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Rethinking academic publishing 🏫

Rethinking academic publishing 🏫

Also available on YouTube. 🎯 Target Audience This content would be most helpful to scholars and researchers who publish their work in academic journals and are frustrated with the barriers it imposes on impacting their field. πŸ“‹ Topics Covered In the final installment of our trilogy on academic publishing, we discuss the...

Academics and the prestige trap πŸŽ“

Academics and the prestige trap πŸŽ“

Also available on YouTube. 🎯 Target Audience This content would be most helpful to those who write and research academic journals. πŸ“‹ Topics Covered 1. The exploitative nature of academic publishing, 2. The role of prestige in perpetuating the system, and 3. The impacts on stakeholders and scientific progress. ⌚️ Helpful Time Stamps:...

An extractive business πŸ“€

An extractive business πŸ“€

"Combined, the top five most prolific publishers account for more than 50% of all papers published in 2013." - LariviΓ¨re, Haustein, & Mongeon [1] β€” "A 2005 Deutsche Bank report referred to it as a β€œbizarre” β€œtriple-pay” system, in which β€œthe state funds most research, pays the salaries...

Positionality is credibility πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ«

Positionality is credibility πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ«

One of my proudest achievements as an early-career scholar was landing a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) at Moffitt Cancer Center in the Stabile Research Building. I had just completed an internship at a hospital, and what I witnessed crushed my interest in pursuing an M.D. and treating patients....

Hierarchies, from molecules to academia βš›οΈ

Hierarchies, from molecules to academia βš›οΈ

πŸ”Š If you prefer listening to reading, this content is available on our video podcast: Natural hierarchies in cellular organisms In the natural world, hierarchical structures are crucial in organizing and transferring energy and resources. At the subatomic level, particles can organize into atoms, favoring energetic stability. Similarly, atoms organize into...

The one thing I would change πŸ”‚

The one thing I would change πŸ”‚

I often receive requests for advice from early-career researchers. Looking back, the one thing I would have done differently is to create a dedicated email address and website instead of relying on institutional ones. πŸ”Š If you prefer listening to reading, this content is available on our video podcast: It sounds...

Learning Styles πŸ‘€πŸ¦»πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½

Learning Styles πŸ‘€πŸ¦»πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½

Duck or Rabbit? Learning styles posit that individuals have a preferred sensory mode (visual, auditory, or kinesthetic) for learning. Perspectives from neuroscience, psychology, discipline-based researchers, and science of teaching and learning scholars have contributed to the debate surrounding learning styles. Neuroscience and psychology research claim to have debunked learning styles,...

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