I've never thought about it like this, but I like this idea. I have huge problems with sorting information without visual input, and honestly, my emotions are no different. Charts would be a fun way to explore feelings that might offer a better understanding of oneself. I wonder if someone could incorporate something like this into counselling practice.

Yes, context is huge when looking at statistics. Percentages and mean numbers can often be misleading. The other thing to keep in mind is that a statistically significant result only means that the group in question is different from the comparison group, not that it has a large effect on the said group. For example, say a group of researchers got a significant result when comparing anxiety rates between 2 groups, but the effect size was very small. This would mean that, yes, on average, one group is more anxious than the other, but it is just a slight increase in low-level stress. When reading the research papers, it's essential to understand how they measure the data they collected and look at the numbers and the researchers' interpretation of those numbers and why they think it is important.

This really shows how extensive metadata is. The top four items are something I use pretty regularly and was not aware was metadata until the week. In contrast, the bottom three on the list are more what I expected and leaves me feeling quite confused. I would love to one day not feel so freaked out by this type of metadata.

This kinda blew my mind a little bit. I never thought of a book as containing metadata. I think I had the perception that metadata was much more complex and foreign than it is. Finding out that I have been using metadata all this time was shocking and relieved my anxiety around learning this topic.

This. It is important to recognize that most things in this world is made for cishet white men. For example, VR headsets have a tendency to make women nauseous because pupil distance on these headsets is set to that of the average man. Most personal protective equipment is designed with men in mind, and as such, women have higher rates of workplace injury or impeded workplace performance. Crash test dummies are made with men in mind, and as such, women are at higher risk of injury or death if in a car crash. People can say discrimination isn't a thing in 1st world countries anymore, but it is hard to deny inequality when you see these statistics. https://venturebeat.com/2020/07/05/a-survey-about-vr-sickness-and-gender/ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/feb/23/truth-world-built-for-men-car-crashes

To me, these results are not shocking in any way. I used to work as a commercial transport mechanic, and derogatory things were said to me all the time. Something like: "you should be in the kitchen," "you should be having your husbands kids," "I'm going to put you in your place." While campaigns like this are good in that they address an issue, I find it slightly problematic. I am not alone in the discrimination I faced, women have been saying for decades, hey we aren't being treated right, but people still deny that inequality is a thing. I do not deny that it is good to address these issues, but the more significant underlying problem is that much of society does not view women as human and thus does not listen to them.

I hadn't known how Edward Snowden had obtained all of his information. This is a very compelling account of how DH is used to shape the world. In a remarkably Monday morning quarterback kind of a way, it seems crazy to me that nobody in the CIA thought that a version of Snapchat for sensitive documents was a bad idea. I have always been told that everything on the internet is permanent, so the fact that a place dealing with highly sensitive info could think that was a good idea is baffling.

I I have used programs like this while doing school online this past year. I had a teacher that only uploaded audio files for our class, and it was tough for me personally to take notes without visual cues. So my solution was to run it through a voice-to-text recognition program and then clean up the notes. It was by no means perfect, and I still put a lot of time into fixing the notes, but it worked way better for me than trying to take notes while listening to the audio.

I think that technology has developed to the point that it is both a tool and an environment. When I use it to write a paper, it is a tool, but it becomes an environment when using it to interact with my classmates. Things like search engines are more ambiguous. They are a tool in how they help me achieve the goal of finding what I am looking for, but they immerse me into the environment created by websites and documents. Things like google street view are, without a doubt, in my mind, a tool and environment. They both help me find the place I was looking for and immerse me into the environment and visually experience it.

These exhibits are just so fascinating! I love these kinds of projects and browse them whenever I get a chance. I find that studying history can sometimes be a little dry. However, these exhibits give you a more visual and interactive experience where I feel like I experience a lot more of what a person went through. When I put myself into the shoes of those we learn about in history (rather than just reading about them), I enjoy and absorb so much more information.

I would argue that such research is still vital. Digital humanities, like much of academia, comes from a colonial base. Colonialism has enforced an idea of European superiority, and like all other academia coming from a colonial base, digital humanities has played a role in upholding these ideals (Risam, 2018). However, there is a move within digital humanities to decolonize the field (Risam, 2018). For example, the Mukurtu Content Management System has given Indigenous communities the power to ensure that proper cultural guidelines are followed when their cultural heritage is shared (Risam, 2018). I genuinely believe that these types of projects are one of the reasons digital humanity research is so important. I think that the unique ability that technology gives us to share information provides us with a chance to counteract the colonial ideal, increase cultural understanding, and tell histories less told.

Risam, R. (2018). Decolonizing the Digital Humanities in Theory and Practice. In J. Sayers (Eds.), The Routledge companion to media studies and digital humanities (pp. 78-86). Routledge.

I certainly think this is something that is forgotten about in the sciences. However, from my experiences, I have found that much of psychological research and biological research is about how a person interprets the results.

I think that writing in a way that is accessible is very important and a large part of why we have so many science deniers in this day and age. We aren't writing in a way that less educated people can understand. However, I find the statement that blogging "means that you have to translate your work from academese to language that non-academics will understand" to be an oversimplification of a complex problem. Certainly, people should always try to do this. However, I can imagine a world where people wouldn't bother taking the time to do this or try but fail to do this because they have no concept of simple language. Because there is no authority telling people what they can do, I do not think that blogging would eliminate this problem.

I certainly think this is something that is forgotten about in the sciences. However, from my experiences, I have found that much of psychological research and biological research is about how a person interprets the results.

I would argue that such research is still vital. Digital humanities, like much of academia, comes from a colonial base. Colonialism has enforced an idea of European superiority, and like all other academia coming from a colonial base, digital humanities has played a role in upholding these ideals (Risam, 2018). However, there is a move within digital humanities to decolonize the field (Risam, 2018). For example, the Mukurtu Content Management System has given Indigenous communities the power to ensure that proper cultural guidelines are followed when their cultural heritage is shared (Risam, 2018). I genuinely believe that these types of projects are one of the reasons digital humanity research is so important. I think that the unique ability that technology gives us to share information provides us with a chance to counteract the colonial ideal, increase cultural understanding, and tell histories less told.

Risam, R. (2018). Decolonizing the Digital Humanities in Theory and Practice. In J. Sayers (Eds.), The Routledge companion to media studies and digital humanities (pp. 78-86). Routledge.

This is so interesting. I believe that covid-19 has driven us even further towards using the internet for colaborative purposes. Everyone who possibly could work from home did. This meant that teams had to colaborate over the internet. Even in this course we are colaborating and sharing knowledge through the internet. As time progresses and restrictions lift it will be interesting to see how covid-19 has impacted our job structures and digital humanities as a whole.

I had not thought about how important the invention of personal computers was for innovation, but it makes sense. When you own a macheine instead of using an establishments, you would have less restrictions about how you could use it.