I’m now in the camp that thinks Rings of Power is pretty good*—it’s still a lil tacky, it’s not as good as the Peter Jackson movies, but it’s pretty good*. It’s giving season 5/6 Game of Thrones—not as good as earlier stuff, but not yet “falling off the cliff” bad. Just pretty good*.
Ooh, also, imo, the gif on this site demonstrates an elegant way to showcase differences in size/shape: thedataface.com/2019/04/spor...
In most professional sports, the playing surface and goal size are the same everywhere the game is played. Not when it comes to baseball fields though.
Past students have enjoyed this Dog Breed Data visualization: informationisbeautiful.net/visualizatio... It's fun, it contains lots of data, but it's also a little confusing & requires engagement. Idk if it's beautiful, but certainly cute. It's made for good convos in class!
What are the best dog breeds according to data on dog intelligence, longevity & health? How does that tally with public popularity of various dog breeds?
Someone recently asked me what my favorite books in shop are right now. I couldn't answer on the spot, but after discussion with Kristina, I think we're leaning toward these three modern first editions:
My group just finished up a new paper that I'm excited to get out into the world: "On Classification with Large Language Models in Cultural Analytics" (to be published at CHR): github.com/bamman-group...
Data and code to support "On Classification with Large Language Models in Cultural Analytics" - bamman-group/ca-classification-data
Great new resource for historians of science and science educators. Purdue University Archives and Special Collections has digitized and made openly available nearly 500 transcripts totaling 7,700 pages of Neil Armstong’s speeches.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.—Purdue University Archives and Special Collections (ASC) is pleased to announce the digitization of paper transcripts used by Neil Armstong for his public addresses and select…
Hi everyone, I've made my first starter pack for Rare Books and Spec Coll folks. I am completely sure I've missed folks, so please speak up in a reply and I'll add you to the pack! follow on, friends! 📜 #bookhistorygo.bsky.app/4fvc2XS
The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) is turning 75! To celebrate, we’re joining more than 200 fellow booksellers in a Virtual Book Fair, opening today, September 25, running through Friday. Swing by the Honey & Wax booth: fairs.abaa.org/exhibitor/22...
OMG FIONA! That's awesome! Congrats!
The first “Postcards to Swing States” party was well attended so we are inspired to do more. This week, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, we’ll be outside the Rose Bowl Tavern again (Urbana, IL). Then on Sunday, we’ll be at the Champaign Public Library on Green St. from 2pm to 4pm. Feel free to stop by!
