Current：Home > FinanceIntellectuals vs. The Internet -GrowthInsight
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
View
Date：2025-04-12 19:34:48
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！ (6)
Related
- Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
- Ping pong balls thrown at Atlanta city council members in protest of mayor, 'Cop City'
- Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad
- How can I resolve a hostile email exchange before it escalates? Ask HR
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- Kentucky governor bans use of ‘conversion therapy’ with executive order
- Vanderpump Rules’ Lala Kent Shares First Photo of Baby Girl Sosa's Face
- Sean “Diddy” Combs Arrest: Lawyer Says He’s in “Treatment and Therapy” Amid Sex Trafficking Charges
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Suspension of security clearance for Iran envoy did not follow protocol, watchdog says
Ranking
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- A vandal badly damaged a statue outside a St. Louis cathedral, police say
- A Dangerous Chemical Is Fouling Niagara Falls’ Air. New York State Hasn’t Put a Stop to It
- A Mississippi Confederate monument covered for 4 years is moved
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- What will become of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ musical legacy? Experts weigh in following his indictment
- Xandra Pohl Fuels Danny Amendola Dating Rumors at Dancing With the Stars Taping
- The Latest: Trump to campaign in New York and Harris will speak at Hispanic leadership conference
Recommendation
How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
Mississippi program aims to connect jailed people to mental health services
Boeing CEO says the company will begin furloughs soon to save cash during labor strike
What time does 'The Golden Bachelorette' start? Premiere date, cast, where to watch and stream
EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
Harvey Weinstein set to be arraigned on additional sex crimes charges in New York
FBI investigates suspicious packages sent to election officials in multiple states
Dancing With the Stars' Brooks Nader Reveals Relationship Status During Debut With Gleb Savchenko