the general public misunderstand the challenges and opportunities of new technologies.

28 06, 2017

To know the humanities is to know their relevance (Gretchen Busl, The Guardian)

By Humanities Watch|2017-06-28T08:48:31-04:00June 28th, 2017|Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Medicine, News, science, Writing|0 Comments

The humanities inform our world even when we do not realize it.