My 18-year old stepson is supposed to be travelling from France to the Netherlands tonight and he has just realized that his passport is one month past its expiry. He is a French citizen, but he can't find his ID card (eighteen) ... is there any way around this. Or is it one of those life lessons?
posted by bwonder2
on May 3, 2013 -
9 answers
I have papers that I would normally shred or burn, but now they got wet and are somewhat moldy. What do I do with them now?
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posted by Linda_Holmes
on Dec 2, 2012 -
17 answers
You’re an academic, and every now and then, often on short notice, you’ve got to put together an application which includes your papers, your grants, your service (and so on) and it’s in a different format and order to the last time. Would you pay someone to keep track of this stuff AND format your application/review? What do you need them to keep track of? Tell me more. What do you want?
posted by b33j
on Oct 14, 2012 -
18 answers
Is there an equivalent of "Nature" for the humanities and social sciences? I'm looking for a magazine or blog that curates notable scholarly papers from non-STEM disciplines (philosophy/sociology/psychology/cultural studies/etc) for a wider audience.
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posted by dontjumplarry
on Sep 17, 2012 -
13 answers
I've heard of these great Mac tools, but how do they work for the humanities? I'm a PC person working with some Mac users who want to organize their scholarly lives. I know that Papers, Mendeley, Bookends, and Sente are mentioned as excellent Mac programs, but according to various forum posts around the web I've heard that they're far better for the sciences. Can anyone recommend these for use in the humanities?
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posted by lillygog
on Oct 17, 2011 -
10 answers
Hacks for a Successful PhD? I'm looking for tips or software that will help me - as a new PhD student - finish successfully. Researchers: tell me your tricks!
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posted by UniversityNomad
on Oct 8, 2011 -
22 answers
My boss needs an academic reference manager (think: Papers, Sente, BibDesk) that can handle a huge existing BibTeX reference library and a huge-separate-but-sometimes-overlapping existing library of papers in PDF format. Have one you love? Tell me about it.
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posted by supercres
on Sep 20, 2011 -
8 answers
Does this college-paper-editing idea sound viable for a high school student? Help me come up with a pitch. I have an opportunity this summer to make it happen, as well as expand my school newspaper.
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posted by glass origami quicksilver robot
on Jun 24, 2011 -
12 answers
What are unnecessarily formal "academic jargon" type words that I should seek and destroy in my papers?
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posted by lollusc
on May 28, 2011 -
66 answers
I've been asked to serve papers for a small claims case by an acquaintance. To what sort of risk will I expose myself - especially legal or financial risk - if I do this?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 13, 2011 -
22 answers
I have a really stupid, poorly designed paper assigned to me that I have to write. Please help me with it.
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posted by bookman117
on Nov 20, 2010 -
40 answers
I’m a high school student who likes to edit her professor father’s papers (and those of his colleagues) in her free time. How can I help more professors? What else should I learn to become a better editor?
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posted by glass origami quicksilver robot
on Oct 1, 2010 -
22 answers
How do I do a good literature review for a research paper in philosophy? I have access to good resources, but I really want to make sure that I cover everything that's been written on the topic. How can I put myself at ease while making sure I don't miss a beat?
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posted by superiorchicken
on Jun 23, 2010 -
17 answers
I'm a PhD candidate who just got hired to (ghost)write academic essays for a company. The pay is fine, and I've been emailing with a real person. Their website also seems legit, and they explicitly told me that this is legal. Could it still be a scam?
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posted by earlofrochester
on Jun 7, 2010 -
24 answers
What are the most Earth-shatteringly awesome scientific journal article(s) you have read in the last five years?
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posted by killdevil
on Jun 3, 2010 -
19 answers
How can a layperson find out if a study has been discredited, or else disputed?
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posted by Nattie
on Apr 27, 2010 -
22 answers
How do I automatically "subscribe" to my online professional journals? I want the PDFs from new issues downloaded automatically, is that possible?
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posted by blahblahblah
on Apr 26, 2010 -
14 answers
I teach a "Writing in the Social and Natural Sciences" course. I want to help my students come up with good ideas for their own personal social experiments... a la Supersize Me kind of thing but without the element of danger. Ideas?
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posted by madred
on Feb 26, 2010 -
17 answers
Are student papers a possible vector for H1N1? Is there a way to sanitize them without destroying them?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 16, 2009 -
24 answers
What important household papers and documents must I keep and file? What papers are OK to throw away?
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posted by fiercecupcake
on Jul 28, 2009 -
7 answers
How do you search and find academic papers that are in a filing cabinet?
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posted by kechi
on Mar 10, 2009 -
14 answers
I recently found a fantastic program for managing research literature on OSX and I'm looking for a similar program for Windows and Linux.
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posted by Aanidaani
on Dec 26, 2008 -
10 answers
My approach to academic papers is to read through once, then go back and type up notes on it. The problem is that my notes serve two functions: summary and commentary. What's the best software for making synopses of academic papers with personal annotated notes?
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posted by painquale
on Nov 18, 2008 -
12 answers
Scientists: What's the best and simplest way to organize, annotate, and take notes from scientific journal articles on a PC? I'm starting a new project and ready for a new system that doesn't require four programs or being unable to find something when I can't remember the title or author. How do you organize your references, pdfs, and notes?
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posted by JustWandering
on Jan 18, 2008 -
18 answers
American history question: before modern transportation, how much time did congressmen spend in Washington and how much in their home states? Especially those from, say, California. And how long did the journey take?
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posted by creasy boy
on Jan 10, 2008 -
13 answers
I need help in learning how to write. Specifically, technical writing in the area of computer science. Most specifically, paper writing.
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posted by gadha
on Jan 25, 2007 -
15 answers
Academics: What's your filing system for academic papers?
As I finish up my undergrad degree and enter grad school, I'm reading a lot of papers. Currently, they're just in a tall stack on my desk and in a folder in my Mac.
I'm interested in hearing filing solutions -- both hard copy and electronic -- for academic papers.
posted by pealco
on Dec 14, 2006 -
28 answers
At what point should I stop helping my college-aged brother with homework? I feel like I made him reliant on my help, so how can I sever this without hurting his feelings or his GPA?
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posted by banannafish
on Nov 29, 2006 -
27 answers
Three bags of financial papers. No shredder. Looking for an easy safe way to destroy them.
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posted by cccorlew
on Jul 10, 2006 -
33 answers
I want to manage the huge list of pdf based papers that I read for my PhD in CS: keep them organized by categories, put long notes in them, etc.
Anything for OS X?
posted by raheel
on Jun 15, 2006 -
16 answers
Is there a really simple guide, or even better a freeware app that will help me use
eUtils for automated Pubmed requests?
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posted by roofus
on Mar 16, 2006 -
6 answers
I hate all forms of work (hence the anon. post) and the only way I've found to finish papers etc. is to stay up all day and night procrastinating until the last possible instance writing a bit here and there--an agonizing process--until, as the last chance deadline aproaches, something takes shape. These papers are usually final papers and usually earn me between a B+ and an -A... which is probably why I never learned how to do work in a painless and organized fashion... at any rate, I have two papers due on the same day and no chance of an extension on either one and am incapable of forcing myself to work. WHAT DO I DO?
posted by anonymous
on Dec 10, 2004 -
55 answers
