Current:Home > StocksIntellectuals vs. The Internet -CryptoBase
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
View
Date:2025-04-15 08:54:03
What good is a Humanities degree? According to two intellectuals, Dr. Ally Louks and Jason Stanley, the humanities help us better connect to other humans. According to a lot of online haters, they're worthless.
Dr. Louks recently posted her Cambridge University PhD thesis online and was piled on by a loud group of right-wing anti-intellectuals. Brittany, Dr. Louks, and Jason Stanley, a professor of Philosophy at Yale University investigate the backlash to Dr. Louks, higher education at large, and why "anti-intellectualism" is prevalent in Republican politics.
Support public media and receive ad-free listening & bonus. Join NPR+ today.
veryGood! (9)
Related
- 'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
- Caterina Scorsone's Grey's Anatomy Family Sends Her Love After Devastating Fire
- Summer House’s Sam Feher and Kory Keefer Are Dating
- Blac Chyna Shares Her Kids King and Dream's Reactions to Her Breast and Butt Reduction Surgeries
- Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back after 'technical issue' detected
- Hugh Jackman Undergoes 2 Biopsies for Basal Cell Carcinoma Amid New Health Scare
- Jecca Blac’s Vegan, Gender-free Makeup Line Is Real, and It’s Spectacular
- Gino Mäder, Swiss cyclist, dies at age 26 after Tour de Suisse crash
- Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
- Inside the effort to return stolen cultural artifacts to Cambodia
Ranking
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- Man accused of killing girlfriend, cutting up and cooking her body in alleged bid to hide the evidence
- Neighbor allegedly shoots and kills 11-year-old British girl in quiet French village
- Soldiers arrested after executions of 5 men near U.S. border, Mexico's president says
- Mets have visions of grandeur, and a dynasty, with Juan Soto as major catalyst
- Meghan Markle Scores Legal Victory in Sister Samantha's Defamation Case
- Love Is Blind's Irina Apologizes for Her Immature Behavior on the Show
- 19 new bodies recovered in Kenya doomsday cult, pushing death toll past 300
Recommendation
As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
Archaeologists find buried mummy surrounded by coca leaves next to soccer field in Peru's capital
The Mona Lisa bridge mystery: Has the world's most famous painting finally given up a secret?
26 Ludicrously Capacious Bags to Carry Your Ego and Everything Else You Need
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
Sophia Culpo Moves Out of Home She Shared With Ex Braxton Berrios After Breakup
Golfer Adam Hadwin tackled by security while celebrating Nick Taylor's Canadian Open win
Woman declared dead knocks on coffin during her own wake in Ecuador: It gave us all a fright