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louishyman.bsky.social @louishyman.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
open.substack.com/pub/computat... I have a long overdue manuscript and a lot of documents to pull from databases. Here is how I automated this workflow so I spent more time thinking and less time clicking.
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On the Delegation of Tasks
Or, how to automate pulling documents and data from university and government databases
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louishyman.bsky.social @louishyman.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
AI isn’t a historian. But it is a very fast, very cheap intern. It can transcribe, tag, and structure thousands of archival documents, even if it can’t fully interpret them. That changes what’s possible for historical research. open.substack.com/pub/computat... #AI #History
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On the Value of Shallow Reading
Or, the AI as Intern
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louishyman.bsky.social @louishyman.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This week historian Christopher Phillips talks about computational history and the need for statistical thinking. computationalhistory.substack.com/p/why-histor...
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Why Historians Need Statistical Thinking
Historical interpretation is always a claim about evidence. Statistical thinking makes those claims more precise.
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louishyman.bsky.social @louishyman.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I just launched Computational History, a new Substack on practical AI methods for historical research. My first post, “Cheap Code,” shows how I used one-off, purpose-built scripts to analyze a 900-page 1850 probate in hours Read here: computationalhistory.substack.com/p/cheap-code #history #ai
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Cheap Code
Reproducible, Not Reusable
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louishyman.bsky.social @louishyman.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Every wonder how #work changed over 250 years? Do you like timelines? no paywall www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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A Timeline of Key Moments in the History of Work in America
From the 10-hour workday movement to OSHA: Here are seminal moments in the development of the U.S. workplace since 1776.
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louishyman.bsky.social @louishyman.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Interviewed on credit crisis in The New Republic. “In the post-war period, the 1 percent paid the 99 percent wages. After 1970, the 1 percent just lent the 99 percent money,” Hyman says. newrepublic.com/article/2011...
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The Invisible Economic Crisis
With consumer debt at record levels, the United States is sleepwalking toward disaster.
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louishyman.bsky.social @louishyman.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Wrote a TIMELINE of US capitalism for @wsj.com I have already been denounced for being too left and being too right. But mostly it is hard to get much history into fifty events. What did I miss? Next month is the timeline of American work. www.wsj.com/economy/amer...
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A Timeline of Key Moments in American Capitalism
From the Declaration of Independence, to railroads, to the rise of conglomerates: Here are 51 seminal moments in the development of U.S. capitalism.
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louishyman.bsky.social @louishyman.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
"History of Capitalism Summer Camp" teaches historians—and scholars in adjacent fields—techniques to analyze capitalist archives. No #historiography, just all the boring stuff. snfagora.jhu.edu/.../numbers-... snfagora.jhu.edu/history-of-c... @oah.org @hagleycenter.bsky.social @historians.org
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louishyman.bsky.social @louishyman.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
"History of Capitalism Summer Camp" teaches historians—and scholars in adjacent fields—techniques to analyze business archives and accounts. No #historiography, just all the boring stuff. snfagora.jhu.edu/.../numbers-... snfagora.jhu.edu/history-of-c...
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louishyman.bsky.social @louishyman.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
What I don't get is that if I download pirated material, i go to jail. If Meta does this, they get billions in revenue? #ai #piracy
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m. r. sauter @oddletters.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
PALS! @louishyman.bsky.social is bringing History of Capitalism Summer Camp back!! this summer school is great if you're a historian who wants to get your fingers into the guts of capital and make friends who are also obsessed with weird bureaucratic bullshit snfagora.jhu.edu/history-of-c...
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louishyman.bsky.social @louishyman.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
It's that time again! History of Capitalism Summer Camp is back at it for 2025! snfagora.jhu.edu/history-of-c... #history #capitalism
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History of Capitalism FAQ : Stavros Niarchos Foundation SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins
Strengthening global democracy through powerful civic engagement and informed, inclusive dialogue
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