The weight of observation (William J. Broad, The New York Times)
New readings of Leonardo's works reveal his gravitational experiments.
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02, 2023
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01, 2023
On humanity in the sciences
A leading biochemist speaks of science's need to return to humility and the humanities.
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01, 2023
Beyond humanism, beyond humanities (Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic)
Humanity, or its absence, beyond humanism.
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11, 2022
Finding time and space for words, and words for time and space (Miriam Frankel and Matt Warren, BBC Future)
Studying how a language shapes perception of time and space.
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07, 2022
Pacific migration and matrilocal matrices (Hannah Devlin, The Guardian)
New DNA analysis reveals migration routes of Pacific Islanders.
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06, 2022
Hunting the origins of the Black Death (Malu Cursino, BBC News)
Teeth from Central Asia suggest its first location.
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04, 2022
The great dance (Richard Utz, Inside Higher Ed)
Science and tech universities welcome the role of humanities in their courses.
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03, 2022
The Big Bang of language (N. Chater and M.H. Christiansen, Wall Street Journal)
New thoughts on the spontaneous formation of language.
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03, 2022
Giving new life to old tombs (Angela Giuffrida, The Guardian)
Using microbiology to restore Michelangelo's masterpiece.
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02, 2022
The metrics of a life well-lived (D. Baumann and W. Ruch, Frontiers in Psychology)
Building a model to measure life fulfillment, in retrospect.