Happy Halloween,
Here are five things I thought worth sharing this week.
The “world’s largest library of lies” gathers historic forgeries, and teaches visitors that misinformation has been a problem stretching back much further than the Internet Age.
Are you familiar with Italy’s “City of Witches“? I was not. Interestingly enough, the accusation of ‘witches’ inhabiting the city follows a familiar political pattern.
The LLMs have an attention deficit problem.
Four ways to ruin Dante.
A timely question on All Hallows’ Eve; what is a hallow?
Currently reading: “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving
Have a safe and spectacular weekend.
Image sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Toronto Public Library
ca. 1910. US public domain.
