science Archives - Page 10 of 26

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.

4 09, 2018

The humanities crisis down under (Francis McWhannell, The Spinoff)

By Humanities Watch|2018-09-03T11:18:53-04:00September 4th, 2018|Academia, Arts, business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, Everything Else, Literature, News, science, STEM|0 Comments

How the humanities crisis down under came about, and what to do about it.

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?

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?