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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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Commentary

Getting Acquainted with ArXiv

The ArXiv (pronounced “archive”) is a digital library that archives papers in physics, computer science, mathematics, and other scientific disciplines. It was established because not many journals would accept emails for submissions, so scientists wanted to have their work published as soon as possible. Preprints are one method of achieving this goal. A preprint is […]

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Commentary

Using AI to sort through evaluation research

Let’s talk evaluation. I haven’t done a summary of evaluation in a long time, and since we’re dialing up a really big project with our friends at RISE, it’s as good a time as any to see what’s been going on in the evaluation field. I would hypothesize that the ratio of evaluation practitioners to […]

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Another 31 Days of Health Equity!

It’s been a while since I wrote one of these summaries. Chalk it up to new projects, new opportunities, and a lack of time to simply sit down and do the analyses. If you’ve enjoyed these and found them helpful, please let us know in the comment below or reach out to us at jon@pubtrawlr.com […]

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Commentary

It’s been a while!

Is busyness ever a valid excuse? Probably not. We’ve been working on a ton of underlying improvements that we plan to showcase when we launch our next update. We plan on having improved topic modeling and, for 101 Days of Science Subscribers, the ability to synthesize what’s been written in the mainstream media. This helps […]

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Some stream of consciousness thoughts on the passing of Aaron Beck

The influential and transcendental psychologist Aaron Beck died on October 31st at the age of 100. His work and research on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy have influenced and improved, without exaggeration, millions and millions of lives. I started out in substance abuse treatment about 15 years ago. This was in Philly, and Beck was based at […]

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Matt’s Glamour Shot

Just a pic of Matt rocking the booth. Hat’s off to our director of sale for pulling off an incredible design and execution of our APHA experience!

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