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Claudia Carroll

@claudia42.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of English and Computational Humanities at Carnegie Mellon University. Read more at: aihumanities.wustl.edu

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026
Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.
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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · 29/07/2026
OpenAI tells ChatGPT to stop impersonating famous authors f-st.co/i4mbGdb
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OpenAI tells ChatGPT to stop impersonating famous authors
The directive comes as AI companies confront mounting copyright pressure.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Sometymes thou must do naught else but saye "ah, fuck it all" and sitte downe to wacche the David Lynch *Dune*
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
No, no and no. These weren't "rogue AIs" -- what happened here is that OpenAI kicked off a software process and let it run. OpenAI was always in control and could have stopped the process (or actually paid attention to what it was doing) at any time. >>
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Rogue AIs going unsupervised for days, hacking at least one company, represent one of the first real-world examples of a threat long feared by AI safety researchers: loss of control. It comes as the cybersecurity capacities of top models, including Anthropic’s Mythos, have helped fuel debate in Washington about how to regulate artificial intelligence.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 24/07/2026
Bosses *hate* the fact that they can't turn their plans into action without first having a series of ego-shattering confrontations with workers who actually know how to do things, who insist that those plans are illegal, stupid, impossible or will kill people: pluralistic.net/2026/03/12/n... 27/
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Pluralistic: Three more AI psychoses (12 Mar 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Fabian Offert @zentralwerkstatt.org · 23/06/2026
Excited to share that we are now inviting proposals for our upcoming Critical AI Studies? conference at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social on Oct. 9&10, 2026. Please see the full CfP here: huml.ucsb.edu/conference. Submissions are due July 31, 2026. For questions DM me or @owenleonard.bsky.social.
Poster for the conference "Critical Artificial Intelligence Studies?" at the University of California, Santa Barbara, October 9&10, 2026. The subtitle says "An interdisciplinary conference on a field in formation."
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Prof Michaela Mahlberg @michamahlberg.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
📣 Job opportunity: We are looking for up to 5 outstanding postdoctoral or doctoral researchers in #DigitalHumanities to join us at the @textandlanguagelab.bsky.social Please share widely 🙏 ⏰ Deadline: 24 July 2026 For more info: www.fau-jobs.de/jobposting/6...
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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
If you like this sort of storytelling with data (some beautiful examples here!) please consider applying for the PhD fellowship in narrative data visualisation we're hiring for! Job ad here: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... and examples of narrative datavis here pudding.cool/process/how-...
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Making Internet Things, Part 3: Storytelling
This is the third installment of a multi-part series designed to help you familiarize yourself with the tools used to make visual, data-driven essays.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Are you annoyed with the anthropomorphizing language being used in the "AI" discourse, but not sure how to talk about this stuff without it? @nannainie.bsky.social and I have got you covered: buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
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How to talk about
Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie In our op-ed for Tech Policy Press ("We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI'"), we made the case against the...
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
wanna learn more about myths and lies, and truths and numbers, on lifetime employment opportunities for english majors and other humanists? we've got (free) merch! humanitiesworks.org
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HUMANITIES WORKS – posters, postcards, and handouts to support the humanities
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Gautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5) @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Come be my colleague! American University's History Department is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor of science, tech and society. I am chair of the search and pleased to answer any questions either on here or email (grao at american) american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...
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Assistant Professor
American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meani...
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Mark Sample @samplereality.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is a fantastic opportunity: a Fulbright fellowship with the Center for Digital Narrative (@cdn-bergen.bsky.social) at the University of Bergen in Norway. Apps due by September 15!
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Digital Culture
The scholar will take part in the teaching and research activities of the Digital Culture program and the Digital Culture and Electronic Literature research groups in the Department of Linguistic, Lit...
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Katie McDonough @kmcdono.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Applications for this 2-year postdoc at @cmu.edu are starting to be reviewed now, so don't delay! Please spread the news to your local #DH networks. One of the people you'll be working with is me :) I am excited to meet this new colleague and collaborate on computational humanities in Pittsburgh!
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Laura K. Nelson @lauraknelson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
In research, to claim that generative AI somehow means commercial chatbots (I guess?), mangles those words to the point where they don't mean anything anymore (in research). "Generative" means something very specific. "AI" less so, and is contested, but it's definitely != "chatbot" (in research).
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Cindy Anh Nguyen @cindyanguyen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
