What does Hegel really mean when he claims that “what is rational is actual, and what is actual is rational”? This widely quoted — and frequently misunderstood — statement from the Preface to the Philosophy of Right has been interpreted as everything from a defence of the political status quo to an
This case study examines the capabilities of OpenAI’s o3 model in interpreting and critically analysing classical philosophical texts. As of today, it is the most advanced language model released by OpenAI in terms of reasoning performance, and is particularly well-suited to delivering deeper comprehension and structured explanation of complex
Creating visualisations from raw meteorological data no longer requires programming skills. In this post, we demonstrate how researchers can generate a warming stripes diagram – a simple yet powerful visualisation of long-term temperature trends – using only a natural language prompt. We recommend using GPT-4o or GPT-4.5 for this task, as
Gemini 2.0 Flash proves to be a highly effective model for interpreting Python code in educational contexts. This post demonstrates how a concise and well-formulated prompt enables the model to generate clear, step-by-step explanations of a Jupyter Notebook. Its performance suggests that Gemini 2.0 Flash is a practical
As data visualisation becomes an increasingly integral part of communicating research and insights, the choice of generative AI models capable of handling both code and chart rendering has never been more important. In this post, we explore which models can be reliably used for visual tasks—such as generating Python-based
In this case study, we demonstrate how generative AI can be used to carry out a full data pre-processing and descriptive analysis workflow on the Nobel Prize dataset. Our objective was to prepare and explore the data in a methodologically sound manner—converting numerical types, handling missing values, verifying completeness,
Mistral’s GenAI capabilities make extracting text from scanned documents remarkably easy without relying on traditional OCR software. In this post, we demonstrate how scanned PDFs can be processed directly through a prompt-based interaction using Mistral Le Chat—producing clean, editable .txt outputs with minimal effort. Input file We tested
The growing use of generative AI tools in research and professional contexts raises important questions about linguistic bias and consistency in model outputs. This short study explores whether the language of a prompt—specifically, English versus Hungarian—affects the content, tone, and legal precision of responses produced by a state-of-the-art
Generative AI is not only useful for content creation – it is increasingly being explored for structured data collection tasks as well. With a simple prompt, the Gemini Deep Research function can collect the requested data from publicly available sources. However, not all models can reliably complete such tasks; in fact,
Interview metadata often arrives in semi-structured formats, making it difficult to analyse or integrate into standard research workflows. This short prompt-based approach shows how GenAI can transform a JSON file containing interview-related metadata into a clean, structured Excel (.xlsx) file—in seconds, without requiring any programming knowledge. The method enables
With generative AI tools becoming increasingly common in academic workflows, many researchers are tempted to use them for tasks like journal selection. But can these models really help you decide where to publish? Our quick test in the field of legislative studies suggests: not just yet. We wanted to see
Data pre-processing is a crucial but often tedious stage in research, particularly when standardising complex CSV datasets. This blog demonstrates how GenAI can systematically structure geographic location data directly from an input CSV file without coding. Our primary objective was to ensure consistent and accurate categorisation, preparing the data for
