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PubTrawlr at TecBridgeBP20

April 25, 2022 · 5 min read

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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Bringing the National Science Education Standards to Life with PubTrawlr

Science literacy is more than a classroom goal — it’s a national priority. That’s why PubTrawlr is proud to announce that This Week in Science now aligns directly with the National Science Education Standards (NSES), integrating their framework for inquiry, equity, and excellence into every story and every search powered by Trawly, our AI-driven discovery […]

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Where We Are Going

Science is moving faster than ever. Every day, thousands of new studies are published across medicine, public health, psychology, and countless other fields. Each one could contain valuable insights, but finding, understanding, and applying them to real-world decisions is harder than it should be. Today, the “gold standard” for pulling all this research together is […]

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Why PubTrawlr is More Than Just Another AI Tool

A recent review in Cureus (Apata et al., 2025) offers a thoughtful examination of the Consensus App, a generative AI tool designed to streamline academic research by retrieving and summarizing peer-reviewed literature. As the review makes clear, Consensus offers promising functionality for researchers seeking rapid evidence scans. Yet, it also reveals something critical: even with powerful […]

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More on the article feed

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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Merch Store Coming Soon: Just in Time for the Holidays!

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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Why We Started PubTrawlr

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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The closing days of Phase I for PubTrawlr

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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