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30 10, 2018

Literature and science: a call to combine the two temperaments in our reading

By Humanities Watch|2018-12-29T03:34:37-05:00October 30th, 2018|Academia, Arts, education, Europe, Everything Else, Language, Literature, Quotes, science, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

The artist and scientist combine to create the best reader.

23 10, 2018

AI and Greek myth (Adrienne Mayor, Asia Times)

By Humanities Watch|2018-10-23T14:26:00-04:00October 23rd, 2018|Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, health, History, Literature, News, painting, Philosophy, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

Can Pandora's story yield a warning about the promise of AI?

16 10, 2018

On true wealth

By Humanities Watch|2018-12-28T22:52:30-05:00October 16th, 2018|Arts, Economics, education, Europe, Everything Else, health, painting, Philosophy, psychology, Quotes, Religion, science|0 Comments

How artists can see the merit of what is invisible.

15 10, 2018

The goldfish metric (Ida Bozzi, Corriere della sera)

By Humanities Watch|2018-10-15T14:37:21-04:00October 15th, 2018|environment, Europe, Everything Else, health, Journalism, Language, News, psychology, science, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

How hyper-connectivity affects communication, society, and our minds.

10 10, 2018

Philosophy, AI, and the power of language (Mark Sharma, The State Press)

By Humanities Watch|2018-10-10T02:54:51-04:00October 10th, 2018|Academia, Everything Else, Language, News, Philosophy, STEM, Technology|0 Comments

How philosophy of mind, rooted in language, provides the means for designing AI.

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.

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.

13 09, 2018

Humanities and the environment (Bess Connolly Martell, YaleNews)

By Humanities Watch|2018-09-13T03:04:18-04:00September 13th, 2018|Academia, environment, Everything Else, History, Literature, News, Philosophy, science, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

Studying the interrelationship between the humanities and the environmental sciences.

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.

5 09, 2018

Dreams, yesterday and today

By Humanities Watch|2018-09-05T14:54:25-04:00September 5th, 2018|Academia, Arts, Europe, Everything Else, Language, Libraries, Literature, Nature, Philosophy, poetry, psychology, Quotes, Religion, science, Writing|5 Comments

How dreams have affected our reasoning and reality, then and now.