Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences (Video)

Over the past decade, Carnegie Mellon University has strengthened its standing in the humanities. The Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to have distinguished faculty and talented students who are leading the humanities into the 21st century. Faculty and students within the Departments of English, History, Modern Languages and Philosophy focus on teaching and learning deep intellectual knowledge as well as developing useful, practical skills. Often, they cross disciplines to solve real world problems. For example, philosophers are working to improve medical ethics practices and food marketing tactics geared towards children; historians are developing policy recommendations for forensic DNA profiling and drug policy; and, an English professor created a social networking tool to improve education, and it is now being used by tens of thousands of students all over the world.

Sponsored by Carnegie Mellon's Center for the Arts in Society, media scholar Noah Wardrip-Fruin (University of California, Santa Cruz, Computer Science) explores the social and political implications of life simulation in 'The Sims.' For more, visit: www.cmu.edu/cas

Publishing Theory and Practice Online. Media scholar Alexandra Juhasz (Pitzer College, Media Studies) explores the social and political implications of video sharing on YouTube.

Inspire Innovation: Marcel Just & Tom Mitchell are using brain imaging and machine learning to predict a subjects thoughts.

Inspire Innovation: Sheldon Cohen explains the link between stress and more severe cold symptoms.

Carnegie Mellon Professor of Applied Linguistics Dick Tucker reflects upon the challenges and opportunities he encountered as he moved figuratively and literally over the past 40 years around the world.

Sophie Freud, granddaughter of Sigmund Freud and mother of Carnegie Mellon Professor George Loewenstein, discusses her book. "Living in the Shadow of the Freud Family" is about the life of her mother, who had a complex relationship with Sigmund Freud.

Author and Carnegie Mellon Alum Scott Berkun shows that much of what we know about innovation is wrong as he explores the history of innovation and creative thinking.

Carnegie Mellon Professor Johnstone traces the history of the Pittsburgh dialect, how its changed and how it's being kept alive.

Carnegie Mellon Ph.D. candidate Deirdre Clemente mixes history and humor to assist students in making a strong first impression on employers. Featuring: Deirdre Clemente.

Professors Scheines, Just and Cohen on Carnegie Mellon's interdisciplinary approaches to unlocking the mysteries of the human brain.