First post! Just submitted my workshop slides for @LILAC_conf Looking forward to hearing discussions around #academicreading #infolit #readingjourney
March 4, 2024 at 6:28 PM
First post! Just submitted my workshop slides for @LILAC_conf Looking forward to hearing discussions around #academicreading #infolit #readingjourney
How’s this for an opening sentence to a book: “During the next several years I intend to work on an epilogue to the Industrial Age“. Does anyone know this book? #academicreading
December 11, 2023 at 8:11 AM
How’s this for an opening sentence to a book: “During the next several years I intend to work on an epilogue to the Industrial Age“. Does anyone know this book? #academicreading
Every day is a #reading day. Enjoy today’s selection. #AcademicReading
January 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Every day is a #reading day. Enjoy today’s selection. #AcademicReading
I also👍🏼the #BookReview genre, when done properly.
By 'properly' I mean that it honours others' texts by close, contextual reading, and by making new connections that can accompany further thought.
#ijtihad
#WritingIntifada
#AcademicReading
#AcWri
#AcademicPublusing
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By 'properly' I mean that it honours others' texts by close, contextual reading, and by making new connections that can accompany further thought.
#ijtihad
#WritingIntifada
#AcademicReading
#AcWri
#AcademicPublusing
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
December 9, 2024 at 2:01 PM
I also👍🏼the #BookReview genre, when done properly.
By 'properly' I mean that it honours others' texts by close, contextual reading, and by making new connections that can accompany further thought.
#ijtihad
#WritingIntifada
#AcademicReading
#AcWri
#AcademicPublusing
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
By 'properly' I mean that it honours others' texts by close, contextual reading, and by making new connections that can accompany further thought.
#ijtihad
#WritingIntifada
#AcademicReading
#AcWri
#AcademicPublusing
blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
June 23, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Fact-checkers are often criticised for being biased or partisan. This paper shows that bias can be caused by effort or effect, and can be countered by critical thinking skills www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy... #AcademicReading
Frontiers | Relevance theory for mapping cognitive biases in fact-checking: an argumentative approach
In the fast-paced, densely populated information landscape shaped by digitization, distinguishing information from misinformation is critical. Fact-checkers ...
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March 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Fact-checkers are often criticised for being biased or partisan. This paper shows that bias can be caused by effort or effect, and can be countered by critical thinking skills www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy... #AcademicReading
True but it is generally not the topic of my paper. I do read nonfiction so yes you're right it is still academic. #academicreading #academicchatter
November 28, 2024 at 4:17 AM
True but it is generally not the topic of my paper. I do read nonfiction so yes you're right it is still academic. #academicreading #academicchatter
In AI discourse, anthropomorphising language assigns cognition and agency to technical systems, misrepresenting functionality and obscuring human responsibility. "De-anthropomorphizing AI: From wishful mnemonics to accurate nomenclature" firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph... #academicreading
De-anthropomorphizing “AI”: From wishful mnemonics to accurate nomenclature
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April 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
In AI discourse, anthropomorphising language assigns cognition and agency to technical systems, misrepresenting functionality and obscuring human responsibility. "De-anthropomorphizing AI: From wishful mnemonics to accurate nomenclature" firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph... #academicreading
[[[reading far and wide, broadly across disciplines, multilingually/modally and multi-theoretically, is essential to grasp & convey complex issues but a total nightmare when writing to a word count and a monodisciplinary community]]]
#AcWri
#AcademicWriting
#AcademicReading
#PeerReview
#AcademicSky
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#AcademicReading
#PeerReview
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March 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
[[[reading far and wide, broadly across disciplines, multilingually/modally and multi-theoretically, is essential to grasp & convey complex issues but a total nightmare when writing to a word count and a monodisciplinary community]]]
#AcWri
#AcademicWriting
#AcademicReading
#PeerReview
#AcademicSky
#AcWri
#AcademicWriting
#AcademicReading
#PeerReview
#AcademicSky
[[With my #AcademicLiteracies #DoctoralWriting #supervisor hat on - a hat which more than ever now includes #AcademicReading - all I can say at this moment in dangerously f*ckd-up & dark times is that #GenAI is doing my head in by messing with everything I've ever valued about a #HigherEducation]]
February 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
[[With my #AcademicLiteracies #DoctoralWriting #supervisor hat on - a hat which more than ever now includes #AcademicReading - all I can say at this moment in dangerously f*ckd-up & dark times is that #GenAI is doing my head in by messing with everything I've ever valued about a #HigherEducation]]
Important talk on re-valuing the art of the #BookReview as contribution to knowledge & disciplinary reflexivity.
