Research taste in history: the importance of learning Babylonian math
benbreen
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November 10, 2026
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Setting the AI angle entirely aside, this has always been the value of the humanities: learning how to inhabit an unfamiliar point of view. That's immensely valuable, no matter what you end up doing with your life.