Articles 

19 Nov

Nástroje a metody pro čištění dat

The article provides a comprehensive overview of the main techniques and available tools currently used for cleaning and preparing data, taking into account their size, the technical skills of users, and project requirements.

Research data in the humanities 

Open science emphasizes the accessibility of research data, including in the humanities. But what does data mean in this context? And why is it not neutral? Read this article, which explores the philosophical and practical aspects of the concept of data in the humanities and highlights the importance of the humanities perspective for understanding data culture.

3 Oct

Extracting data from historical texts using Large Language Models

Large Language Models (LLMs) hold significant promise for extracting information from historical texts. If used appropriately, they can speed up the research process, compensating for resource limitations and helping researchers achieve ambitious objectives in quantitative cultural history.

2 Sep

Data Cleansing as a Prerequisite for High-Quality Data Analysis

An often overlooked yet crucial stage of working with data is cleaning. It is at this stage that it is decided whether the results of the analysis will be truly reliable or whether they will result in an inaccurate picture of reality. Let's take a look at why data cleaning is indispensable for every step from modeling to interpretation, and why analysts should pay as much attention to it as they do to visualizations or conclusions themselves.

24 Jul

From floppy disks to digital databases: Czech project documenting gaming heritage

How can Czech and Slovak video games be saved from being forgotten? The Game Archive team is digitizing old magazines, collecting interviews with developers, and restoring forgotten consoles. In an interview from Game Access in Brno, you will learn how games are archived, why context is important, and what is involved in saving gaming history.

12 Jun

Interview: Music, AI and medicine with Daniel Kvak

How are recurrent neural networks being used in the field of music science and what is the overlap of artificial intelligence into clinical practice? Read our interview with Daniel Kvak, founder of the Carebot startup and a PhD student at MU.

16 May

DISSINET Data on Witchcraft Trials featured on Aktuálně.cz

Our comprehensive dataset of witchcraft trials in Czech lands has been utilised by the popular online publication Aktuálně.cz to create a new map.

12 Dec 2024

History in maps: spatial data in humanities

Maps give us information not only about specific places, but also about the relationships between space, time and human activity. We can study space and its meaning in literary science, history or linguistics. In the context of the humanities, spatial data offer insights into historical, cultural and social phenomena.