The previous videos talked about how to ask
and formulate and develop over time

a research question. Research questions are 
a way that we keep things on track

particularly useful in collaborations. It's
a way of kind of bringing to the surface

kind of implicit assumptiuons of ones own 
scholarly interests, one's own epistemic

stands. A critical part of answering a
research question, at least in humanities

analytics is the discovery and analysis
and discussion of what we're gonna call

patterns. Pattern analysis, pattern 
recognition, is a key part of a

investigation into humanities analytics

meaning a key part of how we can
unfold and investigate

traditional profound questions in 
the humanities

using new mathematical
and technological tools.

So this series of videos, this lecture
will talk about four things

First I will tell you at least an 
operational definition of

what patterns are.
Secondly I'll introduce the idea that

patterns can be a bridge between
the humanities and sciences.

I'll talk about a key aspect or a sort of
challenge in using patterns to answer

humanistic questions, and in particular
the problem of the way in which a

abstract representation of a pattern 
relates to the substantive lived experience

of whatever instantiation that pattern
has in the real world.

and finally, David Kennedy as a

philosopher in this case will introduce 
patterns from a more

philosophical perspective.

So alright, definitionally,

what are patterns?

This is for us a functional one.
Patterns or habits of thougght

speech, and action. So a pattern would be for exmaple

how people talk about excellence. To use our academic blurb research question

from before. They could be really micro, right