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Genspark's Downlaod Agent is a great and reliable tool to outsource your academic labor.

Give it details like your topic, citation count, time period, publisher, etc. and it will download the relevant papers for you.

Here's how to outsource your labor to Genspark:
1. Go to genspark[.]ai and sign up for a free account.
2. Above the chat box, click on "Download for me."

Type in your topic and mention the time period (e.g. papers published from 2000 to 2025). You can also ask it to only download papers published in rigorous academic journals.

The Download Agent will do the needful.
3. Once it's done downloading, it will give you a link to the collection in AI Drive.

Click the link and it will open the collection for you. Now you can read papers and take notes.
4. You can also specify citation count and publishers.

I asked it download papers on the impact of social media marketing published in Taylor & Francis journals with at least 50 citations.

It will look up papers, evaluate their citation count, and put them in a folder.
5. Click the link to open the collection and read the papers.
❌ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini cost $20/m each. But NO integration with academic databases.

✅Chat Academia cost $15/m. Offers integration with multiple academic databases with millions of research papers. Also helps you find research gaps.

Check it out at chatacademia.com
6. Genspark can also help you extract relevant information from a bunch of papers.

Click on "All Agents" in the left task bar and select "Deep Research."

Click on the paperclip-like icon in the chat bar and upload the papers you want to extract information from.
7. Ask Genspark to generate a table with separate columns for summaries, objectives, interventions, etc. using the attached papers.
8. Genspark will generate the table with required columns.

If you click on "See more" at the end of the table, it will show you relevant videos too.
9. One of the biggest problems for researchers in the age of AI is how to ensure citations are fake or not.

Gensparks' Fack Check Agent can verify citations for you.

In the left task bar, click on "All Agents." Select "Fack Check" and click on "Tasks."
10. Copy and paste the citation you want to check and ask Genspark if the paper mentioned exists or not.

Fack Check Agent will run the citation through academic databases and give you a detailed. report.
11. As you can see here, the report shows that the cited authors and their academic work are real. But the referenced papers themselves do not exist.

This feature can save you a lot of time.
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Jul 15
Genspark's AI Docs is a great tool to get your scut work done.

Simply give it a link, a prompt, and it will draft tutorials, resumes, and quizzes in minutes — sort of vibe working.

Vibe Working is about using AI as your assistant.

Here's how to use @genspark_ai:
1. Go to genspark[.]ai Click on "AI Docs."

Copy a link to a YouTube video and ask AI Docs to draft a step-by-step tutorial based on the video.

It will give you a tutorial, which you can edit.

You can also download the document as a Word file or a PDF.
2. AI Docs can draft your resume based on your LinkedIn profile.

Paste the link to your LinkedIn profile and ask it to draft a resume.

Mention the job you are applying for and it will optimize your resume accordingly.

You can also edit the resume within AI Docs.
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Jul 14
Libgen, Sci-Hub, and Z-library had millions of pirated academic books and papers.

So, they were shut down. We shouldn't use them anyway.

We should help billion-dollar academic publishers get richer.

Anyway, here's how to access these libraries:

Don't do this!
1. Don't go to open-slum[.]org.

Because there you will see links to LibGen, Anna's Archive, Z-Library, and Sci-Hub.
2. Don't click any link because that will open your desired library.

Don't type the title of a book you want to read because it might show up.

Look at this, someone has pirated my own book. I'm livid!
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Jul 14
Zotero is the best citation management tool for academic writing.

Here's how to automate your citations and bibliography:

You can learn this in 15 minutes, and it will save you hours of work.
1. Go to zotero[.]org and click on the "Download" button.

Download the app and install it on your computer.
2. Click on Zotero Connector and add it to your browser.

Zotero Connector is available for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.

Pin the Zotero Connector to your browser by clicking on the puzzle-like icon in the top-right corner.
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Jul 9
Conducting systematic reviews is a very lengthy process — it involves screening hundreds of studies and extracting data from them.

Silvi is an AI app designed to streamline systematic reviews.

Here's how to use it (you can learn this workflow in 20 minutes):
1. Go to and click on "Get started."

Sign up for a free account.

Silvi offers three plans: Basic (free), Rapid (€19/m), and Plus (€59/m). silvi.ai
2. Once you've logged in, click on "Let's go!"

Silvi has a Demo review in case you want to take a look at it.

To start your systematic review, click on "Add new project" and choose a name for your project.
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Jul 7
Chat Academia now offers a FREE plan.

• Brainstorm research questions
• Run searches across multiple databases
• Generate literature maps
• Extract relevant information from papers

Here's how to use Chat Academia for free: A red rectangle highlights the free plan on Chat Academia's pricing page.
1. Go to and click on "Get started."

Select the free plan. chatacademia.com
2. Select "Research Gap Finder" and click on "Create session."

Type in the topic of your research project.

It will give you a list of potential research quesions. Go through them and select one you find more intersting.
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Jul 5
Zotero is the best citation management software. It's free and doesn't monetize your data.

But many folks have a hard time starting out on it.

Here's a step-by-step tutorial to get you started on Zotero:
1. Go to zotero[.]org and click on the "Download" button.

Download the app and install it on your computer.
2. Click on Zotero Connector and add it to your browser.

Zotero Connector is available for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.

Pin the Zotero Connector to your browser by clicking on the puzzle-like icon in the top-right corner.
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