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Sociology prof working on beer, food, cities, waterways, textiles. Finishing a book on hops in 19th century Wisconsin. aka @ediblememory @sociologyofplants
NEWS: The Library of Congress has launched a significant upgrade to the Chronicling America website, the nation’s leading free resource for historical U.S. newspapers. newsroom.loc.gov/news/library...
Library of Congress Unveils Major Upgrades to Chronicling America Website Enhanced Platform Improves Accessibility and Research Capabilities for Historic Newspapers The Library of Congress has...
Yes. All they seem to offer is a paper certificate marking my 25 years of service. 💀
And for you brewing archaeology enthusiasts…😉
Oof!
I’m staring at the sentence about using “generative AI to produce a historical image.”
What does the word “historical” mean in this sentence? Vibes?
The AHA has published Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education, offering a disciplinary approach to AI that focuses on the specific needs and challenges of history educators. 🗃️
These 14 foundational principles are meant to assist educators and administrators in crafting AI policies suited to local circumstances and the specific needs of students.
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For any BlueSky friends engaged in Digital Humanities projects, here's a place to apply for seed money
The ACLS Digital Justice Grant program is designed to address the inequities in the access to support for digital work across various fields.
Do you have any data to support this claim: “This committee recognizes that generative AI tools offer significant opportunities to improve teaching and student learning.”?
Okay this is worse than I thought. A large # of academic press books (incld. a textbook I use in class) have been moved to a platform called Ebook Central. It's like Kindle paired w/ AI. No footnotes. No page #s No facsimile PDFs are available. I just wrote a lengthy complaint to my library. Sigh.
AI rant of the day. My library is using a new ebook platform for Leon Litwack's book "Trouble in Mind." You can no longer see page numbers or footnotes. And there is a running AI summary of the book next to the text. It's USELESS now.
🧵 Introducing a new series, NOAAstalgia: Picturing Our Past. Every other week, The NOAA Heritage Program will be sharing photos from NOAA's history.
In this week's photo, a young woman launches a pilot weather balloon.
