Mushtaq Bilal, PhD
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Economics professors and departments are promoting their recent PhDs who are on the job market. This is so cool.
I've never seen humanities professors/departments do such a thing.
If you want to pursue a PhD, choose a department that champions your work.
I've never seen humanities professors/departments do such a thing.
If you want to pursue a PhD, choose a department that champions your work.
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Economics professors and departments are promoting their recent PhDs who are on the job market. This is so cool.
I've never seen humanities professors/departments do such a thing.
If you want to pursue a PhD, choose a department that champions your work.
I've never seen humanities professors/departments do such a thing.
If you want to pursue a PhD, choose a department that champions your work.
If you're based in the US, UK, and EU, please do NOT start a humanities PhD. There are NO jobs for you - none, zilch, nada.
Check out the jobs listed for Languages, Literature and Culture on jobs. ac .uk
Check out the jobs listed for Languages, Literature and Culture on jobs. ac .uk
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If you're based in the US, UK, and EU, please do NOT start a humanities PhD. There are NO jobs for you - none, zilch, nada.
Check out the jobs listed for Languages, Literature and Culture on jobs. ac .uk
Check out the jobs listed for Languages, Literature and Culture on jobs. ac .uk
This is extremely dishonest and harmful advice for yound people. Don't do this. Stay away from a humanities PhD.
The writer of this artilce, Ada Palmer, is a tenured professor at the University of Chicago and is telling folks to do a PhD in history.
The writer of this artilce, Ada Palmer, is a tenured professor at the University of Chicago and is telling folks to do a PhD in history.
October 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is extremely dishonest and harmful advice for yound people. Don't do this. Stay away from a humanities PhD.
The writer of this artilce, Ada Palmer, is a tenured professor at the University of Chicago and is telling folks to do a PhD in history.
The writer of this artilce, Ada Palmer, is a tenured professor at the University of Chicago and is telling folks to do a PhD in history.
People losing their minds that everyone at Harvard gets an A are missing the point that you don't go to Harvard to learn.
You go to Harvard to accumulate social capital and get brand recognition.
Cool if you learn something along the way. But that's not the main objective.
You go to Harvard to accumulate social capital and get brand recognition.
Cool if you learn something along the way. But that's not the main objective.
October 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
People losing their minds that everyone at Harvard gets an A are missing the point that you don't go to Harvard to learn.
You go to Harvard to accumulate social capital and get brand recognition.
Cool if you learn something along the way. But that's not the main objective.
You go to Harvard to accumulate social capital and get brand recognition.
Cool if you learn something along the way. But that's not the main objective.
One of the biggest casualities of rebranding Twitter to X was that it killed consolidated communities like "Academic Twitter," "Science Twitter," and so on.
Twitter was of course toxic back then too, but academics and scientists who posted regularly created really top-quality content.
Twitter was of course toxic back then too, but academics and scientists who posted regularly created really top-quality content.
October 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
One of the biggest casualities of rebranding Twitter to X was that it killed consolidated communities like "Academic Twitter," "Science Twitter," and so on.
Twitter was of course toxic back then too, but academics and scientists who posted regularly created really top-quality content.
Twitter was of course toxic back then too, but academics and scientists who posted regularly created really top-quality content.
ChatGPT is a sycophant, agrees with everything you say.
Here's a simple prompt to convert ChatGPT from a sycophant to a straight shooter:
Here's a simple prompt to convert ChatGPT from a sycophant to a straight shooter:
October 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
ChatGPT is a sycophant, agrees with everything you say.
Here's a simple prompt to convert ChatGPT from a sycophant to a straight shooter:
Here's a simple prompt to convert ChatGPT from a sycophant to a straight shooter:
5. Here is another example of a transcription app I built with a single prompt.
I can simply click on the mic button and start talking and it will transcribe everything I say.
I can also ask it to summarize the transcript.
I can simply click on the mic button and start talking and it will transcribe everything I say.
I can also ask it to summarize the transcript.
October 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
5. Here is another example of a transcription app I built with a single prompt.
I can simply click on the mic button and start talking and it will transcribe everything I say.
I can also ask it to summarize the transcript.
I can simply click on the mic button and start talking and it will transcribe everything I say.
I can also ask it to summarize the transcript.
