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.
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
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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
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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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26
Aug
Briefly Noted: AI links for back-to-school

Briefly Noted: AI links for back-to-school

As a new semester begins, I'm pretty sure we're all thinking about how AI will affect
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06
Aug
Digital Humanities Outreach and Media Fragmentation

Digital Humanities Outreach and Media Fragmentation

Reaching an audience for a digital humanities project used to be straightforward. It isn’t anymore. The fragmentation and toxicity
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03
Aug
Briefly Noted for August 3, 2025: Some Good News for the Humanities

Briefly Noted for August 3, 2025: Some Good News for the Humanities

For those of us in the humanities, the last 20 years have often felt like a siege. But maybe we’
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22
Jul
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Archives: Two Years On

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Archives: Two Years On

Yesterday I gave a talk on AI and archives at the Colby/Bates/Bowdoin Special Collections and Archives Staff Retreat.
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10
Jun
Jim Bennett, Digital Humanist

Jim Bennett, Digital Humanist

I've just returned from London, where I joined a celebration at the Science Museum of the life of
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