Javier Cha
@javiercha.bsky.social
Canadian in Hong Kong.
Work: digital historian @ HKU.
Research: medieval Korea, Neo-Confucianism, historical networks, data centres, infrastructure studies, and historical applications of AI.
Team: Big Data Studies Lab https://bigdatastudies.net/
Work: digital historian @ HKU.
Research: medieval Korea, Neo-Confucianism, historical networks, data centres, infrastructure studies, and historical applications of AI.
Team: Big Data Studies Lab https://bigdatastudies.net/
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Harvard should sack anybody who had anything to do with Epstein and use the money to load up on a bunch of promising junior faculty; lord knows there are a ton of great people out there to choose from
Interesting email here from Elisa New, Harvard professor and wife to Larry Summers, to Epstein, reflecting on Lolita.
"...it's about a man whose life is stamped forever by his impression of a young girl."
"...it's about a man whose life is stamped forever by his impression of a young girl."
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Harvard should sack anybody who had anything to do with Epstein and use the money to load up on a bunch of promising junior faculty; lord knows there are a ton of great people out there to choose from
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Turns out that C. Wright Mills was right on when he said that there is a "power elite." Though for our generation it seems to be an outlandish collection of finance, tech and crypto bros, academics, influencers, grifters, degenerates, perverts, cranks, buffoons, rich Nazis, and fabulists.
Whats so unnerving, among many other aspects of the whole sordid Epstein miasma, is how incestuous the world of these elites are. Everyone knows everyone. The personal, social, and professional spheres all overlap.
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Turns out that C. Wright Mills was right on when he said that there is a "power elite." Though for our generation it seems to be an outlandish collection of finance, tech and crypto bros, academics, influencers, grifters, degenerates, perverts, cranks, buffoons, rich Nazis, and fabulists.
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
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For the morning crowd - thread below about our new article on historical bias in digitized British newspaper collections #dh #skystorians @rs4vp.org @vpreditors.bsky.social @thenacbs.bsky.social
!Stop Press! Article on bias in digitised newspaper collections: ’Whose News’, in the new journal of @comphumresearch.bsky.social by Kaspar Beelen, @jonhistorian61.bsky.social, @kmcdono.bsky.social and me. See blog for summary & 🧵 1/7
Article doi.org/10.1017/chr....
Blog is.gd/2IFc30
#dh #c19 🗃️
Article doi.org/10.1017/chr....
Blog is.gd/2IFc30
#dh #c19 🗃️
Whose news? Critical methods for assessing bias in large historical datasets | Computational Humanities Research | Cambridge Core
Whose news? Critical methods for assessing bias in large historical datasets - Volume 1
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
For the morning crowd - thread below about our new article on historical bias in digitized British newspaper collections #dh #skystorians @rs4vp.org @vpreditors.bsky.social @thenacbs.bsky.social
You know, I don't use the terms art history, comparative literature, and philosophy loosely. Why is it that digital humanities is tossed around as if it can be loosely applied to everything and everywhere without any effort to define the scope of what it means and represents?
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
You know, I don't use the terms art history, comparative literature, and philosophy loosely. Why is it that digital humanities is tossed around as if it can be loosely applied to everything and everywhere without any effort to define the scope of what it means and represents?
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We are featured in over 50 news outlets today: PhD student David Mahoney's research using web archives, @archive.org, to measure historic website emissions, offering a new method and open-source code for analysing & highlighting online environmental impact. www.energylivenews.com/2025/11/11/c...
COP websites emit 10 times more carbon than average webpages - Energy Live News
COP conference websites emit more carbon per page view than typical webpages
www.energylivenews.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We are featured in over 50 news outlets today: PhD student David Mahoney's research using web archives, @archive.org, to measure historic website emissions, offering a new method and open-source code for analysing & highlighting online environmental impact. www.energylivenews.com/2025/11/11/c...
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Some interesting stuff here on measuring writing quality and improving on qualitative tasks:
www.dbreunig.com/2025/07/31/h...
www.dbreunig.com/2025/07/31/h...
