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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD

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I simplify the process of academic writing | Helped 6,000+ become efficient academic writers with AI | 235K followers on Twitter and 80K on LinkedIn

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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2d

ChatGPT: $20/m
Claude: $20/m
Gemini: $20/m
No access to academic databases❌

😃 Chat Academia: $15/m only

ChatGPT + Claude + Gemini
Integrated with multiple databases✅
Plus, Zotero integration.

Check it out at 👇
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ChatAcademia: Your research AI sidekick

ChatAcademia is a suite of AI apps tailor-made for researchers and academics. Our goal is to help people in academia incorporate AI into their work efficiently and ethically.

www.chatacademia.com

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2h

Wolters Kluwer
Wolters founded in 1836
Mereger: 1987
Annual Revenue: $1.6 billion
Headquarters: Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Publishes 300 journals a year

Sage
Founded: 1965
Headquarters: New York
Annual Revenue: $500 million
Publishes 1,000 journals a year

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2h

Taylor & Francis
Founded: 1852
Headquarters: Abingdon, England
Annual Revenue: 800 million
Publishes 2,700 journals a year

Wiley
Founded: 1807
Headquarters: New York
Annual Revenue: $1.8 billion
Publishes 1,600 journals a year

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2h

Springer Nature
Springer founded: 1842 in Berlin
Nature founded: 1869 in London
Merger: 2015
Headquarters: London, Berlin

Annual Revenue: $2 billion
Publishes 3,000 journals a year

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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2h

Key stats about six major academic publishers

Elsevier
Founded:1880
Headquarters: Amsterdam
Annual Revenue: $3.9 billion
Publishes 2,900 journals a year

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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2h

to the same papers to universities for more thousands of dollars.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2h

Will be speaking at a conference on how to make science OPEN and accessible — conference is sponsored by, I kid you not, Elsevier, the biggest for-profit academic publisher that charges researchers thousands of dollars to publish their papers, puts them behind CLOSED paywalls, and then sells access

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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 20h

Just got a flu shot at a local pharmacy and was able to hold the whole conversation in Danish with the pharmacist including all the medical questions.

She never switched to English, which means my pronunciation was quite good because if Danes figure out you’re struggling, they switch to English.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 22h

4 out of 9 Noble prize winners in STEM fields this year are from the University of California system.

Two from UC Berkeley (John Clarke and Omar Yaghi)
and two from UC Santa Barbara (Michel Devoret and John Martinis).

Incredible concentration of scientific expertise.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 23h

Found this thread on Feynman AI helpful?

1. Check it out at notewave(.)app

2. Repost the first post to share it with your friends.

3. Follow me for more posts on using AI apps for academic purposes.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 23h

5. Feynman AI can also give you notes based on educational videos on YouTube.

Click on the "YouTube video" button and paste the URL of a video.

It'll give you helpful notes based on that video.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 23h

4. You can also make notes using a research paper.

Simply click on "Upload PDF" and then "Generate note."

It'll give neatly organized notes, which are easy to understand.

You can also get a mind map by clicking on the "Create mind map" button.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 23h

3. Once it's done, click on "View note now" and it'll give you neatly organized notes.

Now you can use these notes to start drafting your paper.

If you already have a recorded audio, you can upload that too by clicking on "Upload audio."

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 23h

2. Click on the "Record audio" button and start talking about whatever you are thinking or reading. You can talk in any language you want.

Once you're done, click on "Generate note." It'll take a few seconds or a minute to generate notes based on what you said.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 23h

1. Go to notewave.app and sign up for a free account.

You can use the app on your computer and/or your smartphone. It's available for both iPhones and Android phones.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 23h

Students, teachers, researchers all spend a lot of time on taking notes.

Feynman AI is a great app that makes note-taking super efficient.

Just open the app, talk about what you're thinking or reading, and it'll give you neatly organized notes.

Here's how to use it:

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 1d

Who are you trying to impress with AI-generated semicolons and stuff. Just be yourself and act like someone who has an opinion.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 1d

A screenshot of a Guardian article titled, "Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid."

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Dvoret, and John M. Martinis (all based in the US).

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2d

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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2d

Based on my experiences, I have put together a workshop in which I will share with you tips and strategies that have worked for me and we will do exercises that helps us develop a writing habit that is sustainable.

It will be a 2-hour workshop and involving reading and writing exercises.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2d

I started by writing answers to questions posted on Quora and then quickly moved to Twitter/X and LinkedIn where I have been able to build a sizeable audience.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2d

After I submitted my dissertation, I didn't have anything to write about. But since my writing habit had become so strong, I'd sit at my desk and write for a few hours.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2d

The course was run by an experienced writing teacher who taught us very useful skills. I took the course religiously and followed the teacher's advice to a tee. That course helped me finish my dissertation in just 12 months.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2d

After my dissertation proposal got accepted, the writing program at Binghamton offered a week-long crash course in building health and sustainable writing habits.

Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 2d

I struggled a lot with building a sustainable writing habit when I started my PhD. One day, I'd write for several hours and the next day I'd feel exhausted and unable to continue. The day after, writing felt even more difficult and I'd start getting anxious. This went on for a couple of years.