postdoctoral fellow in computational humanities and publishing: CMU cmu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CMU/job/Pitt...
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Humanities and Publishing - CMU Libraries and CMU Press - UEIS
The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries and Carnegie Mellon University Press invite applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Humanities and Publishing. This is an exciting opportun...
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Mikko Tolonen @tolonen.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Great news, please share widely: the Faculty of Humanities, University of Helsinki will open a permanent university lecturer position in Digital Humanities in Autumn 2026. Teaching-focused, future-facing methods role, linked to LingDig, HELDIG and SSH-wide methods teaching. More details in August.
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Claudia Carroll @claudia42.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This is a cat check point. Relinquish your most recent cat picture on your phone #ProofOfCat
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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
A reminder that the statistical majority of the text you encounter now on the Internet is not actually meant for you as a human being reading, even if it happens to resemble legible prose. #Textpocalypse
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/06/2026
"The values described in Claude’s constitution sound very nice, but that hardly matters; it’s dishonest to suggest that Claude is capable of moral reasoning, because it’s not." -Ted Chiang, No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...
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No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious
Taken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning.
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Étienne Ollion @eollion.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
✨ We are hiring @crestumr.bsky.social ✨ Post-doc position, up to 3 years, in a Horizon project. Profile: at the intersection of NLP & Social Sciences. More information here: shorturl.at/TxDLN 🥰 RT appreciated 🥰
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Post-doctoral Position: Computational Analysis of Judicial Decisions (CREST/CNRS-Ecole polytechnique) – CSS @ IP-Paris
Site web de l'axe sciences sociales computationnelles du CREST-CNRS. Cours et tutoriels pour l'analyse des données numériques en sciences sociales.
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Laura K. Nelson @lauraknelson.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
There's a genre of LLM criticism that I find so destructively unhelpful: using a single vague prompt to "analyze" data, e.g. "summarize the themes across this collection of texts," to claim "see! LLMs don't work." & it's getting published! Reviewers this is not good work pls reject it if you see it.
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Modern Language Association @modernlanguage.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
In the lawsuit by the MLA, @acls1919.bsky.social, & @historians.org, the court has ruled that termination by the NEH of grants to support scholars, research institutions, and humanities organizations was “unlawful, unconstitutional, ultra vires, and without legal effect.” www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
“In a time when it is increasingly urgent to provide a human context for decisions in science, tech, health, and more, we now have a confirmation that the work our members do is essential.” Paula M. Krebs
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
fyi it started this week!
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Damián Blasi @damianblasi.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Join us in Barcelona for a postdoc! We are looking for candidates with a strong NLP/ML/AI background and an interest in linguistic diversity and human and machine cognition: dub.sh/blasi_nlp_po...
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Mikko Tolonen @tolonen.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Excellent opportunity for researchers in computational humanities and AI: a 3-year Research Fellow/Postdoctoral Researcher position in Helsinki focusing on trustworthy AI across linguistic and cultural diversity. jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... Please spread the word!
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Research Fellow/Postdoctoral Researcher in trustworthy AI across linguistic and cultural diversities
Research Fellow/Postdoctoral Researcher in trustworthy AI across linguistic and cultural diversities
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
ding ding ding I also think it’s relevant that this is in particular a coding tool, and there was likely an effort to give it a masculine name as a result🫠
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Amanda Wasielewski @amandawasielewski.com · 29/04/2026
🚨Job alert 🚨 Great 3-year postdoc opportunity studying AI in creative and cultural industries with excellent colleagues @lukasrawilde.bsky.social and Aurora Hoel at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Postdoctoral Fellow on European AI in Creative and Cultural Industries (300209) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow on European AI in Creative and Cultural Industries (300209), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Thursday, May 14, 2026
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Amanda Wasielewski @amandawasielewski.com · 29/04/2026
🚨Job alert🚨 Another postdoc opportunity up in Umeå as part of a WASP-HS research cluster I'm affiliated with, "AI Futures of Culture and Memory" -- another great AI/DH research environment! www.umu.se/en/work-with...
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Postdoctoral fellow in Digital Humanities
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Claudia Carroll @claudia42.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
WashU are currently recruiting a 2-year postdoc in DH (possibility of a third year). 2/2 teaching load in their DH minor program. Deadline May 22nd. Feel free to DM me with any questions--this postdoc is largely to replace me! Its a great opportunity in a strong DH program.
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Melanie Walsh @mellymeldubs.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Postdoc in Digital Humanities at WashU in St. Louis. Deadline is May 1. Also, St. Louis is wonderful. apply.interfolio.com/185361
Screenshot of Interfolio position that reads: "Postdoctoral Fellowship, Digital Humanities - Department of Comparative Literature & Thought, Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis - Danforth Campus: School of Arts & Sciences: Comparative Literature
Location
St. Louis, MO
Open Date
Apr 24, 2026

