More on Methodology

Now that we’ve all emerged from our so-called “hack-fest” (a three day period of solely data-entry), we can pause and take a breath knowing that the bulk of our data entry is behind us. We can also pause to make more nuanced and informed critiques of our methodology....

Dear Future CURI Researcher…

Dear Future CURI Researcher, First of all, congratulations! You’re working on a great project and have an exciting 10 weeks ahead of you. Now down to business. I’m writing to provide you with tips on managing our entry form and our spreadsheet. We use a data entry...

More Joyce, anyone? Happy Bloomsday!

Today, June 16, is the day known to James Joyce fanatics as “Bloomsday.” The literary holiday is named after Leopold Bloom, the main character of Joyce’s one-day novel and masterpiece Ulysses, which takes place on June 16, 1904 (and which, need I remind you, was first...

Map Methodology

One of the best parts of this project so far has been at once contributing to and developing the project while also stepping back and looking with curiosity and to see how it develops in the hands of my team members. It has been through actually working on the project...