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Using Opus 5.5 to discover a new eyewitness record of the dodo Frontier models can now produce novel historical knowledge, but in a really weird way
10 hours ago
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Using Opus 5.5 to discover a new eyewitness record of the dodo

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10 hours ago
Frontier models can now produce novel historical knowledge, but in a really weird way
AI labs need to start funding historical research Using GPT-6 and Opus 5.5 to trace alchemical knowledge and decode 17th century letters
a week ago
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AI labs need to start funding historical research

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a week ago
Using GPT-6 and Opus 5.5 to trace alchemical knowledge and decode 17th century letters
The "mechanical miracle" that ruined Mark Twain's life Learning from the automation dreams of the first Machine Age
5th Aug 2026
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The "mechanical miracle" that ruined Mark Twain's life

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5th Aug 2026
Learning from the automation dreams of the first Machine Age
Quality non-fiction books are the antithesis of AI slop ...so I vibe-coded a tool for finding more of them
22nd Jul 2026
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Quality non-fiction books are the antithesis of AI slop

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22nd Jul 2026
...so I vibe-coded a tool for finding more of them
Why they stopped building wooden stupas On survivorship bias in history
14th May 2026
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Why they stopped building wooden stupas

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14th May 2026
On survivorship bias in history
The handmade beauty of Machine Age data visualizations How William James, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Francis Galton thought with diagrams
22nd Apr 2026
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The handmade beauty of Machine Age data visualizations

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22nd Apr 2026
How William James, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Francis Galton thought with diagrams
Photos from my time in Iran, 2017 Travels through Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Persepolis, and Yazd
31st Mar 2026
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Photos from my time in Iran, 2017

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31st Mar 2026
Travels through Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Persepolis, and Yazd
What is happening to writing? "Cognitive debt," Claude Code, and the negative space around AI
18th Feb 2026
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What is happening to writing?

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18th Feb 2026
"Cognitive debt," Claude Code, and the negative space around AI
Why I have been writing a niche history blog for 15 years A special appeal to support Res Obscura on its Crystal Anniversary
4th Dec 2025
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Why I have been writing a niche history blog for 15 years

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4th Dec 2025
A special appeal to support Res Obscura on its Crystal Anniversary
Can automation help make the humanities more human? Finding the negative space around machine capabilities is not a new challenge — but it is more...
6th Nov 2025
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Can automation help make the humanities more human?

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6th Nov 2025
Finding the negative space around machine capabilities is not a new challenge — but it is more important today than ever before in history
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