The Methods Lab is the central unit for supporting, connecting, and coordinating the methods training and consulting at the Weizenbaum Institute. Besides assisting ongoing research projects of the research groups and units, the lab also conducts methods research and develops tools for the collection and analysis of digital data.
Latest Blog Posts
- Tool presentation: ChatAI (Academic Cloud)Most commercial, browser-based generative AI tools have usage or licensing restrictions that prevent users from exploring their full potential. All members of the Weizenbaum Institute now have access to a new chatbot providing unrestricted use of generative AI, thanks to an institution in Göttingen that locally hosts a range of […]
- Workshop: Finding Frames with RoBERTa – A Crash CourseThe Methods Lab is pleased to host a hands-on workshop led by Dr. Vihang Jumle (University of Bern) on automating frame analysis using RoBERTa. This practical session teaches social science researchers how to apply pre-trained language models to scale text coding – transforming manual content analysis into a fast, reproducible […]
- Research Stay at Dartmouth CollegeThis spring, the Methods Lab student assistant, Diana Ignatovich, spent four months at Dartmouth college to research octopus cognition and visual processing. Hidden in the New England wilderness is an underground laboratory housing three male Octopus bimaculoides that were shipped from the Pacific Ocean for non-invasive study using underwater electroencephalography (EEG). […]
- Reference: “When the Field is Online” NewsletterWhen the Field Is Online is a monthly newsletter by Janet Salmons, PhD, qualitative methodologist, and author of 12 books in academic writing and research collaboration. Building on this extensive experience, Janet introduces thoughtful and creative strategies to overcome methodological challenges, and to connect meaningfully with others in an increasingly […]