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    Apr 5

    Announcement: after receiving so many requests for copy-editing & proof-reading services, we've setup our own in-house service, AC Editing. See here for more information:

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  2. 11 minutes ago

    Did you know that is also on Instagram? If you're an Instagram user, come over and give us a follow! 💙

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    23 hours ago

    “People of Color” is not the progressive, PC, term you think it is. Let’s discuss why and provide useful context as to why you should discard it from your vocabulary entirely and it should be removed from academia and literature moving forward.

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    Apr 7

    My wife recently criticized my writing as having a needlessly complex hierarchical structure. However, as previously discussed in Section 4.2.3(b), there are four principal reasons why she’s wrong:

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  5. 1 hour ago

    You’re not lazy. You’re tired, overworked and exhausted.

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  6. 1 hour ago

    Do you want to post an anonymous question? 📩 Send it to ac-anonymousquestion@outlook.com ✅ Tweet length questions only ✅ Questions are scheduled on a Monday ✅ We email you a tweet link at the end of the week ✅ No DM submissions ✅ Be respectful when responding to others
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    Anonymous question “My supervisor never asks how I’m doing (not even after me saying “hi, how are you” - boss: “good, thanks”). It’s always straight to business. I’m not expecting to sit down and gossip but some human conversation would be nice. Advice?"
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    Anonymous question "How does one deal with microaggressions and subtle discrimination in academia? One usually has no legal or institutional recourse, but it grinds you down and impedes your career just as much as overt discrimination (even more perhaps)."
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    Anonymous question "What are people's experience with getting a full time non-academia/ or even post-doc job before they complete their Ph.D.? Recommend/ or not?"
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    Anonymous question "Definition of a lab meeting: only male lab members talk, ask questions to the presenter, & have a project discussion session while the female lab members don't speak/are spoken over/asked to shush as they are 'deviating' from the discussion. Is this common?"
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    Anonymous question "Do any grad students out there have experience with working for doordash or similar services? Or any other side hustles? What’s your experience and do you feel like it’s too much with your studies/research."
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    Anonymous question “How normal is it for postdocs or industry hires to be offered relocation assistance? Currently looking for jobs in the Boston/NYC area and I’m looking at insane rents/security deposits/realtor fees before I even think about moving actual belongings.”
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    Anonymous question "I'm a prospective scientist. During my career, I'd like to spend my free time on freelance science writing projects to boost my income and out of personal interest. Is this a realistic goal? Any thoughts or tips?"
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    Anonymous Question "A collaborator wants to put another author on our research paper. The person has made no active contribution and does not fulfil criteria of authorship per Uni policy. As a PI, have you ever ‘put your foot down’ in such a situation?"
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    Anonymous Question "I’m looking to apply for postdocs after a couple of years’ break from academia but have had some jarring negative feedback from my former PI/supervisor who doesn’t have my best interests in mind. Any tips?"
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    Anonymous question "I am considering a short leave of absence from my program but the policy is vague & says nothing explicit about mental illness. I plan to talk to my MH providers first but the next step is to ask my advisor (poorly designed policy). Anyone done this? Advice?"
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  17. 1 hour ago

    Summary 🧵of this week's Anonymous Questions..

    Anonymous question "I’m a PhD student in my 3rd year. I always feel that I’m unable to successfully contribute to academic discussion. I rarely have something useful to add or a new idea to raise. When I do, it’s nothing more than a sentence or two. How would you deal with?"
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    2 hours ago

    Is academic mid-career malaise a thing, or is it just me? Earning tenure was exciting, but after the initial celebration I find myself sort of lost & wondering where to go next & what is worth my time.

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    2 hours ago

    I was recently asked if it wouldn't be better to leave academia when one is a mother. Since this is not a simple question, I'm opening a 🧵

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    2 hours ago

    It doesn't hurt to google yourself every once in a while... found some bizarre 3rd party cites that (likely) copied my LinkedIn profile and then added skills that I *assure* you I do not have. The joys of the internet... 🙃

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  21. 2 hours ago

    Someone asked me what my brand was..I don't know, I'm here for animal pics.

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