Science and the Humanities

Are the Humanities and the Sciences fundamentally different? Or do
they share roots, values, aspirations and a common, contemporary
predicament? Are the Humanities and the Sciences fundamentally
different? Or do they share roots, values, aspirations and a
common, contemporary predicament? Presenter: Howard Hotson,
Professor of Early Modern Intellectual History, University of
Oxford (Chair, Cultures of Knowledge network, TORCH) Respondents:
Ian Walmsley, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Hooke Professor of Experimental
Physics, University of Oxford Mark Pagel, Professor and Head of the
Bioinformatics Laboratory, University of Reading Chair: Sally
Shuttleworth, Professor of English, University of Oxford This
seminar is part of "Humanities and the Public Good", a special
series of events bringing together leading scholars in the arts and
sciences and influential figures beyond academia, to consider the
role of the Humanities in addressing contemporary challenges.