What Academics Say vs What They Mean: The Hidden Messages in Academic Jargon

In this video share with you what academics say versus what they really mean.
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0:00 - best of our knowledge
0:33 - further research
1:07 - body of evidence
1:51 - beyond the scope
2:43 - diverse literature
3:49 - CV
4:41 - go ask
5:18 - quick experiments
6:12 - get it back soon
7:05 - trends
7:53 - wrapping up
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[@masteryourstudies]

A video about the do's and don'ts of self citations would be cool. There was a recent scandal where the impact factor of one of the biggest mdpi journals was taken away. That journal publishes 17000 papers or so per year. So you you can essentially buy a journal publication for 3k to boost your CV (on the first look)

[@strayorion2031]

yeah thats why my PI doesnt like publishing on open access even if he wont get a many citations

[@akuwardmoments]

Meanwhile, here in Germany, they just say the quiet part out loud. Well, at least my PI does. The man is a titan in his field, but he does not hold back.

[@andreimircea2254]

I think that’s just a culture diffrence between Germany and the English speaking countries.

[@gamingmarcus]

Yep. Especially the "I'll get back to you" If you're chockablock then just tell me it'll take 6 or 8 weeks to come back. That's perfectly fine. But don't make me ask for an update every week.

[@akuwardmoments]

@@andreimircea2254 that's probably true, yes

[@akuwardmoments]

@@gamingmarcus my PI just says, "I don't have time for that. Please speak with someone else". In the moment, ouch, but at the end of the day, that directness is a good thing.

[@gamingmarcus]

@@akuwardmoments Yep, there has to be some kind of hirarchy. You don't contact the CEO of a company to talk about your vacation plans.

[@veronikapilchova1539]

Hey there! Could you also make a video on 1) scandal around MDPI journal 2) "secret code" of recommendation letters? (I don´t know if it´s everywhere the same but it is common here in Germany) Thank you so much! Love your videos

[@mortezafarhoudi]

Couldn't stop laughing. 😂 All of them were great. Thank you!

[@Pandora234able]

This is the most jaded view of academia but it’s understandable! I’m hoping that I have a happy lab and a happy work environment for my future students despite the pressure. I’m a stubborn fighter. I won’t compromise those pressures on my students. I want to have their back and be their rock, too! (I.e. extra effort on my part but I love this job)

[@AmberSoleil1]

“ my entire life is a lie if this isn’t a straight line” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bluejay536]

"You've done really well! You're really good at this!" I've been so busy I've forgotten who you are, but if you leave it will look bad for me.

[@silverhetch3383]

7:34 the MASSIVE error bar part almost had me spitting out my drink XD

[@DrSmoke2104]

I love this guy, he decodes the academic decipher.. thank you dude!

[@testforall555]

It is the reality in action in academia. I laughed a lot for "quick experiment". Really, thanks for putting a smile. I think academia might be in a big trouble on the long run. The huge number of publications in any field every day and to keep your focus and to deal with other illegitimate behaviors, what a world. Thank you. Mohamed

[@trevoryingwane5714]

I think it already started, I read a thread of exchange sometime back. Two camps, one exposing the ills and the other vehemently definding it.

[@NotNevio]

Great. You should do this on submission status as well: “under review” = I cannot find a soul out there who is willing to review this paper, however I set the status to “under review” so as to not get bothered, why it indicates “with editor” for three months 😂

[@davidmcinnis154]

Haha. One of my professors built an Arduino Microkernel and published a paper saying it was the first Arduino microkernel. It only took me about 5 minutes to find an opensource Arduino microkernel that had been around for over a year. I let him know about this expecting praise for correcting his error, but it was the one time he ever totally ignored my feedback.

[@narendey4075]

The trend section was the best😂😂😂😂

[@bonnacon1610]

Really appreciated this! Thank you.

[@joseferreirapinto9523]

Andrew, love your videos. It has been an inspiration for someone who got his PhD literally at the age of 50! Yes. And your words resonate. Looking forward to read your books.

[@CthulhusTales]

Hi Andy! This comment is probably totally irrelevant to the content of this video but... Just wanted to thank you. I just had my confirmation milestone today and passed it very successfully. Your videos definitely helped in the process. Especially about organising the research and making the presentations continuously. It was the consistency that you constantly talked about that helped me to do this milestone relatively easily. Just wanted to give a huge shout-out and thank you for the videos you put out. It 100% works.

[@12e3pi]

Here we go. Tone it down Andrew, you're getting angry again.

[@katmaciag5510]

This is just brilliant 😊! Thank you!

[@doublelayer]

hilariously fun :D Thank you for so many tips on responding - I have learned many new ways of "doing" research :D Self-citing is my favourite discovery of this day!

