The Complexity of Machine Writing
Read moreIt is a commonplace that computers will only do what human beings tell them and that they require clear, unambiguous instructions. In practice, however, instructions that are simple and clear from a human perspective can be nearly impossible to translate into a form that a computer can execute. Nowhere...
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Come to the GC Python Installathon!
Read moreDecember 3rd, 6:30PM-8:30PM, Rooms C201/C202 Looking to get started with Python? Confused about what to install? Or which development environment you should use? Trying to fix a broken installation? Join Learn Python NYC and the Graduate Center Digital Initiatives in our first Installathon. We’ll cover installing Python and...
Teaching Ancient Greek with iOS and Android
Read moreThe Hoplite Challenge is an iOS and Android app being developed to drill students on Ancient Greek verb conjugation. It is based on the Hoplite Challenge Cup, an event held halfway through the Latin/Greek Institute’s (LGI) basic Greek course, where the faculty and students compete to change Ancient Greek verbs...
The Contours of Community: Recap of “CUNY DHI, Building a DH Community” Lightning Talks
Read moreLast night at The Graduate Center, a full room of scholars gathered to share ideas, meet colleagues, and embody the vibrant digital humanities community across our CUNY campuses. This event was the first rendition of “CUNY DHI: Building a Digital Humanities Community at The City of New York,” sponsored...
Finding Digital Archives
Read moreLast time, I talked about some of the ways that scholars can get the most out of the search features of large collections of books that are available online. In this post, I will point out just a few of the smaller archives that are often better places to...
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