Why thousands of fake scientific papers are flooding academic journals

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Issue #265: auditioning for SNL, an engineer’s Hippocratic Oath, and waking up at 5 a.m.
By Harris Sockel

It happened on Medium: January 2025 round-up

From a U.S. news perspective, January 2025 was a year in a month, beginning with…

The meaning of DeepSeek, or: the power of constraints

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Issue #261: the early days of Etsy, morality rankings, and getting out there
By Harris Sockel

Three academic and scholarly experts share their top Medium tips

Plus, our Academics Hour video…

Making Featured stories even more visible

Introducing new push notifications and Featured story feeds…

Solve the right problems by questioning your assumptions

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Issue #262: balancing confidence and humility, serious hobbies, and hi-res writing
By Harris Sockel

From beheadings to divine love: the bloody history of Valentine’s Day

Yes, Girl Scout Cookies are okay to eat

Issue #271: the top highlights on Medium lately + brevity at work

Hello, it’s Girl Scout Cookie season (Jan-April) in the U.S., aka the time of year when I vaguely crave minty chocolate…

The one type of “creativity” only humans can do

Issue #269: the first-ever Medium story + who to forget

🎆 It’s Presidents’ Day in the U.S., a holiday with no universally agreed upon name. It’s officially “George Washington’s…

Being a “learn-it-all” will get you way further than being a “know-it-all”

Issue #260: journalism’s “chilling effect” + why you should write actual letters