Archive - Dan’s Substack

The Importance of Balance

Last week, I talked about the election of a Doge, the Venetian empire's chief executive officer (CEO). We saw how this electoral process was a dance…

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Nov 14 •

The Election of a Venetian Doge

Downsampling as an election strategy

Nov 12 •

The Unknown God

The human mind is an interesting instrument. One of its chief concerns is causation. When something happens in the world – either in the social world of…

Nov 5 •

October 2024

The Future of Humanities Research (Part II)

In last week’s post, I presented a list of advanced language tools that humanities scholars might find useful.

Oct 29 •

The Future of Humanities Research (Part I)

I want to take a slight detour today and talk about the future of humanities research, specifically the impact of AI-powered research tools. In the late…

Oct 22 •

Anatomy of a Neural Network (Part I)

Up to this point, I’ve mentioned neural networks multiple times in my previous posts.

Oct 15 •

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Reading Between the Lines

Today, I’d like to return to a thought presented in my last post – the thought that the mind fills in missing details, constructs coherent stories from…

Oct 7 •

Hurricane Disruption

Hurricane Helene made landfall about 90 miles west of us last Thursday.

Oct 1 •

September 2024

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