Killing the Bard
English Ph.D.'s and astrophysicists unite! Devan Kreisberg explains that it’s not just the humanities that are under attack, but exploration for its own sake—and that anthropology and astronomy are equally at risk.
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The Future of Work: Navigating the Whitewater
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
Grad School’s Mental Health Problem
Navigating the emotional stress of doctoral programs in a down market.
The First Americans
Until recently, the reigning theory on who the first Homo sapiens in North America were pointed to the Clovis people, evidence of whose culture was discovered in the American Southwest. That theory has been powerfully challenged by, among others, Meadowcroft, an archaeological dig in western Pennsylvania that began in the 1970s.
The Devastation of 1918: Finding Pockets of Hope in the Great Flu Pandemic
The influenza pandemic of 1918 has taught us many lessons and, according to new research, some of them are decidedly low-tech.
The American Language: A Historical Database of English in the U.S.
The Corpus of Historical American English is making it easier than ever to discover subtleties of American usage.
What’s the Economic Value of an Arts Education?
While it's not perfectly tangible, the financial value of a degree in the humanities certainly exists.
Save the Humanities—From Themselves
The humanities and social sciences in America could use a white knight, but instead they got a white elephant.