Growing the New Technopolis

What could you use powerful computers to do in the humanities fields? That’s exactly what the National Endowment for the Humanities wants to know. They’ve recently announced some great-looking opportunities to explore such possibilities. And if you’re worried about writing a grant for a supercomputing endeavor, how about this:

We don’t expect that you’ve necessarily worked out all the details — you may simply be at a stage where basic research and experimentation is in order. We will work with you to help find the most suitable NEH grant opportunity and make suggestions on how to turn your draft into a full-blown proposal.

If I only had something that needed super-computing…