Web Scraping with Python and the Reddit API Introduction In this guide, we will be using Python to scrape data from Reddit. Reddit is a social news aggregation and forum-style […]

AI is everywhere; is it in qualitative research, too? Potentials, Pitfalls, and Open-Source Solutions (Part 2) In this second part of our exploration into AI’s role in qualitative research (you can find part one here), we’ll focus on the concerns and iss […]

6 Tools for Digital Safety in the Age of Surveillance 6 Tools for Digital Safety in the Age of Surveillance In response to the past year of anti-genocide student protests across NYC, Gov. Kathy […]

AI is everywhere; is it in qualitative research, too? Potentials, Pitfalls, and Open-Source Solutions (Part 1) AI is everywhere these days. It’s in your pocket,  driving cars, selecting what show we should binge on, and which search results we should se […]

GCDI Welcomes You Back for Fall '24! Welcome back for the fall semester! The Graduate Center Digital Initiatives (GCDI) and GC Digital Fellows have been hard at work developing […]

Digital tools and military technology– Reflections on AI amidst genocide In the past few years, conversations about data ethics have taken up a place of central importance in the fields of digital humanities […]

What’s a Classicist like me doing in a digital intensive workshop like this? This post is written by guest contributor Patricia Hatcher, Winter 2024 DRI Participant. Connect with Patricia Hatcher on X […]

Unlocking Python's Power with the DRIBy Annapia Borraccino DRI Participant, Winter 2024 “Coding can’t be that hard, you just need to practice it.” This was m […]

Unlocking Python's Power with the DRI By Annapia Borraccino DRI Participant, Winter 2024 “Coding can’t be that hard, you just need to practice it.” This was my ma […]

Digital Women: Commemorating Women's History Month March is Women’s History Month and I want to bring that to the digital fellows’ blog. First, I want to say that when I mention w […]

10 Useful Extensions for VSCode As a Digital Fellow, I often teach workshops that utilize the text editor VSCode. During these workshops, I almost always find myself […]

Apply by March 22, 2024 to be a GC Digital FellowAre you looking for a fellowship that will challenge you to enhance your existing technical skills? Do you enjoy working collaboratively with an […]

The smartwatch dilemmaI started to think about purchasing a smartwatch amid a strong need to improve my health. Could this tool keep health information that […]

Think Like a Coder: Introduction to Algorithms Part 2This a continuation of Think Like a Coder: Introduction to Algorithms Part 1. Be sure to also check out this semester’s Think Like a […]

Welcome back for the Spring '24 semester!The Graduate Center Digital Initiatives (GCDI) and GC Digital Fellows have been hard at work developing programming, events, […]

Digital Humanities Tools for Beginners and Non-codersDear beginners to Digital Humanities and non-coder academics, I have some good news for you: you can begin your digital humanities […]

Think Like a Coder Imagine if I gave you a list of items and asked whether it contained a particular element. If it were, say, a list of ingredients, you […]

Geochicas: beyond map making In the last Digital Fellows’ post, Anna Corbett shared a wonderful post on Mapping and Its Discontents. Here I write shortly about […]

Mapping and its Discontents – Denaturalizing the Map in Cartographic History Part 1 Maps are an incredibly useful tool. They allow us to both analyze and communicate our research, and help us easily decide between (and […]

Creating Visual Novels with Python and Ren'Py Visual Novels (VN) are an increasingly popular form of interactive fiction, now often hitting the tops of the Steam (computer game […]