Tag: research
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Find the stable and pull out the bolt
On the use of ChatGPT in academia: a measured response Almost exactly two years ago, I wrote what might charitably be called a think-piece on the use of ChatGPT in academia, or more specifically, my observations on the use of ChatGPT by a handful of my colleagues in the small niche of French cosmology which…
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My first N months as a postdoc (where 0 < N < 12)
How long have I been a postdoc? It’s a little difficult to quantify. I finished my PhD thesis in December 2020, and submitted it in January 2021. I passed my viva in February 2021. I spent a few months climbing the walls waiting for my Spanish visa, and trying to do research at the same…
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If at first you don’t succeed: Madrid week five
Last week was a week of success for me. I solved a problem that’s been plaguing me for about six months! I’m not going to talk in great detail about what exactly the problem was (I’m saving that for a post in a couple of weeks’ time), but it was one of those small, persistent…
Natalie B. Hogg 