"Embracing Uncertainty: A New Framework for Making Sense of History"
A new framework proposed by researchers suggests using stochastic processes to analyze historical datasets, treating historical shifts as probabilistic rather than deterministic. This approach aims to unify different perspectives on historical evolution and could reveal surprising patterns that have gone unnoticed in previous models. By incorporating uncertainty and randomness, the framework aims to remove potential interpretive biases and allow the data itself to identify how human social groups evolve, potentially leading to unanticipated revelations. The researchers hope that this data-driven approach will provide new tools for finding patterns in historical records and align investigations of human history with other historical sciences.