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Some interesting stuff here on measuring writing quality and improving on qualitative tasks:
www.dbreunig.com/2025/07/31/h...
www.dbreunig.com/2025/07/31/h...
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Microfiche in the digital age 📄💻
Visitors at the Physical Archive tour last month saw how microfiche is preserved digitally.
You can, too! Watch the #livestream, 7:30 AM–Midnight PT, scanning & preserving public records in real time — all to mellow #lofi vibes.
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
Visitors at the Physical Archive tour last month saw how microfiche is preserved digitally.
You can, too! Watch the #livestream, 7:30 AM–Midnight PT, scanning & preserving public records in real time — all to mellow #lofi vibes.
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Microfiche in the digital age 📄💻
Visitors at the Physical Archive tour last month saw how microfiche is preserved digitally.
You can, too! Watch the #livestream, 7:30 AM–Midnight PT, scanning & preserving public records in real time — all to mellow #lofi vibes.
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
Visitors at the Physical Archive tour last month saw how microfiche is preserved digitally.
You can, too! Watch the #livestream, 7:30 AM–Midnight PT, scanning & preserving public records in real time — all to mellow #lofi vibes.
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
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📢 NEW FAQ added to #DH2026 CFP!
✅You can submit multiple proposals
✅Max 2 presentations as lead presenter (long/short)
✅Posters: no limit, but in-person only & no AI translation
✅Workshops/mini-conferences: not counted toward limit
⏰Deadline: Dec 8
dh2026.adho.org/cfp/
✅You can submit multiple proposals
✅Max 2 presentations as lead presenter (long/short)
✅Posters: no limit, but in-person only & no AI translation
✅Workshops/mini-conferences: not counted toward limit
⏰Deadline: Dec 8
dh2026.adho.org/cfp/
CFP – DH2026 in Daejeon, South Korea
The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) invites submissions for its annual conference, DH2026, to be held in Daejeon, South Korea, from July 27 to 31, 2026.
dh2026.adho.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
📢 NEW FAQ added to #DH2026 CFP!
✅You can submit multiple proposals
✅Max 2 presentations as lead presenter (long/short)
✅Posters: no limit, but in-person only & no AI translation
✅Workshops/mini-conferences: not counted toward limit
⏰Deadline: Dec 8
dh2026.adho.org/cfp/
✅You can submit multiple proposals
✅Max 2 presentations as lead presenter (long/short)
✅Posters: no limit, but in-person only & no AI translation
✅Workshops/mini-conferences: not counted toward limit
⏰Deadline: Dec 8
dh2026.adho.org/cfp/
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NY smartphone ban has made lunch loud again | Discussion
NY school phone ban has made lunch loud again
Two months into the school year, students say they are adjusting to life without their smart devices. Teachers report more focused pupils.
gothamist.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
NY smartphone ban has made lunch loud again | Discussion
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I've seen an alternative argument going around that academics should instead step back and essentially see how things play out with AI, having confidence that if it sticks around (and doesn't go the way of the MOOC) it'll be adapted to academic needs and vice versa, like email, the internet +
Wrote a short piece arguing that higher ed must help steer AI. TLDR: If we outsource this to tech, we outsource our whole business. But rejectionism is basically stalling. If we want to survive, schools themselves must proactively shape AI for education & research. [1/6, unpaywalled at 5/6] +
Opinion | AI Is the Future. Higher Ed Should Shape It.
If we want to stay at the forefront of knowledge production, we must fit technology to our needs.
www.chronicle.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I've seen an alternative argument going around that academics should instead step back and essentially see how things play out with AI, having confidence that if it sticks around (and doesn't go the way of the MOOC) it'll be adapted to academic needs and vice versa, like email, the internet +
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An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
#LifeinSeoul tip: Avoid Gwangmyeong station at all costs.
October 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
#LifeinSeoul tip: Avoid Gwangmyeong station at all costs.
