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POV: When You Recognize Your Chair in a Research Paper

26 Apr 2026 · 0 min

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A brief comedic YouTube sketch by Steve Tippins, Ph.D., where the speaker whispers a playful line—"Psst, psst, psst. John Adams? I know him."—to humorously highlight the moment of recognizing a department chair (John Adams) as an author in a research paper, underscoring the insider feel of academic circles.