Deadline
May 01, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The Department of Comparative Literature and Thought at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral teaching fellowship in digital humanities. The fellowship period will run from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028, with the possibility of a one-year extension.

In addition to pursuing their own research agenda, the postdoctoral fellow will teach the equivalent of four courses per year and is expected to participate fully in the thriving DH community on campus. Teaching responsibilities will include at least one regular course each Fall and Spring semester. Additional teaching responsibilities may include additional semester-long lab courses or a series of several short-term workshops. Fellows are expected to be in residence during the entire fellowship period, apart from research-related travel. Fellows will receive a salary of $64,380 per year, plus Washington University postdoctoral benefits and a $2,500 annual research/travel stipend."
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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
📢 CfP for #CHR2027 is out! Submissions on all aspects of computational humanities research welcome; all details available here: 2027.computational-humanities-research.org/cfp/ And yes, CHR2027 will take place a little later than usual. So you *could* start later… but we suggest starting now!
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DARIAH-EU @dariaheu.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
📣 2 PhD Opportunities at AI4DH at the University of Ljubljana 2 PhD positions are open for applications at the European Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities (AI4DH) at the University of Ljubljana. 🔜 Deadline: 22 May ℹ️ Find out more: ai4dh.eu/2026/04/07/o...
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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Are you an early career research who would like to spend a semester at the Center for Digital Narrative at the University of Bergen? We have a call out now for a stipend to cover mobility expenses for 3-4 months in the first half of 2027. Apply before 15 May! skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=...
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2027 CDN Guest Researcher Fellowship
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Harald Klinke @harald-klinke.de · 07/04/2026
Call: A rare and highly strategic opportunity at the intersection of AI and the humanities! The Met is opening postdoctoral positions to explore how AI can reshape research, collections, and audience engagement. Deadline: April 15, 2026 #DigitalHumanities 👉 www.nyfa.org/jobs/job-inf...
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Claudia Carroll @claudia42.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Anybody got any good reading recs on the ethics of pirating or P2P sharing copyrighted text and other artistic data (i.e. libgen) from a DH perspective? Trying to find some good pieces to introduce the issue to students. Got plenty on the AI training scandal, but looking for other angles…
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Melanie Walsh @mellymeldubs.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
This was an interesting breakdown of Claude Code’s leak, and I’m still loling at the “sentiment analysis“ code. If you want Claude to know you’re mad, you better say “wtf,“ “shit,“ “fuck,” “horrible,“ “awful,“ or “terrible.” Don‘t try to get fancy with “atrocious“ or “balls.”
Screenshot from substack piece that says: “but the detail that spread fastest was the regex. In userpromptkeywords.ts, the company with the world’s most advanced language model was detecting user frustration with /\(wtf|shit|fuck|horrible|awful|terrible)\/I Pattern matching for sentiment analysis. At an LLM company. One HN comment set delivered the line that everyone quoted: that’s like a trucking company using horses to haul parts.
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Claudia Carroll @claudia42.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
If anybody in the Princeton area is interested in how LLMs write fiction, Gabi Kirilloff and I are giving a talk on the topic tomorrow (Tuesday 31st) at 4.30pm in the Firestone library! @princetoncdh.bsky.social
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No Humans-in-the-Loop: The People-less Stories Generated by GPT
No Humans-in-the-Loop: The People-less Stories Generated by GPT
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Lucy Li @lucy3.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I feel like I should be seeing this paper cited more often by CSS folks!!!
