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unrelatedwaffle · 3 months
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I'm still thinking about hbomberguy's Plagiarism video and I think there's still going to be a lot of student plagiarism because...writing based on synthesizing info from multiple sources is tough, and rephrasing someone's entire sentence structure FEELS like "writing in your own words" enough that it's not obvious to beginners how blatant it is.
if you struggle with writing research papers, often procrastinate and then scramble to assemble a paper from a single source, you are setting yourself up for likely plagiarism. here are some real tips for avoiding this and getting better at academic writing. these are a short version of sonke ahrens's great book on the Zettelkasten method, How to Take Smart Notes (which i recommend reading, but it is one of those Books That Could Have Been a Blog Post, as If Books Could Kill would say, and the full Zettelkasten method is probably overkill for most people).
1. Take notes on what the texts make you think while you read, with a pen and paper, in your own words. These are not summary notes, but "this section reminds me of that one episode of the simpsons" or "i don't think it's true that willpower is finite..." these are your own thoughts and feelings
2. When you're completely done with an article or book chapter, start a note file on the computer with the proper citation at the top and write a 1-2 sentence summary of the content of what you just read. Without looking at the text. Yes, this is hard!!
3. Go through your personal notes from step 1 and see if anything there is a Big General Idea or theme. It may take reading a few articles or stepping away/thinking in the shower before these emerge. "Hmm I'm noticing that a lot of societies have similar rituals about food and gratefulness, I wonder if it's a superstitious way to ensure future abundance?" Elaborate on that in a separate note.
4. You can weave the notes from Step 3 into a thesis statement with supporting arguments properly summarized and supported with info from Step 1.
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mysharona1987 · 6 months
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adobe-outdesign · 1 month
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This may be the greatest thing I've ever read.
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gxngarr · 3 months
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Adoro come gli articoli scientifici introducano l’argomento partendo dall’inizio dei tempi. Un articolo sulla chetogenesi che sto leggendo si apre così: “i mammiferi si sono evoluti per utilizzare i carboidrati come fonte primaria di energia…”
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You ever been writing a paper for school and you’re thinking about it and for a second you have a sudden flash of genius and in that moment you could write the entire paper with the most complex and nuanced argument known to mankind but then the flash is gone and you’re left trying to recapture that inspiration?
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xoxo-chika · 2 months
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Rant.
I fucking hate fakeass words or meaningless and unnecessary adjectives most people just love to use for whatever they write. Worse if it's about something actually insightful and the reader has to no way but dig or sweep through a horde of these uselessly thrown out words for aesthetic and/ superficial purposes of seeming more intelligent. It's fucking infuriating. And it's not helpful when reading exactly isn't fun, god forbid having signs of dyslexia/ADHD.
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system-of-a-feather · 3 months
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Thanks to my recent Plans TM and shit + good conversations with @indigochromatic @whybrainhere and @reimeichan (shouting out cause they're awesome people / blogs and great individuals to chat about experiences with; ily guys) about ADHD and neurotransmitters I've started getting a bit really into reading about neurochemistry / neurobiology as well as the similarities and differences with Autism and I have to do something else so I havent finished reading this but for those that are interestsed
I found a really good article that is open access to read about the GABAergic function in autism across a large number of different studies and methods of exploring the relationship between GABA and autism.
It's a relatively "hard" read I think (especially in some parts if you aren't familiar with transgenic rodent models and genetics / neurobiology) but its really informative so far
For those up for it and with the time, I do recommend. It cites some interesting studies that have made my reading time on this stupid longer cause I keep falling down rabbit holes of the cited studies help
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crwn-nrth · 4 months
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I don't know if this is just my academic brain but sometimes I want to write way more than the required amount in my university projects. Why does the research paper on the niche interest I could talk about for hours have to be only 5 pages, huh? why can't I go on a tangent about everything I read? I'm required to read a bijilion sources, have an opinion on it, and then explain everything I read in only 5 pages?
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etlu-yume · 7 months
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how do you go from "Those without iron overload require iron studies every 2-5 years" on page 3 to "disease expression in patients with SF <1000 ug/L is lower that previously believed and as such, less aggressive management is indicated... Long term follow up to monitor for and prevent progression of SF to >1000 ug/L should be initiated with SF levels every 3-5 years" on page 4!??!??!
(but also: ha ha haha hahahahahahaha yeah let's not even go there. Considering how we jumped from 40 to 91 in uh. 3 months? Let's really not go there.)
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Honestly not sure how some research gets published in the first place
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starry-voids · 2 years
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turns out if you give yourself enough time to actually write the thing, a ten page research paper isn't actually all that overwhelming
who knew
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[Paper] Historical Ceramics Recovered in Luang Prabang, the Lao PDR: Preliminary Review of Sources, Chronology, Distribution, and International Trade
MMAP's findings in Luang Prabang reveal its key role in historic Southeast Asian trade, highlighting diverse ceramic imports and Luang Prabang's strategic trade hub status.
via Journal of Southeast Asian Archaeology, 2024: Paper by Shimizu et al. on the Middle Mekong Archaeological Project in Luang Prabang shedding light on the region’s historical ceramics and international trade. The research has identified both regional Lao stoneware and international trade ceramics, dating from the 12th to the 19th centuries, indicating Luang Prabang’s role as a pivotal trade hub…
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plaggi · 25 days
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Was just reading over my research paper and found this sentence. It's sending me I shouldn't write shit at night.
"By setting the right goals with participants and to make sure that when their psychological base needs are not being met that they set goals that work towards that so they can eventually have enough mental space to start working on goals again."
No commas, no full stops, just a general idea and sleep deprivation.
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bi-theblade · 2 months
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when I'm reading a scholarly article but it's clear that it's from a white perspective -_-
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arda-conference · 2 months
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How to Index Articles in Google Scholar?
When Google Scholar was launched in November 2004, it brought the simplicity that the Google search engine offers to the world of academia and revolutionized the way researchers and the public researched, found and consumed academic research.
Until then, academic databases were solely dependent on lists from hand-picked sources (which were normally scientific journals). As opposed to this, Google Scholar crawled the internet (using the automated means of indexing that Google’s algorithms are so well-known for) and indexed every document that had a seemingly academic structure to it.
This inclusive approach is what has given Google Scholar a potentially more comprehensive coverage of the scientific and academic literature compared to Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus, which are arguably the two most prominent multidisciplinary databases with selective, journal-based inclusion policies.
Eager to Index Research articles in Google Scholar? Then, check this blog for all crucial tips on how to do so.
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othersideofprobably · 2 months
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Looking for a post
A handful of years ago, I came across a post about a researcher or team putting a hamster-sized exercise wheel in a forest floor to see if other critters would use it.
Not the one with the slug, I’ve found that one.
This one had images/video/gifs of other small critters running on it. Like mice, maybe some birds?, chipmunks, a snake or two, there may have been a frog or toad, etc…
I’m reasonably sure I reblogged it, but I haven’t always been great about tagging things precisely.
If you know what post I’m talking about, please slide it my way. Thank you!!
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