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Virtual Philosophers / 홍콩대
www.kadh.org/virtual-phil...
www.kadh.org/virtual-phil...
October 30, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Virtual Philosophers / 홍콩대
www.kadh.org/virtual-phil...
www.kadh.org/virtual-phil...
Starting soon. #KADH2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pbg...
[학술대회] KADH2025 / Reimagining the Humanities: Big Data, Culture and the Public - Day1
YouTube video by 디지털인문학 in Korea
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Starting soon. #KADH2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pbg...
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KADH2025 학술대회, 지금 유튜브 생중계를 시작합니다! 🔴 아래 링크에서 바로 시청하세요.
The KADH2025 Conference is now LIVE on YouTube! 🔴 Watch the live stream here:
www.youtube.com/live/-pbgdoA...
The KADH2025 Conference is now LIVE on YouTube! 🔴 Watch the live stream here:
www.youtube.com/live/-pbgdoA...
[학술대회] KADH2025 / Reimagining the Humanities: Big Data, Culture and the Public - Day1
YouTube video by 디지털인문학 in Korea
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
KADH2025 학술대회, 지금 유튜브 생중계를 시작합니다! 🔴 아래 링크에서 바로 시청하세요.
The KADH2025 Conference is now LIVE on YouTube! 🔴 Watch the live stream here:
www.youtube.com/live/-pbgdoA...
The KADH2025 Conference is now LIVE on YouTube! 🔴 Watch the live stream here:
www.youtube.com/live/-pbgdoA...
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Available volume 19.2 of IJHAC: A Journal of Digital Humanities, dedicated to AI and Digital Humanities. Guest editors @miguelev.bsky.social and @javiercha.bsky.social. Amazing work from them and from all the authors. With 3 articles in open access😍!
www.euppublishing.com/toc/ijhac/19/2
www.euppublishing.com/toc/ijhac/19/2
Edinburgh University Press Journals - Table of Contents - ijhac: Vol 19, No 2
www.euppublishing.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Available volume 19.2 of IJHAC: A Journal of Digital Humanities, dedicated to AI and Digital Humanities. Guest editors @miguelev.bsky.social and @javiercha.bsky.social. Amazing work from them and from all the authors. With 3 articles in open access😍!
www.euppublishing.com/toc/ijhac/19/2
www.euppublishing.com/toc/ijhac/19/2
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Join us THIS FRIDAY for the second lecture in our Cultural Analytics Talk Series, co-sponsored by @berkeleyischool.bsky.social !
@mellymeldubs.bsky.social will present "AI Fiction in the Wild"
📅 Oct. 24, 12:15 - 1:30 pm
📍 210 South Hall, Online
www.ischool.berkeley.edu/events/2025/...
@mellymeldubs.bsky.social will present "AI Fiction in the Wild"
📅 Oct. 24, 12:15 - 1:30 pm
📍 210 South Hall, Online
www.ischool.berkeley.edu/events/2025/...
October 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Join us THIS FRIDAY for the second lecture in our Cultural Analytics Talk Series, co-sponsored by @berkeleyischool.bsky.social !
@mellymeldubs.bsky.social will present "AI Fiction in the Wild"
📅 Oct. 24, 12:15 - 1:30 pm
📍 210 South Hall, Online
www.ischool.berkeley.edu/events/2025/...
@mellymeldubs.bsky.social will present "AI Fiction in the Wild"
📅 Oct. 24, 12:15 - 1:30 pm
📍 210 South Hall, Online
www.ischool.berkeley.edu/events/2025/...
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[KADH2025] 고려대학교 120주년 기념 고려대학교(KU)-한국디지털인문학협의회(KADH) 공동 디지털인문학 국제학술대회 사전등록
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
고려대학교 120주년 기념 고려대학교(KU)-한국디지털인문학협의회(KADH) 공동 디지털인문학 국제학술대회 사전등록
docs.google.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
[KADH2025] 고려대학교 120주년 기념 고려대학교(KU)-한국디지털인문학협의회(KADH) 공동 디지털인문학 국제학술대회 사전등록
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Tomorrow’s the big event! 🎉 Celebrate 1 trillion saved pages with The Web We’ve Built with #InternetArchive. Join in San Francisco or online 🌐
📅 Weds, Oct 22
🕖 7 PM PT
🖥️ Virtual ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626431011...
