Research AI
How to use LLMs to accelerate every phase of your research -- from discovering papers to writing manuscripts and analyzing data.
AI for Research: Ideation to Publication
Complete research workflow from brainstorming to manuscript. Deep reasoning, data security, visualization, and the trust-but-verify principle.
AI/LLMs for Cancer Biology Researchers
A practical lecture on how cancer biology researchers can leverage AI and large language models in their work.
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I Want to Use AI for Research. Where Do I Start?
AI can accelerate every phase of research -- from literature search to data analysis to manuscript writing.
AI Python for Beginners
10-hour free course for researchers who want to start coding with AI assistance.
The Researcher's Guide to LLMs
A comprehensive guide to using large language models across the entire research lifecycle — from literature review to grant writing.
AI for Literature Review and Synthesis
Practical workflows for finding papers, extracting insights, and identifying research gaps using AI-powered search tools.
AI for Research Writing
How to use AI as a writing partner for manuscripts, grants, and academic papers — without sounding like a robot.
AI for Data Analysis and Coding
Using AI to write analysis code, interpret results, and accelerate statistical workflows — with appropriate skepticism.
AI for Research Ideation and Brainstorming
Using LLMs to generate hypotheses, identify research gaps, design studies, and refine research questions.
AI for Grant Writing
Practical workflows for drafting specific aims, arguing significance, justifying budgets, and responding to reviewer critiques.
Research AI Tools: Head-to-Head
A definitive comparison of the top AI tools for researchers — from general-purpose LLMs to specialized evidence synthesizers.
Elicit: AI Research Assistant
AI tool that helps find relevant papers, extract data, and synthesize findings across studies.
Semantic Scholar
AI-powered academic search engine. Great for finding papers and understanding citation networks.
Connected Papers
Visual tool for exploring connections between academic papers. Essential for lit reviews.
NotebookLM by Google
Upload PDFs and generate insights/summaries. Chat with your own documents. Now with slide generation and editing.
Scholar Labs by Google
Google's experimental AI-powered academic search. Seems to have better search than some alternatives.
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