Current：Home > StocksIntellectuals vs. The Internet -Smart Capital Blueprint
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
View
Date：2025-04-26 12:18:30
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！ (3)
Related
- The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
- Glasgow Climate Talks Are, in Many Ways, ‘Harder Than Paris’
- Justice Department reverses position, won't support shielding Trump in original E. Jean Carroll lawsuit
- Bob Huggins says he didn't resign as West Virginia basketball coach
- Realtor group picks top 10 housing hot spots for 2025: Did your city make the list?
- Inside Clean Energy: A Michigan Utility Just Raised the Bar on Emissions-Cutting Plans
- Powerball jackpot grows to $725 million, 7th largest ever
- Please Stand Up and See Eminem's Complete Family Tree
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- If You're a Very Busy Person, These Time-Saving Items From Amazon Will Make Your Life Easier
Ranking
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- BP’s Net-Zero Pledge: A Sign of a Growing Divide Between European and U.S. Oil Companies? Or Another Marketing Ploy?
- New Climate Research From a Year-Long Arctic Expedition Raises an Ozone Alarm in the High North
- Cold-case murder suspect captured after slipping out of handcuffs and shackles at gas station in Montana
- 'Most Whopper
- This 22-year-old is trying to save us from ChatGPT before it changes writing forever
- A Plea to Make Widespread Environmental Damage an International Crime Takes Center Stage at The Hague
- Torrential rain destroyed a cliffside road in New York. Can U.S. roads handle increasingly extreme weather?
Recommendation
Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
Simon says we're stuck with the debt ceiling (Encore)
COP26 Presented Forests as a Climate Solution, But May Not Be Able to Keep Them Standing
Amazon ends its charity donation program AmazonSmile after other cost-cutting efforts
How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
Ruby Princess cruise ship has left San Francisco after being damaged in dock crash
New York’s Right to ‘a Healthful Environment’ Could Be Bad News for Fossil Fuel Interests
Mung bean omelet, anyone? Sky high egg prices crack open market for alternatives