🎟️ In Person ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626438133...
#Wayback1T
📅 Weds, Oct 22
🕖 7 PM PT
🖥️ Virtual ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626431011...
🎟️ In Person ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626438133...
#Wayback1T
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Tomorrow’s the big event! 🎉 Celebrate 1 trillion saved pages with The Web We’ve Built with #InternetArchive. Join in San Francisco or online 🌐
📅 Weds, Oct 22
🕖 7 PM PT
🖥️ Virtual ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626431011...
🎟️ In Person ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626438133...
#Wayback1T
📅 Weds, Oct 22
🕖 7 PM PT
🖥️ Virtual ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626431011...
🎟️ In Person ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626438133...
#Wayback1T
Is anybody interested in alpha testing Nabi X? You can: (1) upload your own documents and interact with them; or (2) you can have conversations with existing digital humanities and premodern Korean history materials. Let me know via a reply or PM.
More on Nabi X: bigdatastudies.net/nabi-x/
More on Nabi X: bigdatastudies.net/nabi-x/
October 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Is anybody interested in alpha testing Nabi X? You can: (1) upload your own documents and interact with them; or (2) you can have conversations with existing digital humanities and premodern Korean history materials. Let me know via a reply or PM.
More on Nabi X: bigdatastudies.net/nabi-x/
More on Nabi X: bigdatastudies.net/nabi-x/
Timely.
CFP (please share!): Our digital literary heritage is rapidly being lost, from 1990s hypertext sites to 2010s digital humanities projects. _A Field Guide to Modernisms_ seeks to spread awareness, document at-risk projects, and brainstorm solutions.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
CFP for A Field Guide to Lost Modernisms
www.shawnaross.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Timely.
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CFP (please share!): Our digital literary heritage is rapidly being lost, from 1990s hypertext sites to 2010s digital humanities projects. _A Field Guide to Modernisms_ seeks to spread awareness, document at-risk projects, and brainstorm solutions.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
CFP for A Field Guide to Lost Modernisms
www.shawnaross.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
CFP (please share!): Our digital literary heritage is rapidly being lost, from 1990s hypertext sites to 2010s digital humanities projects. _A Field Guide to Modernisms_ seeks to spread awareness, document at-risk projects, and brainstorm solutions.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
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The most important thing universities should do in a world with AI is to greatly increase the number of professors, so that classes can be smaller and more class time can be spent directly interacting with students as people.
go, student newspaper of Notre Dame and Saint Mary
"employ in-class essays, oral exams+ rigorous discussions — that are far more difficult to use AI tools to complete. a close reading of the text should constitute the bulk in any introductory humanities class."
www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025...
"employ in-class essays, oral exams+ rigorous discussions — that are far more difficult to use AI tools to complete. a close reading of the text should constitute the bulk in any introductory humanities class."
www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025...
Editorial: AI-proof the Core Curriculum
The Core Curriculum is an essential part of a Catholic education that must be saved from AI.
www.ndsmcobserver.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The most important thing universities should do in a world with AI is to greatly increase the number of professors, so that classes can be smaller and more class time can be spent directly interacting with students as people.
I'll give an updated version of the keynote I gave at DH2025 this afternoon in Tokyo. Register for the online participation option. 14:45 JST. dighis.rekihaku.ac.jp/20251017kick...
「歴史情報学の創成」キックオフシンポジウム（2025年10月17日） – 歴史情報学の創成
dighis.rekihaku.ac.jp
October 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I'll give an updated version of the keynote I gave at DH2025 this afternoon in Tokyo. Register for the online participation option. 14:45 JST. dighis.rekihaku.ac.jp/20251017kick...