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How to Use eLife to Learn Peer Review
(and Outsmart Reviewer #2)
Jul 2
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Louise Pay, PhD
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June 2025
My Ultimate Guide to Research Presentation Slide Preparation
Some of you are going to hate this.
Jun 12
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Louise Pay, PhD
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Things I Learned From My Couch
This time last year, I purchased a couch from the internet for the third time in my life, firmly operating from the “third time lucky” perspective.
Jun 7
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Louise Pay, PhD
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May 2025
5 Things I Think PhD Students Should be Using AI For
Hint: None of them are reading, writing, or thinking.
May 26
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Louise Pay, PhD
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How Crisis Comms Became My Favorite Life Skill
Overthinking worst-case scenarios turned into a weirdly practical hobby
May 16
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Louise Pay, PhD
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Things I learned from being a scientologist
(No, that’s not a typo for “scientist”)
May 11
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Louise Pay, PhD
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Anara AI’s Ads Are Undermining What a PhD Is Supposed to Teach You
AI can support research, but it should not be used to replace the core academic skills grad students are supposed to develop.
May 7
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So, You Want to be a Professor?
Six ways that will help you decide if you really want to get that PhD and stay in academia
May 1
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Louise Pay, PhD
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April 2025
Peer Review is Broken
Can We Fix It?
Apr 24
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Louise Pay, PhD
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What’s at the Bottom of That Elevator Shaft?
Turning a negative spiral into discernment
Apr 21
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Louise Pay, PhD
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The Empathy Trap: When Good Intentions Hurt Communication
Feeling Other People’s Feelings? Read This Before You Ruin a Relationship
Apr 21
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Empathy as a Strategic Tool for Handling Stress in Difficult Workplace Situations
If you’re being emotionally manipulated, this is your permission (and instruction manual) to be emotionally manipulative right back. (Sort of.)
Apr 14
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