tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post5709851635430616117..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: Why History Students Should Love Big DataRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-75714946520487941002013-04-10T22:02:25.481-04:002013-04-10T22:02:25.481-04:00Thanks, everyone! One of the things I didn't ...Thanks, everyone! One of the things I didn't mention about Prof. McLoughlin (which you may know): As soon as class ended, he'd head down to the bottom of College Hill, or into town, or join a bunch of students nearby and protest unfair wages or work conditions, or American foreign policy, or (before my time) the Vietnam War. He was fearless, a person of principle, and an inspiration in the classroom and out. But he was one nasty grader! (P.S.--off to find Randall's NPR story; thanks!)Eric B. Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169391149462048777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-62175361372387124162013-04-10T21:39:47.585-04:002013-04-10T21:39:47.585-04:00I will be cribbing from this for years. Well said...I will be cribbing from this for years. Well said, with the legitimacy of the "real world" experience to back it up. (My students are very skeptical about any claims I make that impinge on the world of work outside academia.)<br /><br />And I hadn't heard the NPR story, Randall, so thanks for pointing it out.Lisa Clark Dillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155783885263417225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-74547598091392086232013-04-10T21:14:01.464-04:002013-04-10T21:14:01.464-04:00What a marvelous perspective! I recently changed t...What a marvelous perspective! I recently changed the focus of my life from a career in IT to genealogical research and have learned that contrary to my miserable experience in high school, history is fascinating and really about life. Thinking about it in a Big Data context makes so much sense. Thanks for an enlightening story!dianeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06302317835903584000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-18411863200713439032013-04-10T08:44:05.960-04:002013-04-10T08:44:05.960-04:00This is a really helpful article from the "ca...This is a really helpful article from the "careers for history majors" point of view. Good work!Gabriel Loiaconohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04455286892298838585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-70287898324023553722013-04-10T07:07:39.282-04:002013-04-10T07:07:39.282-04:00Eric: This is really interesting. I hadn't th...Eric: This is really interesting. I hadn't thought of history and the telling of a story as linked to Big Data as you suggest. I like how you put it: "If you are learning the craft of history, that could very well be you."<br /><br />Case in point: NPR's recent story on data mining, history, and emotions. <br /><br />"Were people happier in the 1950s than they are today? Or were they more frustrated, repressed and sad? To find out, you'd have to compare the emotions of one generation to another. British anthropologists think they may have found the answer — embedded in literature."<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/04/01/175584297/mining-books-to-map-emotions-through-a-century<br />Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.com