Tom Scheinfeldt

Tom Scheinfeldt

Connecticut
Tom is Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Connecticut. He writes about history, technology, digital humanities, design, higher education, and (sometimes) politics.
12
Nov
Fallen leaves on green grass

Ten Things You Need to Know About AI

Ten things students should know as they graduate into careers in the age of AI
17 min read
10
Nov
AI generated image of a church and a database schema

AI Coding Collaboration for Digital Humanists (Part 4): Performance, Polish, and Problem Solving

Author's note: This post is the final installment in a series on AI Coding Collaboration for Digital Humanists
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04
Nov
AI Coding Collaboration for Digital Humanists (Part 3): Mastering Continuity

AI Coding Collaboration for Digital Humanists (Part 3): Mastering Continuity

Author's note: This post is the third in a series on AI Coding Collaboration for Digital Humanists (and
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30
Oct
AI Coding Collaboration for Digital Humanists (Part 2): From Prototype to Production

AI Coding Collaboration for Digital Humanists (Part 2): From Prototype to Production

Author's note: This post is the second in a series on AI Coding Collaboration for Digital Humanists (and
5 min read
23
Oct
An old-timey workbench with pencils, calipers, a protractor, a laptop, and a smartphone

AI Coding Collaboration for Digital Humanists (and Other Competent Imposters)

Author's note: This post is the first in a series on AI Coding Collaboration for Digital Humanists (and
4 min read
20
Oct
Meet AcadiMeet; or, Adventures in Vibe Coding

Meet AcadiMeet; or, Adventures in Vibe Coding

Anyone who has worked with me knows that while I can talk the talk of web development, and while I
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18
Sep
A map of New England, New York, New Jersey, and Maritime Canada

The New England Option in Action

In January, shortly after the inauguration, I floated the idea of The New England Option, a thought experiment about a
2 min read
09
Sep
Briefly Noted for September 9, 2025

Briefly Noted for September 9, 2025

This week in my DMD 2010: History of Digital Culture class, I've been teaching the history and theory
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06
Sep
Dan explains Bartz v. Anthropic

Dan explains Bartz v. Anthropic

Dan Cohen has an excellent explainer on the recent settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic, a landmark lawsuit for questions about
2 min read
05
Sep
Transitions

Transitions

When we founded Greenhouse Studios, our goal was to cultivate a new approach to scholarly work—one that brought collaborators
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