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Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Yo Dawg, Herd You Like Abstracts

"To register for this conference, submit your abstract", they said, "and also a summary of your abstract."

Eh what ?
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5 comments:

  1. BW π (Gizmo)31 July 2018 at 10:22

    "The short-short version" LOL!

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  2. Ryan Beck31 July 2018 at 12:50

    Write a headline that blatantly misrepresents your research. They want to know how much news coverage your research can generate.

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  3. Edward Morbius31 July 2018 at 14:18

    To be on the safe side, an abstract of the summary as well.

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  4. Rhys Taylor31 July 2018 at 14:58

    Something something galaxies.

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  5. Ryan Beck31 July 2018 at 15:02

    Researcher Rhys Taylor's new work has confirmed that Star Wars was real and exists in this galaxy far far away.

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