10+ Best Articles on Academia
The most useful articles on academia from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Academia Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on academia by Refind users.
Trending
These links are currently making the rounds on academia on Refind.
Has Academia Ruined Literary Criticism?
Literature departments seem to provide a haven for studying books, but they may have painted themselves into a corner.
Top AI conference bans use of ChatGPT and AI language tools to write academic papers
A top machine learning conference, the ICML, is the latest organization to ban the use of ChatGPT. It follows similar bans from coding site Stack Overflow and New York City’s Department of Education.
The 7 Habits of Freedom Loving Academics
Shared by 15, including Dr Jordan B Peterson, Paul Graham
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on academia—all under 10 minutes.
Influencer culture is everywhere — even in academia
Though academics may wring our hands about influencer culture, social media promotion is now a necessary evil
Princeton University Is the World’s First Perpetual Motion Machine
If you had a car that could run forever, would you still stop for gas?
As professors struggle to recruit postdocs, calls for structural change in academia intensify
With the pandemic exacerbating long-standing workforce issues, fewer applicants are vying for open postdoc positions
Pandemic burnout is rampant in academia
Remote working, research delays and childcare obligations are taking their toll on scientists, causing stress and anxiety.
Why academia should embrace ‘Grandma’s metaphysics’
‘Grandma’s metaphysics’ and other sources of wisdom are vital if academia is to embrace diversity and fully benefit from it
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on academia.
Has the ‘great resignation’ hit academia?
A wave of departures, many of them by mid-career scientists, calls attention to widespread discontent in universities.
Why I Left Academia (Since You're Wondering)
I didn’t have a choice. Thousands of people are driven out of the profession each year.
How Big Tech Manipulates Academia to Avoid Regulation
A Silicon Valley lobby enrolled elite academia to avoid legal restrictions on artificial intelligence.
Academic Exile, Two Years On
Academia has become an intellectual prison, and many incarcerated professors are compelled to live a dual existence.
The war to free science
How librarians, pirates, and funders are liberating the world’s academic research from paywalls.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Academia, including:
Aeon+Psyche
Aeon is a magazine of ideas and culture. Psyche is our sister magazine focused on the human condition. Visit http://aeon.co and http://psyche.co for more.
MIT Technology Review
Our in-depth reporting on innovation reveals and explains what’s really happening now to help you know what’s coming next. http://technologyreview.com/newsletters
The Intercept
Fearless, adversarial journalism. Join our newsletter to get our best investigative reporting delivered to you: http://interc.pt/newsletter
Vox
Understand the news. Support Vox with a contribution: http://vox.com/give-now
The Federalist
A web magazine of culture, entertainment, and politics. Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray.
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