Relevant to & beyond #AppliedLinguistics & English for Academic Purposes (EAP) communities
#AcademicReading #AcWri #HigherEducation #SlowAcademia #tleap
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Relevant to & beyond #AppliedLinguistics & English for Academic Purposes (EAP) communities
#AcademicReading #AcWri #HigherEducation #SlowAcademia #tleap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8xw...
Book Reviews - Alex Ding
As part of the Research and Publications Book Review project, Alex Ding talks about book reviews in EAP offering insights into how we might like to take the ...
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November 30, 2023 at 9:12 AM
Important talk on re-valuing the art of the #BookReview as contribution to knowledge & disciplinary reflexivity.
Relevant to & beyond #AppliedLinguistics & English for Academic Purposes (EAP) communities
#AcademicReading #AcWri #HigherEducation #SlowAcademia #tleap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8xw...
Relevant to & beyond #AppliedLinguistics & English for Academic Purposes (EAP) communities
#AcademicReading #AcWri #HigherEducation #SlowAcademia #tleap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8xw...
Stuff you finally get to do with a fellowship: READ (all day, almost every day)! Starting today with Jaspers (2018) The boundaries of belonging, on - among other things - how Herderian philosophy relates to the sociolinguistics of place & belonging. #AcademicReading #linguistics #philosophy
看书 学习 搞笑 金鸡独立 GIF
ALT: 看书 学习 搞笑 金鸡独立 GIF
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May 22, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Stuff you finally get to do with a fellowship: READ (all day, almost every day)! Starting today with Jaspers (2018) The boundaries of belonging, on - among other things - how Herderian philosophy relates to the sociolinguistics of place & belonging. #AcademicReading #linguistics #philosophy
I’ve enjoyed my 2024 #readingjournal but it’s usually focused on my fiction reads or full books. Any advice for tracking/recording academic articles? #phdreading #academicreading #readingtracker #journaling #bulletjournal
November 23, 2024 at 2:29 PM
I’ve enjoyed my 2024 #readingjournal but it’s usually focused on my fiction reads or full books. Any advice for tracking/recording academic articles? #phdreading #academicreading #readingtracker #journaling #bulletjournal
Lately I am coming across posts telling me how you can use AI for processing the articles you want to read quicker. At first my first thoughts were “yuck”. As I quite like reading academic articles.
#AcademicReading #ReadingPapers #AI #SpacedRepetitions
#AcademicReading #ReadingPapers #AI #SpacedRepetitions
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Lately I am coming across posts telling me how you can use AI for processing the articles you want to read quicker. At first my first thoughts were “yuck”. As I quite like reading academic articles.
#AcademicReading #ReadingPapers #AI #SpacedRepetitions
#AcademicReading #ReadingPapers #AI #SpacedRepetitions
After having read MacCannell's classic "The tourist" a while ago, I'm now turning to "The new tourist" by McClanahan. Exciting! #AcademicReading #TourismResearch
August 2, 2024 at 7:05 AM
After having read MacCannell's classic "The tourist" a while ago, I'm now turning to "The new tourist" by McClanahan. Exciting! #AcademicReading #TourismResearch
In my post I explain how the learning process is interrupted.
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#AcademicReading #ReadingPapers #AI #SpacedRepetitions
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#AcademicReading #ReadingPapers #AI #SpacedRepetitions
To use or not to use AI
How as a scientist letting AI process your reading pile might keep you form learning
aboutacademicwritingandzo.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In my post I explain how the learning process is interrupted.
aboutacademicwritingandzo.substack.com/p/to-use-or-...
#AcademicReading #ReadingPapers #AI #SpacedRepetitions
aboutacademicwritingandzo.substack.com/p/to-use-or-...
#AcademicReading #ReadingPapers #AI #SpacedRepetitions
But not only that, letting AI do the processing of your articles means you are not doing that, and missing out on learning new stuff, even if it is not directly relevant to what you might need right now.
