Current：Home > NewsIntellectuals vs. The Internet -WealthTrack
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
View
Date：2025-04-21 05:59:22
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！ (11689)
Related
- Megan Fox's ex Brian Austin Green tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'grow up'
- Pope Francis calls for Olympic truce for countries at war
- Pregnant Hailey Bieber Reacts to Justin Bieber Divorce Rumors
- Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street breaks losing streak
- John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
- Who can challenge U.S. men's basketball at Paris Olympics? Power rankings for all 12 teams
- 2024 Olympics: A Guide to All the Couples Competing at the Paris Games
- Carlee Russell Breaks Silence One Year After Kidnapping Hoax
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- 'The Sopranos' star Drea de Matteo says teen son helps her edit OnlyFans content
Ranking
- Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go
- Miss Kansas Alexis Smith Calls Out Her Alleged Abuser Onstage in Viral Video
- ACC commissioner Jim Phillips vows to protect league amid Clemson, Florida State lawsuits
- 2024 Olympics: A Guide to All the Couples Competing at the Paris Games
- Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
- Horoscopes Today, July 21, 2024
- Get your hands on Deadpool's 'buns of steel' with new Xbox controller featuring 'cheeky' grip
- As doctors leave Puerto Rico in droves, a rapper tries to fill the gaps
Recommendation
New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list
Rapper Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic torch ahead of Paris opening ceremony
Love Island USA's Kendall Washington Addresses Leaked NSFW Video
Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
Get your hands on Deadpool's 'buns of steel' with new Xbox controller featuring 'cheeky' grip
'Doing what she loved': Skydive pilot killed in plane crash near Niagara Falls
Biggest questions for all 32 NFL teams: Contract situations, QB conundrums and more