Articles with keyword "Humanities"
The Root of STEM: The Buzz from the McBee-hive
The science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields are --and will be--essential in a world that is increasingly dependent on digital technology for our social interactions, economic livelihood, national security, and grumpy cat memes. But this is not to say that the STEM fields have nothing to benefit from the humanities or that technological invention and innovation precludes the vital place humanities education and research has in a digital landscape.
In Focus
Maggie Coval of Colorado
Chautauquas, storytelling create "magical format" for the Humanities
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Extraordinary Lives
A group who saved Western art from Nazi looting and a California farmer who redefined ancient warfare are included in the latest list of National Humanities Medalists.
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Humanities on the Brain
New collaborations between neuroscientists and humanists look to reunite the "two cultures" of the academy.
In Focus
In Focus: New York's Sara Ogger
New York's Sara Ogger looks out her window and beyond the city.
Conversation
Searching for Truth: From Genesis to Genotype
Jefferson Lecturer Leon Kass describes his journey from medical school to the heart of the humanities.