#journal articles

[neat-deadandlive-things]

I've recently had people ask politely why a researcher would take a job with a lab or organization that didn't pay then fairly or didn't align with their personal values. This is why.

Publishing research in reputable journals is EXPENSIVE. Without a lab or organization to pay this fee, most individuals could never publish. And with the "push to publish" and publications being one of the only things on your resume that hiring folks look at, it's a lose-lose situation.

[ohwyrmies]

just read a (peer-reviewed!!) article about how AI can reduce pollution emissions and it was. a shitshow.

they admitted that their models were rejected by the Hausman test, but ran the models anyway, found evidence that 2/4 of the subsectors they were investigating would actually significantly increase pollution with increased AI use, 1/4 would insignificantly reduce emissions, and 1/4 would significantly reduce emissions.

but! because their hypothesis was so vaguely worded, they were able to conclude that, yep! AI technically can reduce emissions in industry. but they completely failed to add any caveat. grossly irresponsible, highly unethical.

for anyone who wants to bear witness to the shitshow:

Zhao, P., Gao, Y., & Sun, X. (2023). The impact of artificial intelligence on pollution emission intensity—Evidence from China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(39), 91173–91188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28866-2

[ramyeonpng]

Don’t read to recall, read to recognize Part of being daunted by the world of journal articles is meeting senior academics who recite the exact year of publication, authors’ names, journal when recalling a particular study.

#GradSchool

[wecandoit]

what i read | aug-sep

notes: (1) '*' indicates a content warning for references to death, abuse, violence, obvious triggers for mental illnesses (2) bolded links show sources that i found super interesting or introduced me to a new/profound concept

Books

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

Articles/Essays

Revisiting the Languages of Love: An Empirical Test of the Validity Assumptions Underlying Chapman’s (2015) Five Love Languages Typology

Topical treatments for acne

The True Story of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond—and Why the British Won’t Give It Back

Repatriation of the Kohinoor Diamond: Expanding the Legal Paradigm for Cultural Heritage

Challenging the colonisation of birth: Koori women's birthing knowledge and practice

A cognitive developmental approach to understanding how children cope with disasters

Nature-Based Early Childhood Education and Children's Social, Emotional and Cognitive Development: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.

Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological model: a theoretical framework to explore the forest school approach?

How AI Generates Images from Text

Discrimination Has Trapped People of Color in Unhealthy Urban 'Heat Islands'

A Newly Discovered Brain Signal Marks Recovery from Depression

Poems

Message to My Beloved Sibling

Movies/Videos

The Kingmaker by Lauren Greenfield

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem by Jeff Rowe

[grouchydairy]

What were the results of the study? The primary characteristics of autistic burnout were chronic exhaustion, loss of skills, and reduced tolerance to stimulus. Participants described burnout as happening because of life stressors that added to the cumulative load they experienced, and barriers to support that created an inability to obtain relief from the load. These pressures caused expectations to outweigh abilities resulting in autistic burnout. From this we created a definition: Autistic burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic life stress and a mismatch of expectations and abilities without adequate supports. It is characterized by pervasive, long-term (typically 3+ months) exhaustion, loss of function, and reduced tolerance to stimulus. Participants described negative impacts on their lives, including health, capacity for independent living, and quality of life, including suicidal behavior. They also discussed a lack of empathy from neurotypical people. People had ideas for recovering from autistic burnout including acceptance and social support, time off/reduced expectations, and doing things in an autistic way/unmasking.

(Raymaker et al., 2020)

[outragedtortilla]

For a solid period of time I HATED READING JOURNAL ARTICLES but I realized I had been reading them WRONG per some other people's advice of how to do it "best' when what I needed was to make the experience my own and enjoyable. So no, I don't have specific tips. But if you're finding that the 'golden advice' isn't working, stop forcing yourself. That's my advice. Experiment with different variations on your own.

:)

[demystifyingscience]

Welcome to 'Demystifying Science'!

Date: 2022-08-17, Wednesday

Introduction

Hello to all who are reading this!

My name is Eilidh, and I am a PhD student studying biophysics. I have a goal of becoming a scientific communicator when I graduate in a couple of years, and I thought a tumblr blog would be a wonderful place to start thinking about this. As the title implies, I have a passion for making science accessible to people who aren't in science fields but still like to read about it. I think learning about science can be a wonderful hobby no matter what your job or lifestyle is!

Considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the initial challenges associated with how the public received information and recommendations concerning the virus, clear scientific communication seems to be rather lacking in today's political, economic, and social climate. I think it's of great importance to be able to communicate science effectively to anyone, and that is my goal for this blog. Of course, I will be learning on the way, so feedback and engagement is much appreciated!

I don't really believe that 'science is hard'. Sometimes it's just explained in a rather non-intuitive way. I used to struggle with science and math when I was younger -- I was always better with reading and writing. I do enjoy math and science, though I find I have to work really hard at it to gain a good understanding. I've had great teachers and professors throughout the years who have helped explain things in terms I found more accessible. I am grateful for them.

Science, above all, isn't just a compendium of facts. It's a process that is used to figure out how the world works. I think that's beautiful, and I hope it can be beautiful for you too.

What this blog will be about (at least in the beginning)

The sun the scientific world revolves around is the journal article. Estimated over a million published per year, the scientific article provides the backbone for advancement and understanding. Without them, science would progress in a vacuum, which would make it slower and the creative environment wouldn't flourish. Sometimes one article can entirely change the course of a PhD (I've seen it happen)! If you wanted to put science learning down to a basic unit, the journal article is it.

My goal with this blog is to help demystify journal articles I and you find interesting, as well as provide updates on the research experiences I go through as a upper-year PhD candidate. I will do my best to explain articles in an accessible way, and it'll help with my goal of reading more, too! If you have recommendations or curiosities, please send them my way! If you'd like information about graduate school in the sciences in general, I'd be happy to answer questions to the best of my ability as well.

If anybody is interested in guest-writing an article for this blog or having an article edited, please let me know via messages! I really like editing work too. I love writing in general and do creative writing as a hobby. I am hoping to turn writing into my career.

I hope everyone who see this will enjoy what the blog has to offer! Apart from the introductory posts, my tentative post schedule will be once per week -- three general posts and one journal article dissection to start. I will let everyone know if this changes due to other circumstance.

Thanks for joining this journey with me, and please consider giving this blog a follow if it piques your interest!

-Eilidh

[betheal]

my english teacher told my class that he recommends us to buy the cheap black and white laser printers at kmart (the Australian Walmart) so we can print out journal articles that uni lecturers ask you to read for class

he said cheap. the one that wasn't crap started at $200.

how do I know this? because I bought the $70 one and it died after two days of not using it.

my friend bought the $100+ one and it jammed up.

so what the frick