Then and Now
Extracting structured data from unstructured or semi-structured data has been a long-standing problem in the digital humanities. Humanities data is inherently, and in most respects I would say wonderfully, diverse. Texts, performances, music, art, … [Continue reading] about How Do You Teach a Computer to Read a Broken Ancient Inscription?
I am happy to announce that a discussion that I had with Mike Motia my book, An Enchanted World: The Shared Religious Landscape of Late Antiquity has just been released. The podcast is in the New Books in Late Antiquity series, part of the New Books … [Continue reading] about An Enchanted World: Podcast Interviews
Back in the day, we had Cliff Notes. These short pamphlets summarized the plots of great literary works and provided additional information (e.g., symbolism, themes) that one might expect to be tested on by, say, a high school or college teacher. As … [Continue reading] about AI Is the New Revelation
Most research in the humanities does not require much in the way of funding. Time, a basic computer, and access to a good library are frequently all that it takes to produce amazing scholarship. Sometimes, though, more is required, or … [Continue reading] about A Graduate Student’s Guide to Grants and Fellowships (Humanities Edition)