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Melanie Walsh @mellymeldubs.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Whoa. "[F]inetuning exclusively on Haruki Murakami's novels unlocks verbatim recall of copyrighted books from over 30 unrelated authors...Our findings offer compelling evidence that model weights store copies of copyrighted works." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Alignment Whack-a-Mole : Finetuning Activates Verbatim Recall of Copyrighted Books in Large Language Models
Frontier LLM companies have repeatedly assured courts and regulators that their models do not store copies of training data. They further rely on safety alignme
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dhnow.bsky.social @dhnow.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Job Announcement: Call for Predoctoral Fellowships at the International Max Planck Research School for Multimodal Digital Humanities (IMPRS-MDH) www.mdh.uzh.ch/en/op...
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Claudia Carroll @claudia42.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
(1/2) Delighted to announce that both I and my AI Humanities Lab co-PI Gabi Kirilloff have accepted positions as Assistant Professor of Computational Humanities at Carnegie Mellon's English dept starting Fall 26!
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Nina Beguš @ninabegus.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The Journal of World Literature invites abstracts for a special issue on Artificial Intelligence and World Literature. We welcome work on LLMs & literary analysis, multilingualism, AI imaginaries, canonicity, and beyond. Submit your abstract to guest editors’ emails by September 1, 2026.
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Anastasia Salter @anasalter.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Apparently my talk on AI and the author function was recorded and is available from Linda Hall Library: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3te...
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The Author Function: Humanity (and Humanities) in the Age of AI
YouTube video by Linda Hall Library
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John Gallagher @johnrgallagher.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Very good study!!! "How LLMs Distort Our Written Language." READ THIS STUDY. This is an A+ study. Plus there is enough information in the appendices to replicate it! arxiv.org/pdf/2603.18161
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Maria Antoniak @mariaa.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I’m speaking in person tomorrow at CMU! “Language Models as Cultural Technologies: Case Studies in Storytelling and Poetry” And today at the University of Pittsburgh! “Language Models and the Culture of Science: Adoption, Homogenization, and Policy”
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Every day is a good day for sharing one of the most useful papers about research data ever written. PLEASE get your people to understand and follow this advice. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Data Organization in Spreadsheets
Karl W. Broman
& Kara H. Woo
Pages 2-10 | Received 01 Jun 2017, Accepted author version posted online: 29 Sep 2017, Published online: 24 Apr 2018

    1. Introduction
    2. Be Consistent
    3. Choose Good Names for Things
    4. Write Dates as YYYY-MM-DD
    5. No Empty Cells
    6. Put Just One Thing in a Cell
    7. Make it a Rectangle
    8. Create a Data Dictionary
    9. No Calculations in the Raw Data Files
    10. Do Not Use Font Color or Highlighting as Data
    11. Make Backups
    12. Use Data Validation to Avoid Errors
    13. Save the Data in Plain Text Files

ABSTRACT

Spreadsheets are widely used software tools for data entry, storage, analysis, and visualization. Focusing on the data entry and storage aspects, this article offers practical recommendations for organizing spreadsheet data to reduce errors and ease later analyses. The basic principles are: be consistent, write dates like YYYY-MM-DD, do not leave any cells empty, put just one thing in a cell, organize the data as a single rectangle (with subjects as rows and variables as columns, and with a single header row), create a data dictionary, do not include calculations in the raw data files, do not use font color or highlighting as data, choose good names for things, make backups, use data validation to avoid data entry errors, and save the data in plain text files.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026
Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
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