Let’s do some Nancy Drew analysis! Back story: I love Nancy Drew - the character, the books, and especially the point-and-click adventure games by HerInteractive. Even though these games are by no means the world’s most well-known computer games, there is a vibrant online presence of ND fans, including, for the past …

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Long time no see! Friends, it’s been a very busy semester and holiday season. But, I want to share some updates before the winter semester starts next week! New Digital Exhibit I took two wonderful history classes this semester. Taking Technology in US History was an absolute highlight for me; the course started out …

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That is the question… Shiny is one of my favorite R packages. For those who aren’t R enthusiasts (or those who are but haven’t yet been introduced to Shiny), Shiny is an R package that allows you to create interactive applications. With a single script, you can super easily create a UI and server that will take user …

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Figure 1: Mural from the Francis Howe House, painted by Rufus Porter and Stephen Twombly Porter in 1838. Photo by David Bohl via the University of Maine. Happy summer! This week I started my summer internship at the Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity in Bridgton, Maine. The RPM is a very small museum - I’m one …

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