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Humane Ingenuity 37: Data and the Humanities

Dan Cohen

If there’s one thing we’ve learned about the many datasets we’ve wrestled with this year, it’s that all the data — every single point — is the result of human decision-making. As majors have sharply declined over the last decade, a thousand verbose defenses of the humanities have been published.

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Humane Ingenuity 41: Zen and the Art of Winemaking

Dan Cohen

Multimedia essays from the Plant Humanities Lab were recently posted and are worth a look. If you really want to nerd out, you can download gigantic spreadsheets that allow you to tweak those properties through extensive calculations. Subscribe to the Humane Ingenuity newsletter : Enter your email.

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The Evolution of College Recruitment: What’s Working in 2025

Helix Education

The human touch remains supreme In an era dominated by digital technology, the enduring power of human connection stands out prominently in the data. This technology is used for basic tasks, sophisticated predictive modeling, and personalized communication strategies.

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The Luddite Chronicles: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Robots 

Faculty Focus

Science fiction plots involving robots fall tidily into one of two scenarios: androids are here to assist and ease human labor, and its doomsday opposite that robots will be our ruin and lead to the destruction of human civilization as we know it. Only if we listen with equal parts openness and alarm.

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The Luddite Chronicles: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Robots 

Faculty Focus

Science fiction plots involving robots fall tidily into one of two scenarios: androids are here to assist and ease human labor, and its doomsday opposite that robots will be our ruin and lead to the destruction of human civilization as we know it. Only if we listen with equal parts openness and alarm.

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GenAI, Cybersecurity, and Data Ethics: The World’s fastest-growing job skills for 2025

Coursera blog

Human skills like assertiveness and communication are three of the top 10 fastest-growing skills overall, but Gen Z is more focused on green skills. Human skills are essential, as 84% of managers believe new employees must possess and demonstrate the ability to communicate in a professional manner and articulate their ideas.

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Announcing the Fastest-Growing Job Skills of 2023

Coursera blog

I’m excited to introduce The Job Skills of 2023 report , which explores the fastest-growing digital and human skills on Coursera entering 2023. The ongoing evolution of technology means employers are regularly seeking new digital competencies from potential hires while also reskilling existing workers.