Current：Home > MarketsIntellectuals vs. The Internet -Wealth Empowerment Academy
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
View
Date：2025-04-12 11:01:11
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！ (3644)
Related
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- Gaza’s limited water supply raises concerns for human health
- 'Love is Blind' Season 5 reunion spoilers: Who's together, who tried again after the pods
- Man faces misdemeanor for twice bringing guns to Wisconsin state Capitol, asking to see governor
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Israel suspends military exports to Colombia over its president’s criticism of Gaza seige
- Horror as Israeli authorities show footage of Hamas atrocities: Reporter's Notebook
- Natalee Holloway Case: Suspect Expected to Share Details of Her Death 18 Years After Disappearance
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- Gaza’s limited water supply raises concerns for human health
Ranking
- Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
- PG&E’s plan to bury power lines and prevent wildfires faces opposition because of high rates
- Natalee Holloway Case: Suspect Expected to Share Details of Her Death 18 Years After Disappearance
- Kate Spade 24-Hour Flash Deal: Get This $400 Shoulder Bag for Just $112
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- 'Take a lesson from the dead': Fatal stabbing of 6-year-old serves warning to divided US
- Brock Bowers has ankle surgery. What it means for Georgia to lose its standout tight end
- How Quran burnings in Sweden have increased threats from Islamic militants
Recommendation
Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?
Kate Spade 24-Hour Flash Deal: Get This $400 Shoulder Bag for Just $112
Violent crime down, carjackings up, according to FBI crime statistics
Donald Trump is going back to court. Here’s what he’s missed since his last visit to NYC fraud trial
Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
UN refugee chief says Rohingya who fled Myanmar must not be forgotten during other world crises
Biden didn’t make Israeli-Palestinian talks a priority. Arab leaders say region now paying the price
Republicans in Nevada are split in dueling contest over 2024 presidential nomination