Current：Home > StocksIntellectuals vs. The Internet -MacroWatch
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
View
Date：2025-04-16 06:34:10
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！ (38433)
Related
- Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
- Coal Is On Its Way Out in Indiana. But What Replaces It and Who Will Own It?
- In the Pacific, Global Warming Disrupted The Ecological Dance of Urchins, Sea Stars And Kelp. Otters Help Restore Balance.
- Should Solar Geoengineering Be a Tool to Slow Global Warming, or is Manipulating the Atmosphere Too Dangerous?
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Your Multivitamin Won't Save You
- Shop the Must-Have Pride Jewelry You'll Want to Wear All Year Long
- Russia's economy is still working but sanctions are starting to have an effect
- Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
- Shop the Must-Have Pride Jewelry You'll Want to Wear All Year Long
Ranking
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- Spam call bounty hunter
- Alberta’s $5.3 Billion Backing of Keystone XL Signals Vulnerability of Canadian Oil
- Gunman on scooter charged with murder after series of NYC shootings that killed 86-year-old man and wounded 3 others
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- Kelly Ripa Details the Lengths She and Mark Consuelos Go to For Alone Time
- Q&A: A Sustainable Transportation Advocate Explains Why Bikes and Buses, Not Cars, Should Be the Norm
- Kelly Ripa Details the Lengths She and Mark Consuelos Go to For Alone Time
Recommendation
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
Kelly Ripa Details the Lengths She and Mark Consuelos Go to For Alone Time
Q&A: A Sustainable Transportation Advocate Explains Why Bikes and Buses, Not Cars, Should Be the Norm
The Fight to Change US Building Codes
FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
Trump’s New Clean Water Act Rules Could Affect Embattled Natural Gas Projects on Both Coasts
Cities Pressure TVA to Boost Renewable Energy as Memphis Weighs Breaking Away
U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons