Briefly Noted for November 9, 2022
Taylor Swift told us in the Folklore studio movie that the 5th track on each of her albums holds a special meaning for her. It wasn’t exactly a secret, but the film
Tom Scheinfeldt
Tom is Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Connecticut. He writes about history, technology, digital humanities, design, higher education, and (sometimes) politics.
Briefly Noted for November 7, 2022
With news that the new owner of Twitter has decided to sell verified accounts, I’ve decided to keep @foundhistory to prevent anyone from impersonating me (though Lord knows who would want to)
Briefly Noted for November 3, 2022
Nearly 200 years ago, the United States promised to seat a delegate from the Cherokee Nation in Congress as part of the treaty that forcibly removed the tribe from Georgia to Oklahoma. There’
Farewell, Twitter
Yesterday, I decided to deactivate my Twitter account. I'm just waiting to download my archive (if that remains a thing under the new regime) and I'll be gone. As
Why STEM can't answer today's hard questions
If STEM wants to solve the big problems, it's going to have to solve for more than technical questions, but also for the values questions that precede them