This is the blog of Rafael Alvara­do, Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor AGF in the School of Data Sci­ence at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Vir­ginia.  I use it to present ideas about my pro­fes­sion and my research inter­ests, which include the his­to­ry and the­o­ry of data sci­ence, media anthro­pol­o­gy, and the dig­i­tal human­i­ties.  It goes with­out say­ing that the views expressed here are my own and not those of my cur­rent employer.