“T-shaped people” are what Bastian Rieck calls people with knowledge in one or more different fields, as opposed to “I-shaped people,” who are experts in one field. In academia, T-shaped people are often looked over by I-shaped people because they seem unfocused or lacking in expertise. This is most visible when looking at a T-shaped person’s record of academic publications versus that of an I-shaped person’s; an I-shaped person often has multiple papers under their belt, while a T-shaped person has comparatively few, presumably because they work on broader projects. Read full article here
Research
Researcher uses AI to make texts that are thousands of years old readable
The Gilgamesh Epic, the oldest work of world literature, has been brought back to life by LMU researchers in the Electronic Babylonian Literature project. Using their new Fragmentarium tool, they have discovered hundreds of manuscripts, including the most recent tablet of the Gilgamesh Epic which dates from 130 BC – thousands of years after the earliest known version. This shows how highly valued the Epic was, even at a late period. With the public release of the Fragmentarium, anyone can now explore the thousands of cuneiform fragments and explore the ancient Babylonian literature. Read full article here
Merv
March 12, 2023
