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I am uncomfortable about students taking pictures of the blackboard, because I don't like appearing in them

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Sana

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What are "fake", "shady", and/or "predatory" journals?

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biohazard

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How honest should one be with their students when talking about the realities of academia?

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Sana

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A published paper stole my unpublished results from a science fair

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Nico A

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Writing a recommendation letter for a student I reported for academic dishonesty

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Anonymous_professor

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A paper I received to review has (independently) duplicated work that we are writing up. How to proceed in light of peer-review confidentiality?

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Senex

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Why are most scientific articles locked behind a paywall?

Awarded Nov 29, 2016 at 6:54

Fiery Phoenix

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Should I have doubts if the organizers of a workshop ask me to sign a behavior agreement upfront?

Awarded Nov 17, 2016 at 19:26

girl101

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Can leaked nude pictures damage one's academic career?

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P. Lombert

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Is there a place in academia for someone who compulsively solves every problem on their own?

Awarded Oct 14, 2016 at 21:19

Obvious Throwaway

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What to do if a referee plagiarises the result after rejecting a paper?

Awarded Oct 10, 2016 at 22:09

jp26

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How to deal with a very weak student?

Awarded Oct 4, 2016 at 7:50

Sana

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Is Academia really just a huge competition?

Awarded Sep 27, 2016 at 0:23

WeirdestQuestions

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What is the purpose of women-only meetings, panels, conferences, etc. in academia?

Awarded Sep 25, 2016 at 19:57

user62113

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How do you answer "Oh, you're a professor? What do you teach?"

Awarded Sep 18, 2016 at 0:45

Dnuorg Spu

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Our teacher is encouraging us to use cracked software

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nalzok

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Why do most people think it's a bad idea to read from slides?

Awarded Sep 9, 2016 at 21:32

Lentes

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What makes someone deserving of a Ph.D.?

Awarded Aug 26, 2016 at 14:42

Bee

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What to remember when supervising female PhD students?

Awarded Aug 23, 2016 at 20:12

G. L.

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What should I do if my advisor is forcing me to vote on a specific candidate in IEEE elections?

Awarded Aug 15, 2016 at 13:05

GoldenLizard

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Female students coming to office hours in overly revealing clothing

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Koldito

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Is Obama's JAMA paper OK?

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Marc Claesen

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Should professors intervene if a student is wearing offensive clothing in their classroom?

Awarded Jul 13, 2016 at 2:16

ff524

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What is the point of listing 1000 authors for a single scientific paper?

Awarded Jun 27, 2016 at 2:17

Bamboo

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Why is my mood dictated so much by how well my research is going?

Awarded Jun 18, 2016 at 8:50

Erik M

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PhD Student : Publish Paper with Wife?

Awarded Jun 14, 2016 at 17:16

user34734

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Why are professors' websites so ugly?

Awarded May 29, 2016 at 19:50

Alex Reinking

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How to read papers without falling into a rabbit hole?

Awarded May 15, 2016 at 7:21

jds

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What should I do after advisor got upset when I expressed "belief in evolution" and then said he couldn't add me to his research team?

Awarded May 6, 2016 at 7:31

user41235

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Do I not have the personality for a PhD?

Awarded Apr 30, 2016 at 18:10

user53019

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I don't want to kill any more mice, but my advisor insists that I must in order to get my PhD

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Wetlab Walter

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Best-practice models for "research" code?

Awarded Apr 26, 2016 at 22:09

Ben

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Is it ethical/acceptable to give a lighter penalty to students who admit to cheating?

Awarded Apr 26, 2016 at 4:42

ff524

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Have I embarassed my supervisors by solving a problem that a PhD student in my group was working on without success?

Awarded Apr 14, 2016 at 14:26

horsestaplebattery

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Should I quit my PhD - workload, self-esteem and social life [closed]

Awarded Mar 25, 2016 at 23:47

Jennifer

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Moral dilemma in unwittingly being paid to complete a student's work

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anonymous_display

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Should I recommend a student with a bad ideology?

Awarded Mar 12, 2016 at 16:15

user6480

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How hard do early-career academics in the United States work, really?

Awarded Mar 9, 2016 at 17:53

gerrit

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How to deal with a student who most likely has a mental condition, and keeps arguing with me in class?

Awarded Feb 27, 2016 at 11:34

homersimpson

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How to effectively deal with Imposter Syndrome and feelings of inadequacy: "I've somehow convinced everyone that I'm actually good at this"

Awarded Jan 22, 2016 at 11:34

Aru Ray

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Why is plagiarism so harshly punished?

Awarded Jan 20, 2016 at 15:38

Prime

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How to argue against questionable research practices such as P-hacking and Harking?

Awarded Jan 7, 2016 at 14:45

Kenji

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Why do many talented scientists write horrible software?

Awarded Dec 19, 2015 at 2:22

Thanatos

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A student in my course does well on exams, but doesn't do the homework: Go easy on them, or make them "pay the price?"

Awarded Nov 28, 2015 at 19:18

Mad Jack

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What does authorship ordering really mean in field X?

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JeffE

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Will ISIS attacks hurt my PhD application as a Muslim?

Awarded Nov 20, 2015 at 12:22

MMa

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Can I add a baby as a co-author of a scientific paper, to protest against co-authors who haven't made any contribution?

Awarded Nov 1, 2015 at 8:08

teter

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How do you judge the quality of a journal?

Awarded Oct 18, 2015 at 20:06

Alan

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What to do when your student is convinced that he will be the next Einstein?

Awarded Oct 18, 2015 at 17:32

Advisor6

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Is it ethical to profit by having my students buy my textbook?

Awarded Sep 4, 2015 at 20:32

Nate Eldredge

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Is it ethical to submit a paper with the name of a co-author who cannot be contacted?

Awarded Sep 2, 2015 at 7:50

Senex

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Should the slides in a presentation be self-explanatory or be as minimal as possible?

Awarded Aug 29, 2015 at 5:00

Leon palafox

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I believe I have solved a famous open problem. How do I convince people in the field that I am not a crank?

Awarded Aug 23, 2015 at 4:46

Learning

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How to ask dumb questions

Awarded Aug 18, 2015 at 14:31

Vlad

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Grant fraud, should I bust my PhD advisor?

Awarded Aug 14, 2015 at 12:26

ranting PhD student

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How to deal with failing a student?

Awarded Jun 3, 2015 at 3:44

Ali Alavi

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Useful strategies for answering "dumb" questions in a talk?

Awarded May 24, 2015 at 10:04

Dnuorg Spu

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Do I have the legal right to demand information on plagiarism of my work from another university?

Awarded Mar 26, 2015 at 8:19

Need legal advise

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My professor is rigging data and plagiarizing. What can I do?

Awarded Mar 10, 2015 at 1:48

atree

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Why are papers without code but with results accepted?

Awarded Mar 2, 2015 at 18:01

Sam Stoelinga

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