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by MillironX 120 days ago
My college has replaced textbooks with internet resources and "current academic literature," but I'm shocked at the number of people who can't interpret a scientific article, nor properly search a database like PubMed or CABI. It can't be for lack of training: we have entire semester-long courses dedicated to research and library use. Maybe the distractions of text messages and TikTok are to blame like the article suggests.
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Be careful they might like your idea. It might not be long before researchers are expected to have a short trendy TikTok like video as their papers synopsis. Those with the most witty and entertaining videos get the most funding.