Andrey Churkin a researcher at Imperial College London with an electrical engineering background and a science communicator, talking about academia and engineering on his channel:
   / @chuscience  

We talked about academia and its problems with overproducing papers, the general problems in the scientific publishing industry, the role of AI in the future of scientific papers, value of scientific mentorship and more.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Background
03:16 Interest in Engineering and Beginnings in Academia
07:36 The Role of Mentors in Academic Development
09:00 Excessive Publishing and Unethical Practices
19:24 Beliefs and Perspectives on Excessive Publishing
21:20 The Publishing Game: Quantity vs Quality
33:40 The Impact of AI on the Publishing Process
39:46 The Reproducibility Crisis in Science
46:45 Navigating the Publishing System: Collaboration and Novel Ideas