#AcademicReading #ReadingPapers #AI #SpacedRepetitions
#AcademicReading #ReadingPapers #AI #SpacedRepetitions
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
But not only that, letting AI do the processing of your articles means you are not doing that, and missing out on learning new stuff, even if it is not directly relevant to what you might need right now.
#AcademicReading #ReadingPapers #AI #SpacedRepetitions
#AcademicReading #ReadingPapers #AI #SpacedRepetitions
This article discusses the struggle for truth in AI systems and examines the production of truth in InstructGPT, highlighting how data collection, model architecture, and social feedback mechanisms weave together different understandings of truth. #Academicreading link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Truth machines: synthesizing veracity in AI language models - AI & SOCIETY
As AI technologies are rolled out into healthcare, academia, human resources, law, and a multitude of other domains, they become de-facto arbiters of truth. But truth is highly contested, with many di...
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January 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This article discusses the struggle for truth in AI systems and examines the production of truth in InstructGPT, highlighting how data collection, model architecture, and social feedback mechanisms weave together different understandings of truth. #Academicreading link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Agentic AI, an emerging paradigm in artificial intelligence, refers to autonomous systems designed to pursue complex goals with minimal human intervention #academicreading ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/doc...
Agentic AI: Autonomous Intelligence for Complex Goals—A Comprehensive Survey
Agentic AI, an emerging paradigm in artificial intelligence, refers to autonomous systems designed to pursue complex goals with minimal human intervention. Unlike traditional AI, which depends on stru...
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April 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Agentic AI, an emerging paradigm in artificial intelligence, refers to autonomous systems designed to pursue complex goals with minimal human intervention #academicreading ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/doc...
Reading Sara Ahmed (1999) on the concept of "home" among migrants. Couldn't be more fitting for myself, being currently beimg... at home or not in Cologne? 🤔 #AcademicReading
May 10, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Reading Sara Ahmed (1999) on the concept of "home" among migrants. Couldn't be more fitting for myself, being currently beimg... at home or not in Cologne? 🤔 #AcademicReading
#AcademicReading The role of metaphors in the development of technologies. The case of the artificial intelligence www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The role of metaphors in the development of technologies. The case of the artificial intelligence
Technology plays a prominent role in configuring the way we live and work. In this paper we go further and think that it is a first level driver in th…
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January 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
#AcademicReading The role of metaphors in the development of technologies. The case of the artificial intelligence www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Interesting read, very seasonal. Will try to order a copy of this now. 🤓 #AcademicReading
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Why it's time to rethink what it means to be a tourist
A new book chronicles the power that travel has to transform places around the world, for better or worse – and asks us to consider that the label "tourist" can be a good one.
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July 19, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Interesting read, very seasonal. Will try to order a copy of this now. 🤓 #AcademicReading
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Anthropomorphism in AI: hype and fallacy - As a form of hype, anthropomorphism is shown to exaggerate AI capabilities. As a fallacy, anthropomorphism is shown to distort moral judgments about AI, including judgments of responsibility and trust. #Academicreading link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Anthropomorphism in AI: hype and fallacy - AI and Ethics
This essay focuses on anthropomorphism as both a form of hype and fallacy. As a form of hype, anthropomorphism is shown to exaggerate AI capabilities and performance by attributing human-like traits t...
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January 16, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Anthropomorphism in AI: hype and fallacy - As a form of hype, anthropomorphism is shown to exaggerate AI capabilities. As a fallacy, anthropomorphism is shown to distort moral judgments about AI, including judgments of responsibility and trust. #Academicreading link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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IELTS Question Types Decoded - Online School of English
Unlock the secrets to acing the IELTS Academic Reading section with our in-depth guide. Discover detailed explanations of each task type, practical tips, and effective strategies to boost your score a...
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November 15, 2024 at 2:56 AM
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Our next reading session will be on Wednesday, Dec 14, at 12h30 (CET). 📖 The text is: "Are Anti-Immigrant Statements Racist Or Nativist? What Difference Does It Make?" by Rene Galindo & Jami Vigil. Hope to see you there! Link upon registration #AcademicReading #SAASYoungScholars
March 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Our next reading session will be on Wednesday, Dec 14, at 12h30 (CET). 📖 The text is: "Are Anti-Immigrant Statements Racist Or Nativist? What Difference Does It Make?" by Rene Galindo & Jami Vigil. Hope to see you there! Link upon registration #AcademicReading #SAASYoungScholars