Dear colleagues, The Chair for Digital History at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, cordially invites all those interested in Digital Humanities and Digital History to the next talk of the Open Research Colloquium Digital History on *Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 4-6 p.m. (c.t.; CET)*. We are particularly delighted that the lecture will take place in hybrid form this time. *Folgert Karsdorp (Meertens Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands)* and *Mike Kestemont (University of Antwerp, Belgium)* will discuss in their talk titled /“The application of unseen species models in history: correcting registration bias in nineteenth-century police reports from Brussels”/ how statistical methods from ecology can be used in historical research to identify and analyze gaps and biases in historical records. Based on three case studies – from medieval chivalric literature to the archives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) – they will show how “Unseen Species Models” offer new perspectives and approaches for handling incomplete historical archives. More detailed information on the talk can be found on the Chair's blog: https://dhistory.hypotheses.org/9525 Location: * Room 2070 A, Main Building of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin (a brief registration via e-mail to [email protected] is recommended) * For Zoom access details, please send a short request to [email protected] or subscribe to the open mailing list <https://sympa.cms.hu-berlin.de/sympa/info/offenes-kolloquium-digital-history>. We look forward to welcoming you to the research colloquium and engaging in discussions with you! With kind regards, Prof. Dr. Torsten Hiltmann Melanie Althage -- Melanie Althage, M.A. Research Assistant Chair for Digital History Department of History Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Unter den Linden 6 10099 Berlin