An algorithm named AICAN has been ‘taught’ the entire canon of Western art history – and now produces, titles and sells works of its own.
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Later this month, Christie’s will be auctioning its first piece of AI art – a portrait created via machine learning.
Creativity should be about more than just coming up with one solution.
Does Anne Moody’s memoir represent how far we’ve come as a society? Or is it a stark reminder of how far we need to go?
An English professor says educators should use “Speak” – an often banned novel about sexual assault – to engage young people about the topic.
More innovative teaching and learning is needed to disrupt the current techno talk about the fourth industrial revolution.
Famously feminized by the Nazis – and later used in prison cells to limit aggression in inmates – the color pink toes a shaky line between social psychology and gender stereotyping.
From human suffering to political chicanery to environmental degradation, the tide of bad news, blared in headlines every day, seems overwhelming. One poet and classics scholar asks: What can be done?
Through his art and his travels, 19th-century French Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix sought to understand the chaos of an era he called ‘the century of unbelievable things.’
Since the Byzantine era, gossipy anecdotes about the mishaps of rulers and their inner circles have been compiled, shared and published.
The way humanities disciplines are taught at many universities does not lend itself to ready engagement with a changed and changing world.
Several companies are trying to develop life extension methods that could enable some people to live far longer. There are some ethical dilemmas.
From solitary confinement, Moliere Dimanche started drawing on anything he could find. The result was a series of fantastical, allegorical images that depict abuse, racism and profound isolation.
A renamed Brooklyn street celebrates Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a Haitian slave turned president. For centuries his legacy was tarnished by allegations that Haiti’s revolution led to ‘white genocide.’
We talk excitedly about meeting someone with whom we ‘click’ or ‘really hit it off.’ So why do so many of us hesitate to call it love?
A handful of high-profile executives have humanities degrees. But those standouts make up a small proportion of the total pool of American executives.
A growing body of evidence points to how animals are aware of death, can experience grief and will sometimes mourn for or ritualize their dead.
Each year, Muslims from all over the world go on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, known as Hajj. A scholar explains its spiritual significance.
The Muslim call to prayer has often been misconstrued. A scholar explains how Islamic prayer is the heart of Islam that allows for an intimate connection between Muslims and their Creator.
The halal food sector largely relies on industrially produced meats and produce. But more and more Muslims are using the Quran to interpret halal to mean food that’s wholesome and humanely raised.
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Professor of French and Comparative Literature, Georgetown University
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Professor of History, Wesleyan University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria., University of Pretoria
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Executive Director, Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Professor and Professor of the Humanities, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
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Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University
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Assistant Professor of Religion, California Lutheran University
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Professor of Philosophy of Science, Durham University
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Eric and Jane Nord Family Professor, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, University of York
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Professor of History, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County