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Assistant Professor Computational History - General Chair CHR - trail running - wine - games - music - https://www.melvinwevers.nl

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Vacancy β€” Postdoc Quantifying Gender Inequality in Visual Art <p><span>Are you passionate about art, gender equality, and data-driven research?</span><span>Β Join the HERAtlas project to uncover the "invisible" women of art history<span>.</span>Β We are looking for a Postdoc to combine data science, psychology, and history to reveal the structural barriers behind gender inequality in the creative industries and translate these insights into public storytelling<span>.</span></span></p>

For the HERAtlas project at the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) we are looking for a Postdoc to combine data science, psychology, and digital history to uncover the "invisible" women of art history!

More info at: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

29.01.2026 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Dit zegt Wiley E. Coyote ook altijd tegen Road Runner.

08.01.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Allerlei infectieziektes, maar je hebt gelijk dat misschien onterecht een plaag wordt genoemd. Ik denk dat de balans wel hersteld idd, al kan dit ook zorgen dat specifieke soorten verdwijnen of zich aanpassen. Maar dit zou je aan een ecoloog moeten vragen.

24.11.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ik zou dit toch wel wat nuanceren, menselijk handelen versterkt of verandert hoe plagen ontwikkelen. Er zijn voorbeelden van plagen zonder menselijk contact of al zelfs voor er mensen bestonden. Dus 'elke' lijkt me een beetje overdreven. Verder idd eens met de 2e zin.

24.11.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Edited by Taylor Arnold, Margherita Fantoli, and Ruben Ros

πŸ“’ The #CHR2025 proceedings are out!

97 papers, ~1600 pages of computational humanities πŸ”₯ Now published via the new Anthology of Computers and the Humanities, with DOIs for every paper.

πŸ”— anthology.ach.org/volumes/vol0...

And don’t forget: registration closes tomorrow (20 Nov)!

19.11.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸ—“οΈ The #CHR2025 programme is online! Browse what’s on the menu here: 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/programme/

Proceedings are coming soon as well. Don’t forget: registration closes on 20 November! #computationalhumanitiesresearch

14.11.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Look at our lovely autumn/winter @ihr.bsky.social Digital History seminar schedule, including talks from @bamcshane.bsky.social @jeroenputtevils.bsky.social @rubenros.bsky.social @thomassmits.bsky.social @melvinwevers.bsky.social and more! #dhist

23.09.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

waarom geen Vivaldi in dit lijstje?

18.09.2025 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Expanding the Toolkit: Large Language Models in Humanities Research. Computational Humanities Research.

Expanding the Toolkit: Large Language Models in Humanities Research. Computational Humanities Research.

πŸ“’ Don’t miss the first articles from CHR’s themed issue, Expanding the Toolkit: Large Language Models in Humanities Research!
Read the issue #openaccess here:
πŸ“š cup.org/4lvH2Ow

#computationalhumanities #CHR @comphumresearch.bsky.social @nolauren.bsky.social @folgertk.bsky.social

18.08.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
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The submission deadline for #CHR2025 is fast approaching! Authors, you have until Friday, 18 July, to submit your short and long papers, lightning talk abstracts, and workshop ideas.

⚠️ Please note: there will be NO extension of this deadline.

πŸ”— 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/cfp/

14.07.2025 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Call for Papers @ CHR: Meaning, Form, and History in Computational Poetics

Call for Papers @ CHR: Meaning, Form, and History in Computational Poetics

⚑ CFP: a themed issue in Computational Humanities Research!

Meaning, Form, and History in Computational Poetics: if you work on all things verse, all things form, in any language, consider submitting!

for questions reach out to me or @nmhouston.bsky.social !

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

04.07.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

In an age of failing economies and a neofascist backlash, what we need is Marxism. To free ourselves from our technofeudal overlords, we must think like Karl Marx. The corporations are asset-stripping our brains, but we can take back control. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

03.07.2025 08:50 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6

I like it, although it sometimes goes crazy with unit tests and refactors that only complicate matters. But as with all these things, you need to double / triple check the more interesting things. Also it has difficulties dealing with software that changes a lot with updates.

01.07.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are looking for a host for #CHR2026! Read the Call for Bids on our website, and submit your proposal by November, 10.

computational-humanities-research.org/hosting/

26.06.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NaΓ―ef inderdaad, qua copyright kun je gebruik maken van modellen zoals Pleias die maakt (al weet ik niet of na recent rechtszaak met anthropic dit zoveel uitmaakt). En voor dat laatste kun je denk ik ook veel met guardrails doen. Maar prima :)

26.06.2025 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How AI is killing jobs in the tech industry Tech workers at TikTok, Google, and across the industry share stories about how AI is changing, ruining, or replacing their jobs.

