The\u00a0idea that data is purely\u00a0used in math, science and the numbers of the world is quickly changing. Data seems to be a help to the humanities\u00a0as well. Computers are able to analyze and turn stories and words into data models to help us further understand the past and our future. From the article Alien Reading: Text Mining, language standardization, and the humanities,\u00a0<\/em>the author explains how today computers have the capability to understand culture and language at the level humans can. He discusses the power of text-mining\u00a0by saying: “Thinking of text-mining programs as objects of cultural criticism\u00a0could open up an interchange between digital scholarship and the critical study of computers that is productive in both directions.” Using this, computers are able to understand biases and human tendencies to further think and act like humans. With that said, there are many complexities. For example, comprehending language and cultural changes over time. The study\u00a0Words That Have Made History, Or Modeling The Dynamics Of Linguistic Changes <\/span><\/em>examines the complications of stylistic shifts over time. Syntax, punctuation, and tone are constantly changing. This may be the divider between the computers and humans’\u00a0 ability to be “culturally\u00a0critical”. As our culture changes over time are computers able to keep up or do they\u00a0have to be re-programmed? CN discussed the complexities of humans which is very difficult to record through computer data systems. CN writes: “Theodossiou decided to correlate all of the test subjects emotions to the amount of money they get paid, but there also may be some external factors that affect productivity in the workplace.” To function effectively in humanities, especially in the realm of psychology, computers need to include the complexities of culture and language to make accurate analyses on studies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The idea that data is purely used in math, science and the numbers of the world is quickly changing. Data seems to be a help to the humanities as well. Computers are able to analyze and turn stories and words into data models to help us further understand the past and our future. From the article Alien Reading: … <\/p>\n

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