Articles, tutorials, and updates from Nabeel Siddiqui's websitehttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/en-ushttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2026-03-27-introducing-imagespace/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2026-03-27-introducing-imagespace/ImageSpace uses AI to turn any image collection into an interactive scatter plot. OpenAI's CLIP vision model generates embeddings, t-SNE arranges them by visual similarity, and HDBSCAN clusters them automatically—all viewable in the browser with no backend required.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiquihttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2026-02-05-introducing-tidylens/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2026-02-05-introducing-tidylens/tidylens brings validated image and video analysis algorithms into the R tidyverse ecosystem, making computational visual culture research accessible to humanities scholars.Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiquihttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2026-01-07-website-update-new-theme/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2026-01-07-website-update-new-theme/Building a new website theme with Astro and AI tools. Turns out modern web development isn't as scary as I thought.Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiquihttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2025-09-24-cultural-analytics-book-announcement/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2025-09-24-cultural-analytics-book-announcement/My new book 'Cultural Analytics in R: A Tidy Approach' published by SpringerLink bridges humanities and computational methods.Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiquihttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2025-04-21-publication-announcements/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2025-04-21-publication-announcements/Announcement of two new published articles: one on Topps WWE trading cards and another on visualizing urban demographic data.Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiquihttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2024-10-25-generalized-linear-model/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2024-10-25-generalized-linear-model/Article published in the International Journal of Digital Humanities advocating for the General Linear Model and reproducible research compendiums.Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiquihttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2024-07-15-facebook-firearm-analysis/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2024-07-15-facebook-firearm-analysis/Using Facebook's Prophet library to analyze time series trends in FBI NICS firearm background check data.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiquihttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2024-06-28-geospatial-examination-unaccompanied-migrant-children/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2024-06-28-geospatial-examination-unaccompanied-migrant-children/Using spatial statistics (Anselin Local Moran's I) to analyze clusters and outliers in unaccompanied migrant children data.Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiquihttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2024-05-14-convolution-neural-networks-handwritten/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2024-05-14-convolution-neural-networks-handwritten/Using CNNs and HDBSCAN clustering to automatically categorize handwritten archival materials from the CWRGM project.Tue, 14 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiquihttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2024-05-01-mustaches-unibrows-shalwar-kameez/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2024-05-01-mustaches-unibrows-shalwar-kameez/Testing AI image generators with prompts about Pakistani boys from Mississippi reveals surprising stereotypes.Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiquihttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2023-11-04-ai-image-generation-for-students/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2023-11-04-ai-image-generation-for-students/Teaching students about AI image generation bias through comparing different diffusion models.Sat, 04 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiquihttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2023-11-02-exploratory-analysis-unaccompanied-migrant-children/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2023-11-02-exploratory-analysis-unaccompanied-migrant-children/Data analysis of New York Times dataset on unaccompanied migrant children entering the United States.Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiquihttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2023-09-26-an-undue-burden/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2023-09-26-an-undue-burden/GIS time-lapse map showing disproportionate travel by digital humanities scholars in the Global South to attend conferences.Tue, 26 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiquihttps://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2023-01-24-hello-world/https://nabeelsiddiqui.net/blog/2023-01-24-hello-world/Transitioning from WordPress to Jekyll for better performance with data science and cultural analytics content.Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMTNabeel Siddiqui