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.
26
Jun

Stand-up History

English stand-up comedian Robert Newman builds his act on history.  "The History of Oil" is his very funny,
26
Jun

Adults Only

Digg is running a story called "The best way to learn American history."  As a piece of amateur
26
Jun

Looking for (Digital) History?

This one has been making the rounds, and rightly so.  Bill Turkel has posted a very useful and much needed
23
Jun

Classic Toys of the 80s

The past month has seen the reintroduction of at least two classic toy lines of the 1980s.  Having finally reached
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18
Jun

Tony likes "History"

The History Boys—Alan Bennett's play about the meaning, study, and teaching of history in an English grammar
12
Jun

Historically Bad Advice

Stepping off a plane at BWI this weekend, I spotted an ad for Saul Ewing, the venerable Philadelphia law firm,
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10
Jun

History @ HP

Buried deep within the small business section of Hewlett-Packard's website, this short history of the @ sign has been
09
Jun

"Geek List"—History Board Games

BoardGameGeek.com users debate the question, "What are the best games that teach History?"  Visit their self-styled Geek
08
Jun

Family History

Found on the floor of the United States Senate: James Inhofe (R-OK) explores his family history.
06
Jun

Profiles in Courage

In Mario Through the Years, GameDaily offers readers a several-thousand-word biography of Mario, twenty-six year veteran of Nintendo gaming, star