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  • Am I Still a “Real” Researcher? Imposter Syndrome in the Age of AI

    Anna Wickenkamp We all know that academic jobs sometimes turn what is meant to be collective work into a test of individual worth. Sometimes, our work feels like it does double duty: it has to contribute to the field, while it also has to prove you deserve to be in it. Your article is not…

  • For My Introverted Peers: Conferences DO Get Better

    Sweeney Li Let me paint a picture of my first academic conference for you: It was February 2024, my PhD had just started, so naturally I had nothing to present and almost no idea what to expect. Just so happens that Etmaal was held in a venue 10-min walk away from my home that year,…

  • How Populist and Mainstream Parties Use Morality on Social Media

    Anna Wickenkamp In today’s crowded social media feeds, political messages do not succeed solely because they are informative. They succeed (among other factors) because they feel morally urgent, a dynamic that appears to be especially leveraged by populists, who often thrive in social media environments.This is why, in my first year paper, I explored how…