By This deep dive into newspapers started with something fun: writing into an advice column. I want to note that while I am advocating for newspaper style the subject matter can be anything from real to fantasy to sci-fi.
My question is actually one I have been asking lately – not for a thesis – but in general. The internet age has overwhelmed us with information, both correct and incorrect information. And with the introduction of AI there is so much more information out there, much of it also incorrect because it pulls from bad sources. So how do we ask questions and more importantly, how do we find the good answers?
I don’t really have a good answer to this. Part of my answer is to look at a scientific journals that are peer reviewed because I know that they have been looked at by humans. I’ve also been looking more at information written before AI was released. This isn’t a perfect solution because things change, we learn more over time as technology and change and more information is found.
Anyway, let me know how you are working to find good information when there is so much AI slop out there. Stay writing, keep those skills sharp.
Dear Librarians,
I have a question that has been bugging me for a while now. Well really a two part question: how do you ask the right question and, once you have found the right question, how do you go about answering it?
What do we ask when everything is out there? What is there to be curious about when the internet knows all the answers and those it doesn’t know the answer to it makes up? What magic is left to find in discovery?
How do we answer the question once we ask it? There is so much information out there, where do you start once you find a rabbit hole to dive down? Do I start broad and narrow things, down, down, down?
I hope you can help me answer this soon, my thesis topic is due in a month and I’m stuck.
Best,
A worried student
Thank you KW Photography for allowing me to use your wonderful photos!
INSTAGRAM│TWITTER│YOUTUBE │PATREON
If you like the banner check out this design and others at Canva!
McGee Travel Tales 
My orientation is clinical research. I am not good in doing clinical research so I rely on research done by others. I have always known that the best evidence comes from a meta analysis of double blind studies. The least reliable is an anecdotal statement.
Applying this to everyday questions, I read as much as I can on what I want to know. The question usually arises when all available information has been read and analyzed. The answer sometimes reveal itself along the way.
If I cannot find a good answer then I make a conclusion that more research is required.
Just my thoughts.
LikeLike