History of Science

08
Dec
Seeing Old Science

Seeing Old Science

Gemini’s ability to read handwritten archival documents has importance beyond the humanities
6 min read
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
9 min read
23
Mar

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
15 min read
07
Oct

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
1 min read
12
May
Where's the Beef? Does Digital Humanities Have to Answer Questions?

Where's the Beef? Does Digital Humanities Have to Answer Questions?

The criticism most frequently leveled at digital humanities is what I like to call the “Where’s the beef?” question,
4 min read