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How to use ChatGPT ethically to write a perfect first draft (of your journal article, dissertation chapter, etc.):
Ok, the book is finally available (after numerous logistical delays since August). So hereβs a thread about its main thesis. The central puzzle is tries to solve is why late imperi...
How to use ChatGPT to become a better reader of academic texts:
ChatGPT is everywhere and everyone is using it. But most academics don't know how to use it *smartly.* Here's how to use ChatGPT intelligently (and ethically) for academic purpos...
@CMedina240 @Theo47102867 @WingedBookWyrm Her dissertation is available via ProQuest if you have institutional access, beyond that I'm not sure if the argument is otherwise availab...
Doing a literature review takes time β a lot of time. Here's a Zotero+Research Rabbit workflow that will your literature review FASTER and EASIER:
Dear PG Students, A recap of yesterday's weekly postgrad and research family meeting on HOW TO UNDERSTAND A RESEARCH TOPIC. How to understand a Research Topic: One of the foremos...
I have written 300+ peer-reviewed scientific papers in the last 15 years with more than 27,000 citations. Here is how I use sentence templates to write abstracts at lightning spee...
Dear PG Students, A recap of the weekly postgrad and research family meeting held last night; HOW TO DEVELOP A RESEARCH TOPIC A research topic is always a problem that needs a s...
Here are 8 mistakes I made in my academic career / leaving academia that I'll share for other folks to learn from:
Do you really need publications to get into a PhD program? The short answer is NO. 1/ Selection committees want to assess your research potential and the ability to communicate...
Orwellian: My new Maidan massacre in #Ukraine article was accepted after minor revisions by journal editor but then rejected by journal without any further peer-review or revisions...
I just reviewed 60 PhD applications for the General Epi Methods track in the @JohnsHopkinsEPI. The personal statement has a huge impact on my decision-making for who to invite to...
PhDs: your dissertation topic is less relevant to finding a role outisde of academia than your *skills*. Here's a 𧡠on how to translate skills you already have into corpspeak, in...
Connected Papers will make your literature review process super-efficient. Here's how to use it (to save your time and energy):
One of the most efficient apps to kickstart your literature review: Inciteful Here's how to use it π
3 threads to help you become a proficient academic reader and writer:
A meta-thread of my 12 threads on academic writing tips and resources β all in one place: β’ Bookmark it for yourself. β’ Retweet it to help others.
Imagine threatening to put people in jail for criticizing your paper. So anyway here are my critiques. 𧡠https://t.co/oGXcWrA7Sx
Academic writing tips by Oxford professors:
There is big Hayek scholarship news in the new Caldwell & Klausinger biography of Hayek. The philosophically significant Hayek-Popper correspondence will appear as an additional vo...
Academic writing resources developed by Harvard, Purdue, and the University of York (UK) β all free: A meta-thread π§΅
I've long since given up trying to understand the incomprehensible drivel published by south asianists. It's far more interesting to try and understand their psychological position...
When I was a grad student, I wondered why most of the best scholarship on Roman equipment/material culture was done in Europe and much less in the USA. I think museum access is a b...