Greatly reduced time on social media the past two-three years has resulted in better quality of life. I've also been playing more games, which brings great stress relief as well as enjoyment.
Yesterday, because I couldn't log into the article uploading system on an academic journal's platform (the entire server crashed), I de-stressed by returning to Pokemon Go for the first time in years (the gps stopped working on my ipad, back in the day). Delighted to discover that in that time there have been three shrine-stops established in my high density condominium compound. Unlimited supply of pokeballs, all through my bedroom and living room!
Since it doesn't exist, apparently, starting a new hashtag for #academicgamers
None of my books have been exploited by AI or banned in Florida, and I’m hoping this doesn’t count against me in this year’s merit review. #academicchatter#histodons@histodons
The publishing sector has a problem. Scientists are overwhelmed, editors are overworked, special issue invitations are constant, research paper mills, article retractions, journal delistings… JUST WHAT IS GOING ON!?
Due to the nature of my work and research, I regularly find myself attending conferences and workshops in academic disciplines beyond my own. I'm there for outside expertise on something their discipline is grappling with. It is a fascinating window into other academic worlds. I approach it like participant observation. I'm studying and learning. Do other academics usually end up staying within their disciplinary bubbles? Do people like that? @academicchatter#academicchatter#academia
I need to make an interactive/ animated video explaining some concept. Does anyone know open-source tools/softwares to make TED style with videos with voiceover. Any help is appreciated :)
Hot take: Imposter syndrome drives an immense amount of academics' research productivity — the drive to become the expert everyone assumes you are before by virtue of your title before people discover otherwise.
I’m worried that I will lose out professionally if I don’t have a work X/Twitter account. But I don’t want to go back into the cesspit. Is there an academic #psychology#PsychologyResearch community here in the Fediverse? Please boost #phd#phdchat#AcademicChatter
The Zagreb Applied Ethics Conference 2023 at the Zagreb Institute of Philosophy was great, with a truly international roster of presenters. Loved it! 👍🏻
Really happy to share that I passed my PhD viva today! 🥳
I studied eavesdropping on speech in wild carrion crows in the UK, you can read the main paper here:
animalbehaviorandcognition.org/article.php?id=1348
Look, the price of tuition today is a crushing burden that shocks the conscience. Amid this backdrop, there's no way for families not to look at college — or choice of degree — in terms of return on investment. 🧵 1/9
Wow. Ok. Normally I feel like it's a bit overplayed to individually comment on #MDPI in the whole #AcademicChatter conversation, but this is really a must-see:
"MDPI’s largest journal [...] was delisted from the Web of Science in March 2023. What came next was both expected and staggering. The journal shrunk by 88% in comparison to its peak."
"IJERPH’s decline is a stark reminder that in the absence of an Impact Factor, other journal traits matter little."
Acta has launched a running call for proposals of special issues on topics of general sociological interest.
We encourage proposals that aim to mediate between Nordic and international sociology, e.g., by combining long articles with shorter articles and comments.
Finally got reimbursed for my travel expenses (accommodation, public transport, no meals allowed of course!) from visiting a conference in Edinburgh at the beginning of July! Isn't it great how academia makes us wait months before they pay us our money back? #sarcasm and also how we have to provide originals of every single bus ticket and our private credit card bill 😒 This was quite "fast", I've waited 3 months in the past #academicchatter@academicchatter
(This will be a very long list by the end of the year if I keep it up. We'll see.)
Your statements are basically done after the first few deadlines. I always thought I'd customize extensively for each school.
Nope.
On a week like this (with so many apps due Sep 15), you just don't have time. You have to trust that you already put in the work with your base template. It's a mental shift from fellowship apps.