Deep work is important, rare and valuable. Deep work is defined as the ability of one to do professional activities in a state of distraction-free concentration. In contrast, shallow work is non-cognitively demanding logistical-style task, and is usually done while distracted. Historically, this was done by influential people and thinkers […]
One of the most frequent tasks given to undergraduate and graduate students is reading or critiquing research articles. Often, you will be tasked with reading more than one paper at a time, so having a technique for quickly reading and understanding the article is of paramount importance. My supervisor, Dr. […]
Many of us want to capture important information when reading research articles. Doing this on paper is straightforward; you take a highlighter pen and annotate manually. However, in today’s digital age, we often read electronic versions of journal articles using digital devices (e.g., tablets, laptops, e-readers). Extracting information from these […]
Last June 19-23, 2023, I attended the Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium (APCRS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). This symposium, held every two years, shares recent advancements and findings in coral reef science. Scientists, researchers, and other stakeholders participate in this event. I was fortunate to be generously funded […]
Blue carbon is carbon that is stored and captured by the oceans. The ocean is a significant carbon sink of our planet. Blue carbon ecosystems are the coastal habitats like mangroves, seagrass meadows, and tidal marshes that play a vital role in capturing CO2 in the atmosphere. CO2 is incorporated […]
Adding audio narration is now essential to deliver content for consumption (e.g., eLearning materials and audio guides). In this post, I introduce you to some of the easiest ways to generate audio narrations, i.e., from text to speech. Here are some of the easy-to-use free tools that can generate decent-sounding […]