That is an amazing paragraph. I love the bit where it says *he used AI* to summarise the slop (thereby creating, what, slopception?) and got no new ideas (having not used his own brain) and was terribly angry about that. The conclusion is about right. But… good grief.

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At a coffee truck in County Donegal yesterday, behind a group of boys on a gap year from the U.S….and God I was just so thankful I went to a women’s college.

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Dark Academia – How Universities Die, by Peter Fleming I'm not very optimistic that academia can change for the better - I think it's too far gone - but this book at least identifies most of what is wrong. Perhaps, if enough of us read it, we can try to reverse the decline.

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When most people think of wolves eating, they’re likely to picture a hunt and lots of blood. However, wolves also have a bit of a green thumb. It turns out, they’re part-time gardeners, according to new research. Wolves don’t just devour blueberries. They plant them too. 🌎

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It's Open Access week! This year's motto is 'the cost of knowledge' and there is something you can do to reduce the cost of your knowlegde: Upload preprints for those of your articles that sit behind paywalls. Check which ones are affected: lukasroeseler.github.io/pcc/paywall/

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