4. You can publish your app to Google Play Store by simply clicking the "Publish" button.
October 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
4. You can publish your app to Google Play Store by simply clicking the "Publish" button.
3. The app also has features to help me practice High Frequency and Advanced words.
And I can select "Random Practice" to challenge myself.
And I can select "Random Practice" to challenge myself.
October 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
3. The app also has features to help me practice High Frequency and Advanced words.
And I can select "Random Practice" to challenge myself.
And I can select "Random Practice" to challenge myself.
2. Once it's done, click on "Preview" and viola! Your app is ready to use.
As you can see here, I built an app to practice vocabulary for the GRE.
And the app is fully functional. It has created flashcards for me to memorize words.
As you can see here, I built an app to practice vocabulary for the GRE.
And the app is fully functional. It has created flashcards for me to memorize words.
October 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
2. Once it's done, click on "Preview" and viola! Your app is ready to use.
As you can see here, I built an app to practice vocabulary for the GRE.
And the app is fully functional. It has created flashcards for me to memorize words.
As you can see here, I built an app to practice vocabulary for the GRE.
And the app is fully functional. It has created flashcards for me to memorize words.
1. Click the link below
genspark.ai/agents?type...
Then click on "Native App Development."
Type in your prompt, for example: "Build an app that lets me practice GRE vocabulary with flash cards."
And let Genspark AI Developer take care of the rest.
genspark.ai/agents?type...
Then click on "Native App Development."
Type in your prompt, for example: "Build an app that lets me practice GRE vocabulary with flash cards."
And let Genspark AI Developer take care of the rest.
October 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
1. Click the link below
genspark.ai/agents?type...
Then click on "Native App Development."
Type in your prompt, for example: "Build an app that lets me practice GRE vocabulary with flash cards."
And let Genspark AI Developer take care of the rest.
genspark.ai/agents?type...
Then click on "Native App Development."
Type in your prompt, for example: "Build an app that lets me practice GRE vocabulary with flash cards."
And let Genspark AI Developer take care of the rest.
> top academic journals don't want to publish work by authors in low-income (read poor, third-world) countries
> Nature suggests authors make an effort to cite diverse (read poor, third-world) the sources academics cite
> First -world academics: this will destroy the integrity of science
> Nature suggests authors make an effort to cite diverse (read poor, third-world) the sources academics cite
> First -world academics: this will destroy the integrity of science
October 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
> top academic journals don't want to publish work by authors in low-income (read poor, third-world) countries
> Nature suggests authors make an effort to cite diverse (read poor, third-world) the sources academics cite
> First -world academics: this will destroy the integrity of science
> Nature suggests authors make an effort to cite diverse (read poor, third-world) the sources academics cite
> First -world academics: this will destroy the integrity of science
On italki you come across absolutely incredible folks like Thomas who speaks and teaches 11 lanugages.
None of the pretend learning of Duolingo or the fakery of YouTube "polyglots" who memorize a few sentences and think they know a language.
None of the pretend learning of Duolingo or the fakery of YouTube "polyglots" who memorize a few sentences and think they know a language.
October 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
On italki you come across absolutely incredible folks like Thomas who speaks and teaches 11 lanugages.
None of the pretend learning of Duolingo or the fakery of YouTube "polyglots" who memorize a few sentences and think they know a language.
None of the pretend learning of Duolingo or the fakery of YouTube "polyglots" who memorize a few sentences and think they know a language.
PubMed, one of the most comprehensive databases of biomedical research, has NOT been updated for the last two weeks.
October 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
PubMed, one of the most comprehensive databases of biomedical research, has NOT been updated for the last two weeks.
Would you look at that! Is it the beginning of global brain drain from the US?
Nobel laureats Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee are leaving MIT for the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Nobel laureats Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee are leaving MIT for the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
October 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Would you look at that! Is it the beginning of global brain drain from the US?
Nobel laureats Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee are leaving MIT for the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Nobel laureats Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee are leaving MIT for the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
5. Feynman AI can also give you notes based on educational videos on YouTube.
Click on the "YouTube video" button and paste the URL of a video.
It'll give you helpful notes based on that video.
Click on the "YouTube video" button and paste the URL of a video.
It'll give you helpful notes based on that video.
