Historian at Brown University: https://history.brown.edu/people/seth-e-rockman Author of _Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery_ Nov. 2024, https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo237040605.html
Seth Rockman
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Not improving morale, it turns out.
Respect to the USPS for putting out a sheet of Revolutionary "founders" that aligns with the direction of the last several decades of scholarly research.
First faculty meetings of Fall 2026 must involve amending departmental standards and criteria to guarantee an AI-free evaluation to all candidates for tenure and promotion.
First faculty meetings of Fall 2026 must involve amending departmental standards and criteria to guarantee an AI-free evaluation to all candidates for tenure and promotion.
Congratulations, Henry!
NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice.
Give it a read:
'Tis time to pre-order @bhgreeley.bsky.social's excellent new book _The Almighty Dollar_, shipping in a mere 2 weeks. As it tells profoundly human stories, the book tackles big questions about how to write the history of money AND how to envision a future where money could work for more people.
I think part of the reason people are reacting so strongly to Magnifica Humanitas is that most of us are longing for someone with power, anyone, to stand up against the soul-crushing machinery (and with regular people) and say "no, this is wrong, and I am on your side."
