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So we’ve launched the first of many feeds on current scientific topics over at This Week in Public Health. For a measly ten bucks a month, you can get plain language summaries and open-access links to THE BEST in public health research. Check out this terrible video I made on it below!
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Do you believe that science is a public good? Do you think everyone deserves access to the most up-to-date, accurate information possible to make informed decisions about their health, well-being, and happiness? At PubTrawlr, we’ve always stood by these principles, and now, we’re giving you a new way to show your support and commitment. Starting […]
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At PubTrawlr, we believe science should be accessible to everyone. When we first started, our mission was clear: to break down the barriers that keep people from engaging with scientific articles. These barriers often prevent crucial innovations from reaching the people who need them most. This is a huge loss for science and society. Every […]
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Hi there! I’m here to share the story of why I started PubTrawlr. It all began back in 2010 when I was a young graduate student studying community psychology. This field focuses on creating systemic changes to help improve health and wellness in our communities. One key aspect of this work is getting good ideas […]
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Hi all, The are going to be some gigantic changes to PubTrawlr in the coming months. We have a number of technical and architectural improvements that will be rolling out. But most importantly, we are interested in hearing from you about what it will take to make science accessible. It is critically important that we […]
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Usually, when I do a conference recap, I wait a few days for the data to settle. However, we’ve got an earlier flight on Friday, and with a wedding and Mother’s Day this weekend, the data would be stale by the time I could reasonably get to it. So what we do here is use […]
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Let’s hit the talking points once again. Science is a public good. You, yes you, our reader, have a right to the information that is produced by researchers (nearly always funded with public funds). There is a moral imperative for us to do the best we can for people by using the best possible strategies. […]
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PubTrawlr is in New Orleans for the Medical Librarians’ Association 2022 conference. I mean, really. Two things that are right up our alley are medical research and the people who curate it. We were super stoked to share our story with a whole new group of people. And yeah, there were some bumps in the […]
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I was lucky enough to be asked to join Drs. Julia and Gill Strait to talk about community psychology, but also the ways in which implementation can be improved. And, hey!, that’s what we are trying to do here about PubTrawlr. Oh, but we covered so much more ground, including: Evolution of substance abuse treatment […]
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We’ll have a lot to say about our TecBridge experience in the coming days; what we learned, what we tried about, and how we bounce back from disappointment. In the meanwhile, here’s an article about the event in the Times Leader. It’s pretty good, but I can’t help but wonder why the editor selected that […]
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Looking for a couple of hours? PubTrawlr is hiring! We have a pretty active blog but we have vastly underutilized direct email marketing. We need a motivated and creative individual, with experience in Mailchimp or similar software platforms, to coordinate our direct outreach to potential customers. This person would: Design an email template for a […]
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This morning, we added three new features to our quick search. But first, let’s talk about why we did it. Premise One We want to make science more approachable. To do so, we must remove as many roadblocks to interacting with the primary articles in which the discoveries are reported. Part of PubTrawlr’s goal is […]
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