October 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
5. Feynman AI can also give you notes based on educational videos on YouTube.
Click on the "YouTube video" button and paste the URL of a video.
It'll give you helpful notes based on that video.
Click on the "YouTube video" button and paste the URL of a video.
It'll give you helpful notes based on that video.
4. You can also make notes using a research paper.
Simply click on "Upload PDF" and then "Generate note."
It'll give neatly organized notes, which are easy to understand.
You can also get a mind map by clicking on the "Create mind map" button.
Simply click on "Upload PDF" and then "Generate note."
It'll give neatly organized notes, which are easy to understand.
You can also get a mind map by clicking on the "Create mind map" button.
October 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
4. You can also make notes using a research paper.
Simply click on "Upload PDF" and then "Generate note."
It'll give neatly organized notes, which are easy to understand.
You can also get a mind map by clicking on the "Create mind map" button.
Simply click on "Upload PDF" and then "Generate note."
It'll give neatly organized notes, which are easy to understand.
You can also get a mind map by clicking on the "Create mind map" button.
3. Once it's done, click on "View note now" and it'll give you neatly organized notes.
Now you can use these notes to start drafting your paper.
If you already have a recorded audio, you can upload that too by clicking on "Upload audio."
Now you can use these notes to start drafting your paper.
If you already have a recorded audio, you can upload that too by clicking on "Upload audio."
October 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
3. Once it's done, click on "View note now" and it'll give you neatly organized notes.
Now you can use these notes to start drafting your paper.
If you already have a recorded audio, you can upload that too by clicking on "Upload audio."
Now you can use these notes to start drafting your paper.
If you already have a recorded audio, you can upload that too by clicking on "Upload audio."
2. Click on the "Record audio" button and start talking about whatever you are thinking or reading. You can talk in any language you want.
Once you're done, click on "Generate note." It'll take a few seconds or a minute to generate notes based on what you said.
Once you're done, click on "Generate note." It'll take a few seconds or a minute to generate notes based on what you said.
October 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
2. Click on the "Record audio" button and start talking about whatever you are thinking or reading. You can talk in any language you want.
Once you're done, click on "Generate note." It'll take a few seconds or a minute to generate notes based on what you said.
Once you're done, click on "Generate note." It'll take a few seconds or a minute to generate notes based on what you said.
1. Go to notewave.app and sign up for a free account.
You can use the app on your computer and/or your smartphone. It's available for both iPhones and Android phones.
You can use the app on your computer and/or your smartphone. It's available for both iPhones and Android phones.
October 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
1. Go to notewave.app and sign up for a free account.
You can use the app on your computer and/or your smartphone. It's available for both iPhones and Android phones.
You can use the app on your computer and/or your smartphone. It's available for both iPhones and Android phones.
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Dvoret, and John M. Martinis (all based in the US).
October 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Dvoret, and John M. Martinis (all based in the US).
The Nobel Prize for medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi.
Interestingly, none of them seem to be part of the huge network of Nobel Prize winners.
At least none of their PhD supervisors seem to have won the Nobel.
Interestingly, none of them seem to be part of the huge network of Nobel Prize winners.
At least none of their PhD supervisors seem to have won the Nobel.
October 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The Nobel Prize for medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi.
Interestingly, none of them seem to be part of the huge network of Nobel Prize winners.
At least none of their PhD supervisors seem to have won the Nobel.
Interestingly, none of them seem to be part of the huge network of Nobel Prize winners.
At least none of their PhD supervisors seem to have won the Nobel.
According to Nature Index, 12 out of 15 top universities in the world are Chinese in terms of research output.
Chinese universities are producing more research than Stanford, MIT, Oxford, and Cambridge.
In natural sciences, the top 6 are all Chinese with Harvard at number 7.
Chinese universities are producing more research than Stanford, MIT, Oxford, and Cambridge.
In natural sciences, the top 6 are all Chinese with Harvard at number 7.
October 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
According to Nature Index, 12 out of 15 top universities in the world are Chinese in terms of research output.
Chinese universities are producing more research than Stanford, MIT, Oxford, and Cambridge.
In natural sciences, the top 6 are all Chinese with Harvard at number 7.
Chinese universities are producing more research than Stanford, MIT, Oxford, and Cambridge.
In natural sciences, the top 6 are all Chinese with Harvard at number 7.