Finding the Right Balance: Balancing Quality and Efficiency in Topic Modeling Analysis
Have you ever wondered how scientists and researchers analyze big amounts of text data? Well, they use a technique called topic modeling! We recently used this method while applying for a grant on Alzheimer’s Disease and Treatment. By looking at around 4,000 articles, we were able to create pictures and graphs that helped us understand…
How Mega-Journals are Revolutionizing Biomedical Publishing: The Good, the Bad, and the Transformative
A great and brief article from the super well respected John P.A. Ioannidis in JAMA on recently publishing trends. It’s a really quick read, but if you’ve got even less time we’ve got you below. Have you heard of mega-journals? They are open-access peer-reviewed journals that publish a large number of articles and charge fees…
How much Science?
Do you love xkcd as much as I do? Well, about 10 years ago, Randall Munroe published an article in Science on the growing scope of the literature and the emergence of open access. What is Open Access? Open-access publishing is a growing movement in the academic community that seeks to make research more widely…
Catching up with Heath Equity in March 2023
A long time ago, on the other site, I used to do these monthly recaps of trends and themes in the published literature on specific topics. I got away from that, but someone recently asked me if I could do an updated analysis for them. With that prompt, it seemed like a good reason to…
Catching up with Community Psychology
Hey there, it’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post about the latest trends in Community Psychology. So, I decided to take a deep dive into all the articles that have been published in the past six months to see what’s been happening in the field. To get a good grasp of the…
Transforming Communities: The Eight Core Competencies That Drive Public Health Progress
Public health professionals play a critical role in promoting and improving the health outcomes of communities. To succeed in this challenging field, professionals must possess a range of essential skills and knowledge. The Public Health Foundation’s Core Competencies provide a comprehensive framework for these skills and knowledge areas. There are eight core competencies that every…
New CDC Study Reveals Factors Driving COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Decisions Among US Adults
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to our lives, resulting in a global health crisis that has left many communities struggling to cope. While vaccination efforts have provided some hope for a return to normalcy, the recent emergence of new COVID-19 variants has highlighted the need for continued vigilance and the importance of ongoing…
Pioneering a Universe Through the Power of PubTrawlr
Zimmerman and I were playing with chatGPT this morning in between improving PubTrawlr and getting ready for the relaunch. He had chatGPT write a story about PT’s future. We present this below! Once upon a time In a far-off galaxy, there existed a technologically advanced civilization where the inhabitants had access to all sorts of…
Early morning DCG updates en route to Phoenix
Good morning from Terminal B in Philadelphia. Representatives from our team will be meeting with WE in the World leadership in Phoenix later today to discuss measurement strategy over the coming calendar year. Has it been easy to get thousands of individuals across dozens of communities to use standardized forms to report on their progress…
Cypherpunks and Cryptoanarchy, oh my!
Introduction. We’ve got another post from our friend and colleague, Kalie Mayberry. Read more about her at her website. In the beginning, there was anarchy. Well, more like a vision of one – cryptoanarchy, led by internet coders and philosophers, the cypherpunks. The story of Web3, Bitcoin, and an idealized decentralized internet foundation began with…
PubTrawlr in the news!
We were happy to be interviewed for the Reading Eagle about our work with Alvernia University. We were fortunate to spend a huge chunk of the last 18 months getting support and TA from the fine folks at O’Pake. Read all about it below! Alvernia’s SPARK business incubator celebrates first graduate PubTrawlr, a search engine…
Riding the rails to Rhode Island
Our team was privileged to be guests of the Rhode Island team this past Friday. Our goal was to help develop a quasi-experimental design to example the impacts of the CHWs throughout the state. Hey, what’s a quasi-experimental design? A quasi-experimental design is a type of research design similar to an experimental design, but with…