[@barumbadum]

Thanks. I want more like this related to publication experience.

[@javierblanco7467]

Brilliant. I've been there and done that. The whole list.

[@jolantar2601]

I love you dude 😂 you present scientific issues in a great way. I understand now so much how this works 😅❤

[@theromalepe8600]

"Ahh yeah, I can see the trend" ~ me writing a report for a botched lab experiment and need to make the results align with the theory somehow.

[@Jacob-ge1py]

I love trying to find any excuse to increase the uncertainty of variables in that scenario to get some chunky error bars that can imply whatever the hell I want them to, blaming resistor tolerance is my favorite go to for electronics.

[@user-tv9tq9vn8u]

Nice video, thanks

[@busarikehinde9072]

I couldn’t imagine the number of times I kept watching this hilarious video! Your facial expression was like…😂😂😂😂

[@johnthecrouton]

Ha, great video!! Hello from New York!

[@kawukijosef6316]

I agree with " Beyond the scope" ..... perfect excuse in defense of annoying reviewers lol😊

[@NoulsPB]

Your 'trend' bit had me on the floor laughing!! Brilliant episode. I have a lot more appreciation for the trials and tribulations that researchers face.

[@nadiasultan7893]

Superb vedio dude!

[@brettany_renee_blatchley]

I needed a good giggle today! *Thank You* for warning me Andrew! 😂

[@evelynkarkkulainen1784]

Andy I can perfectly relate 😅 Thanks

[@Teilnehmer]

Very funny:) Well done!

[@jkizl3901]

I enjoyed this very much

[@perelmanych]

Absolutely hilarious! Laughed a lot))

[@suchismitakar2154]

Andy you need a stand up gig....well we need it more🤣

[@silverhetch3383]

6:14 I felt that

[@alkahf95120]

Hello, I heard about a different type of PhD proposed by the European union it is called Marie Sklodowska Curie Action (MSCA) I don't know if you have some informations that we can't find on internet but it would be really interesting to know your point of view on that kind of PhD. Thanks in advance.

[@deasitresna4389]

Hello from Indonesia

[@debkass9718]

Hahaha now I understand my supervisors better 😅 but I have a video request about intellectual rights when doing a phd I’m planning to file a patent of my mechanism but I’m wondering if that would be against the university policy what suggestions do u have ?

[@tahashamim1602]

awesome

[@steenbeck1]

This is hilarious…and brilliant.

[@xb2856]

Not an academic but this was still really funny, 6:15 was perfect.

[@sajadalsalm662]

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[@takbeersalati2396]

You got me at ' i need more money '😂😂😂😂😂

[@JC-vx9ht]

You kinda covered this one: "trending towards statistical significance. "

[@javiercamacho3259]

you need to change your career and become a comedian.... such a fantastic video!!!

[@barkatsarra7339]

Do you have research gate account?

[@stephenmoerlein8470]

Hahaha. Spot on!

[@suzannedeb181]

...please tell me if being 66 years old is too old to for me to take my PhD?...am from the Philippines

[@clouDndsky]

hero :D

[@_elenaio_]

very funny video!

[@trevoryingwane5714]

Great activism against smocky academic world!!!

[@JohnEpto-ng6ml]

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[@sciencefliestothemoon2305]

Funny, I constantly fought the use of these phrases and often just deleted them if one of the co-author tried to sneak them in. But it is hard. Some co-authors are just dickheads. Another good topic is reviewers, at least one of them is always making a complete fool of themselves by showing their lack of stats (in the medical science fields usually)

[@NghiaTuanLe]

very funny :))

[@piretkivi3218]

I am completely convinced that there is a quadzillionaire sheikh out there who would immediately give a billion USD to an academic who does not use academic jargon in his papers. He would give 2 billion USD to an academic who uses the "translations" you provided. p.s. The papers get reviewed if you subtly threaten the professor with the dean.

[@bonumonu5534]

You look like Agent Smith from the Matrix but with a beard

[@sealcxc]

Hilarious😂

[@cicciobaciccio2177]

Fine tuning...aka the thing you found doesn't do jack $hit

[@devilspride8694]

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[@devilspride8694]

jk

[@Ludinjapan]

Corporate Academia

[@Sofia-wl5pt]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidlau9696]

Hope the reviewers stop asking me to add experiments!

[@sahilgupta3564]

Hey Andy, Can I get your LinkedIn handle/profile? I want to share your video in my network, tagging you on LinkedIn. Man... You nailed it!! Straight to the point. Hats Off..

[@DrAndyStapleton]

I got rid of my social media years ago. Feel free to share wherever you want.