Future of the Humanities

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<p>An interesting article in The New York Times:</p>

<pre><code> As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry
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<p>As a scientist and parent of someone who aspires to be a writer and artist, I welcome the article and increasing awareness. I especially liked this:</p>

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“In the end, we can’t lose,” he said. “We have William Shakespeare.”

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<p>I saw this too, SharingGift. It made me wonder if Stanford and all the other schools scrambling for humanities majors would have a higher acceptance rate for kids leaning in the humanities direction? Not that DS or I would have any personal reasons for wondering :)</p>

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<p>Perhaps we are at the point of inflection…</p>