Writing the History of the Future with Google Gemini
With the end of the semester, I have been experimenting with Google Gemini 2.5 Pro (preview) to see how
Innovation as Habit: Practicing looking forward in a backward-looking business
The following are lightly edited speaker notes for a talk I first delivered in October 2024 at the Greater Hudson
What’s in a name? AI, LLMs, Chatbots and what we hope our words will accomplish
There’s a lot of debate in academic circles about what to call ChatGPT, the new Bing, Bard, and the
Teaching and Learning with Primary Sources in the age of Generative AI
The following is a (more or less verbatim) transcript of a keynote address I gave earlier today to the Dartmouth
How Humanists Should Use Mastodon
I'm brand new to Mastodon. Many of us are. This might suggest that we shouldn't have
Sourcery: “Disruption,” Austerity, Equity, and Remote Access to Archives
I’ve spent the last 24 hours thinking about and responding to Mark Matienzo’s recent post about Sourcery and
Correspondence Course
During the depths of the lockdown in March, I imagined a course for our times that would be completely free
Collaboration and Emergent Knowledge at Greenhouse Studios
Crossposted from Greenhouse Studios
Since the 1970s, scholars in fields as varied as sedimentology, ornithology, sociology, and philosophy have come
In their own words: How tech leaders can help you argue for the humanities
I firmly believe the case for the humanities is best made on its own terms. Rather than bending pretzel-like to
When UConn broke up with Adobe: A parable of artists and copyright
One of the things I try very hard to do in my DMD 2010 “History of Digital Culture” class is
