How many academic papers are written with the help of ChatGPT? To answer this question, we analyzed 14mln PubMed abstracts from 2010 to 2024 and looked for excess words: ** Delving into ChatGPT usage in academic writing through excess vocabulary ** arxiv.org/abs/2406.07016 1/11

#dogsatpollingstations

A green alga cell can swim 100 microns per second. Scientists put little baskets on a wheel. As algae became trapped, they pushed and spun the wheel around.

"Your job is literally just yapping - either verbal yap or written yap" - my husband describing my PhD

#BIGEvent24 - a total pleasure! So wonderful to be back with the BIG - STEM Communicators Network community for the 2nd year, to celebrate each other’s successes and share our experiences - with people I’m very much starting to count as friends as well as colleagues. Can’t wait to be back next year!

Big news! I’m excited to share I’m going to be heading to Northumbria Uni in October to begin a #PhD, combining my work in #scienceeducation and #socialjustice with my love of science museums, working closely with Life Science Centre. I’m looking forward to starting this new chapter!

Every time I move, I swear I’m going to get rid of half my stuff so it isn’t as horrible next time. 17 ‘significant’ moves in my life and this still has not happened - but in happy news I got myself the McLaren LEGO set as a ‘finished unpacking’ treat to look forward to…

So far, the benefit of doing a PhD in computer science as a non-computer scientist is that I’m finding new research to use to annoy my brother who got in trouble for ‘hacking’ the wifi at school… as the younger sibling, this is great news #AcademicChatter