The Future for the Humanities and Social Sciences in a Global Era Melbourne, 18 and 19 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… This two-day comparative symposium will bring together leading academics to examine questions around the future for the humanities and social sciences in Asia, North America, and Australia. It will ask how these disciplines might situate themselves in an increasingly globalised higher education system. The most followed philosopher on Twitter is Alain de Botton with 422, 381 followers (he follows 4,818 Tweeters). de Botton tweets about once a day. … [Read more...]