Lucas Poy

Proofs!

NotebookLM: The end of reading as we knew it? This is the second in a series of posts exploring how historians can engage with AI tools.

Some more thoughts about generative AI and our work as historians (in particular about using NotebookLM for secondary sources)
lucaspoy.substack.com/p/notebooklm...

First piece I’ve read where I see *possible* academic value coming from an “AI” tool. Not saying I’m a convert by any means, but definitely going to give NotebookLM a try.

“del éxtasis a la agonía oscila nuestro historial, podemos ser lo peor o también lo mejor con la misma facilidad”

I agree, but I still think that most students do want to learn

NotebookLM: The end of reading as we knew it? This is the second in a series of posts exploring how historians can engage with AI tools.

Some more thoughts about generative AI and our work as historians (in particular about using NotebookLM for secondary sources)
lucaspoy.substack.com/p/notebooklm...

Interesting post about AI tools, and useful reminder that a Large Language Model (LLM) "...is not designed to be accurate but to be plausible. It has no concept of truth or falsehood, only of linguistic patterns"

Historians: We are having the wrong conversation about AI This might be the first in a series of posts exploring how historians can engage with AI tools.

Are we framing the AI discussion wrong in history departments? I think we're too focused on student “cheating” while missing the bigger picture. I've been thinking about this for a while and decided to write it down.

lucaspoy.substack.com/p/historians...

Met Nederlands uurloon naar de supermarkt: video van Argentijnse vrouw gaat viraal in thuisland Een ogenschijnlijk simpele, Nederlandse boodschappenvideo maakt de tongen los in Argentinië. Een jonge toerist toont daarin wat je in Nederland allemaal kunt kopen met een minimumuurloon en dat leidt ...

Mijn bijdrage aan dit artikel in het AD over koopkrachtverschillen tussen Nederland en Argentinië, met wat broodnodige nuance en een kleine herinnering dat publieke universiteiten in Argentinië nog altijd gratis zijn.

www.ad.nl/buitenland/m...

Brian Wilson, visionary creative spirit for the Beach Boys, dies aged 82 Musician, who suffered from mental health problems, wrote and produced the 1966 album Pet Sounds – seen by many as the greatest album of all time

The one, the genius. RIP Brian Wilson, creator of Pet Sounds.

Rent Strikes Since the nineteenth century, working-class families have predominantly relied on tenements for housing, with rents often consuming a large portion of their household budgets. There is a long and cont...

Ever wondered how tenants organized across different continents and periods?

𝑅𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑘𝑒𝑠: 𝐴 ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, is coming November 2025!

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Rent Strikes Since the nineteenth century, working-class families have predominantly relied on tenements for housing, with rents often consuming a large portion of their household budgets. There is a long and cont...

Ever wondered how tenants organized across different continents and periods?

𝑅𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑘𝑒𝑠: 𝐴 ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, is coming November 2025!

Preview the table of contents and contributor details: uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...

In elk ander land: “Noodsituatie! Heb je hulp nodig?”

In Nederland: “Heb je wel betaald?”

Recién publicado en el n. 26 de Archivos, mi ensayo sobre los libros de Nicolas Delalande, Jean-Numa Ducange y Bastien Cabot // Récemment publié dans le num 26 d'Archivos, mon essai sur les livres de Nicolas Delalande, Jean-Numa Ducange et Bastien Cabot.

www.archivosrevista.com.ar/numeros/inde...

Shades of Internationalism - The Left’s Complex Relationship with Immigration | LAWCHA Lucas Poy writes about the questions and some of the conclusions of his recently published essay in Labor: Studies of Working Class History on the World Migration Congress of 1926, organized by left-w...

Unfortunately, the anti-immigrant discourse of Labour PM Keir Starmer is not a novelty. Literacy tests and restriction legislation were supported and promoted by segments of the white labour movement in the past. I wrote about it (with links for further reading) here: lawcha.org/2023/11/16/s...

Shades of Internationalism - The Left’s Complex Relationship with Immigration | LAWCHA Lucas Poy writes about the questions and some of the conclusions of his recently published essay in Labor: Studies of Working Class History on the World Migration Congress of 1926, organized by left-w...

Unfortunately, the anti-immigrant discourse of Labour PM Keir Starmer is not a novelty. Literacy tests and restriction legislation were supported and promoted by segments of the white labour movement in the past. I wrote about it (with links for further reading) here: lawcha.org/2023/11/16/s...

Our book has a cover!

Coming next November with the @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social series at @uclpress.bsky.social

My review of Daniel James and Mirta Lobato's book, Paisajes del pasado, has just been published in the Hispanic American Historical Review @hahr21.bsky.social

read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article...

I’m looking forward to joining a UNICEF symposium in Utrecht next week, where I’ll talk about historical struggles led by children standing up for their rights.

Qué bueno!!

in which language do you read him?

His politics were horrible in all possible ways. Hopefully his books will be remembered and his politics won't.

“Si tuviera que salvar del fuego una sola de las novelas que he escrito, salvaría ésta”.

RIP Mario Vargas Llosa, gigante de la literatura, gracias por la belleza y la armonía.

De beste romanschrijver die ik ooit gelezen heb. Conversación en La Catedral is een meesterwerk.

We are on strike today at @vuamsterdam.bsky.social as part of the relay strike actions in Dutch universities against the budget cuts. Picket line at the entrance of the main building!

Tomorrow at the @esshc.bsky.social in Leiden, our panel about social democracy and internationalism before World War II!

A great line up and very interesting papers, take a look here: event.esshc2025.exordo.com/session/193/...

On my way to Newcastle to participate in the conference “Counter-Hegemonic Internationalisms: Perspectives from the Past”, hosted by Northumbria University and brilliantly organised by Daniel Laqua and his colleagues. Looking forward to it!
research.northumbria.ac.uk/glo/?p=1341

#Skystorians #AcademicSky #History We’re delighted to be supporting the AHRC-funded conference on ‘Counter-Hegemonic Internationalisms: Perspectives from the Past’, which is taking place at @northumbriauni.bsky.social this week. Programme here research.northumbria.ac.uk/glo/?p=1341

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