The Research Lab
A Premium Series by Ancestors and Algorithms
This is not another podcast. The Research Lab is a 15-episode premium masterclass series designed to transform how you use artificial intelligence in your genealogy research. Each episode is a focused, hands-on class that builds real skills you can apply immediately.
Think of it as the equivalent of a 3-day, $600 in-person workshop, delivered as audio classes at your own pace, for a fraction of the cost. Every episode includes access to a full Companion Guide.
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Each episode is a self-contained masterclass. Purchase individually on Patreon and start building real AI skills for your genealogy research today.
Context Engineering
You have been giving AI the wrong kind of information, and getting frustratingly wrong answers because of it. In this episode, you will learn the Case File Method™: a five-part framework for feeding AI exactly what it needs to become your most powerful genealogy research assistant. Master this one skill and every AI tool you use gets dramatically better, immediately.
AI Reasoning: The Thinking Machine
Three documents, three contradictions, one ancestor and an AI that just shrugged. In this episode, you will discover why most genealogists are using AI in the wrong mode, and how switching to reasoning AI transforms it from a confident guesser into a true analytical partner that can hold competing hypotheses, evaluate contradictory evidence, and work toward a real conclusion. You will also learn the Interrogation Method, a prompting technique for getting reasoning AI to challenge its own analysis in ways that consistently surface breakthroughs standard prompting simply cannot reach.
Your AI Research Workflow Toolkit
Great individual sessions that evaporate the moment the chat window closes...that's where most genealogists are stuck. In this episode, you'll build a three-part research architecture that ensures every AI session builds on the last, no discovery gets lost, and your results become more powerful over time. You'll walk away with three complete, copy-paste ready workflows for your most common research tasks, plus the Dual-Pass Verification technique; a two-tool method that catches the errors either tool would miss on its own.
Coming Soon
The Research Lab is a 15-episode series. New episodes are released regularly. Here is what is on the way.
Prompting for Genealogy Gold
Coming SoonWhen AI Sees Your Documents
Coming SoonOrganize Everything with AI Workspaces
Coming SoonAI Finds Your Hidden Patterns
Coming SoonSpecialized AI, Breakthrough Results
Coming SoonLet AI Dig Deeper
Coming SoonMaster Your Research Territory
Coming SoonThe Honest AI Tool Verdict
Coming SoonFind Records AI Can Reach
Coming SoonWhen AI Gets It Wrong
Coming SoonAI as Your Genealogy Tutor
Coming SoonThe Future Is Already Here
Coming SoonReady to Transform Your Research?
Master the AI skills that are changing genealogy research forever. Start with Episode 1 and see the difference immediately.