What impact is AI having on jobs in the tech industry? I've been collecting stories from tech workersβ€”from engineers at giants like Google to content mods at TikTok to coders at small startupsβ€”to find out.

Here, in their words, is how AI is transforming, degrading, and yes, replacing their jobs.

25.06.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 323    πŸ” 130    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 26

Waarom niet verder trainen op bestaande modellen die op β€œopen” data zijn getraind?

25.06.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Are We There Yet? Revealing the Risks of Utilizing Large Language Models in Scholarly Peer Review

Both funny and scary idea in this paper that authors might insert hidden text into their papers instructing LLM peer reviewers to say how great the paper is and recommend acceptance.

arxiv.org/html/2412.01...

09.06.2025 06:11 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis

While you share that arXiv preprint that does not say what you think it does, I'll just leave this peer-reviewed Nature paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

21.06.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are proud to have @miguelev.bsky.social (@cssh-nus.bsky.social, National University of Singapore) and Els Lefever (LT3 Language and Translation Technology, Ghent University) as keynote speakers at our CHR2025 conference in December. More: 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/news/keynote...

12.06.2025 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

The enduring legacy/curse of SPSS

21.05.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come do a PhD or postdoc with us! Generously ERC funded salaries, at the intersection of computational social science/humanities/DH, corpus linguistics, ML/AI, sustainability studies. Deadline 15th May (if interested but that's too short, or in the process of graduating, talk to me)
Topics&linksπŸ‘‡

28.04.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
Paris Marx: US tech giants dominate life. Why people must take control | Q+A 2025
YouTube video by Q+A with Jack Tame Paris Marx: US tech giants dominate life. Why people must take control | Q+A 2025

It was a real pleasure to chat with Jack Tame on Q+A about why now is the time to think seriously about reducing our reliance on US tech companies and what to make of Elon Musk’s alliance with Donald Trump.

He hosts a great programme and I was really happy to be invited on.

10.04.2025 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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🚨 Our Call for Papers is out! 🚨

We continue our tradition of providing a dedicated platform for presenting computational work that bridges formal methods and traditional inquiry in the arts and humanities.

Check out the website for all details: 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/cfp/

26.03.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ

24.03.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Computational Humanities Research

We've got news!

The new CHR website is live - your go-to place for all things CHR: computational-humanities-research.org

Also, welcome to @lucy3.bsky.social (Proceedings Officer) and @jbrottrager.bsky.social (Early Career Representative), our new board members!

21.03.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Goedzo

Wat ze ook nu al kunnen doen: niet meer alle Kamerstukken in Microsoft Word-format aanbieden. Er zijn genoeg open standaarden die prima werken, en het scheelt nog belastinggeld ook

20.03.2025 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hoe beΓ―nvloedt AI de beelden die het genereert? Nu iedereen met behulp van AI afbeeldingen kan creΓ«ren, zien we steeds meer door AI gegenereerd beeld om ons heen. Tegelijkertijd is er maar weinig bekend over hoe de achterliggende AI-systemen werken...

We zien steeds meer door AI gegenereerd beeld om ons heen, maar hoe bevooroordeeld zijn de achterliggende AI-systemen? @nanne.bsky.social, @melvinwevers.bsky.social en Eftychia Stamkou gaan dat samen met partners uit de culturele sector onderzoeken: www.uva.nl/shared-conte...

19.03.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Visual Imaginaries of Gender: The potentials and limitations of GenAI - Responsible Digital Transformations This project investigates the gender imaginaries of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) for image generation. Whilst prior research has demonstrated that GenAI defaults to masculine when prompt...

Recently, I have been awarded a grant from the UvA's Responsible Digital Transformations Programme. Together with Nanne van Noord en Eftychia Stamkou. Together with a postdoc we will examine the Visual Imaginaries of GenAI concerning Gender. More info here: rdt.uva.nl/research/res...

27.02.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Zhivar Sourati, Farzan Karimi-Malekabadi, Meltem Ozcan, Colin McDaniel, Alireza Ziabari, Jackson Trager, Ala Tak, Meng Chen, Fred Morstatter, Morteza Dehghani
The Shrinking Landscape of Linguistic Diversity in the Age of Large Language Models
https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.11266

18.02.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

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