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The Illusion of Academic Freedom: A Reflection
" I thought it was freedom But in truth, it was the bars of a prison Of a prison " Engenheiros do Hawai, Brazilian rock band In this...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Aug 23, 20244 min read
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Papers accepted with responses from ChatGPT: copy and paste, and publish
It may sound like a joke, but it is not. There are papers being published with outputs from ChatGPT. The first reaction people have is:...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Mar 15, 20242 min read
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Collaboration or Competition? The Pros and Cons of Co-Authorship in Science
In recent years, the number of authors per scientific publication has been increasing. A study conducted by Liu, Olivola, and Kovács...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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The Perils of Publish or Perish: How Current Academic Incentives Undermine Science and Society
In the world of academia, the mantra "publish or perish" (POP) has long been the unwritten rule that governs the careers of countless...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Jan 22, 20245 min read
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The open-review system and its challenges
One interesting fact about receiving +20 reviews on a single paper is that: it can be contradictory, conflicting. One reviewer may say...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Jan 1, 20241 min read
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Testing a new academic writing assistant
There are several styles of abstracts. One of the is the Indicative (descriptive): Like a table of contents, it lists topics but does not...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Dec 23, 20232 min read
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The anatomy of an abstract: basic components
Example of a generic abstract (<250 words) Scientists must write to succeed, but few receive training in scientific writing. We studied...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Dec 22, 20232 min read
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Overlay journals and preprints
As it becomes each time clearer that the peer-review is broken, new options start to emerge. This is the natural path: journals were born...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Dec 21, 20232 min read
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Qeios is experimenting with a review process that is not blind. Is the blind review really better?
Qeios is a platform for publishing papers, which does not follow the traditional way: there is no fee, and there is no editor. Also, they...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Dec 21, 20231 min read
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Evidence-based medicine: the science of considering evidences on decisions
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a philosophy that emphasizes the integration of clinical expertise and the best external evidence in...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Nov 11, 20232 min read
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ChatGPT and biases: how ChatGPT could support on handling human`s biases
Cognitive biases are mental shortcuts, they are everywhere: from our decisions to our writings. Could artificial intelligence be an ally...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Oct 28, 20237 min read
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About the usage of artificial intelligence for writing on academia
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in academia, specifically in the field of writing, is a topic of interest and debate...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Oct 27, 20239 min read
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Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid?
We all have been there: how come can I be so stupid, and hold a PhD? better, more pleasant, how can a PhD from Harvard be so stupid?
Jorge Guerra Pires
Oct 26, 20222 min read
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Heuristic question: how come do I have this impression my question was not answered?
Have you ever wondered why people seem to dodge from tough questions? It may not be intentional! This is called heuristic questions.
Jorge Guerra Pires
Oct 2, 20222 min read
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Asking questions on surveys: it is not that trivial
Does you research demands collecting answers to questions. Make sure you follow some basic guidelines! 🙄
Jorge Guerra Pires
Oct 2, 20223 min read
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The Hidden Habits of Genius: commentary
"Picasso could not remember the sequence of the letters in the alphabet and saw symbolic numbers as literal representations: a 2 as the...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Aug 28, 20222 min read
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PRISMA-S: a systematic literature review methodology
Reproducibility and replicability in science are the pillars in scientific investigation. We talk about a tools for systematic reviews.
Jorge Guerra Pires
Aug 19, 20222 min read
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Systematic Literature Review: take a superficial, but still scientific view of a topic
Primary vs. secondary research Primary is when you actually collect the data, which is related strongly to inductive methods: you are...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Jul 2, 20222 min read
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I have published on Nature: how out of context publication ads can drive you crazy
Since I have joined the online world, one of the biggest challenges I have been struggling with is dealing with social media feeds. Some...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Apr 24, 20223 min read
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Negotiating: speak up and defend your position
"Speak up is one of the biggest sources of regrets" Daniel Pink "Low Power double bind is when you do not have power to speak, but you...
Jorge Guerra Pires
Mar 26, 20225 min read
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