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April 10, 2025

🍎your Scholarly Digest 10th April, 2025

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The 10th of April is the 100th day of the year and, historically, has been quite a busy day. In 1912, the Titanic set sail. In 2001 the Netherlands became the first country in the world to permit euthanasia. In 2019 two major scientific events happened: a new species of human was discovered and the first ever image of a black hole was announced. And today, April 10th 2025, you get the latest version of the Digest. Enjoy.

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On Committing Methodolatry

Our research training starts with methodology. That is, before our phenomenon of inquiry is even defined, we become well-versed in existing methodologies. We are made proficient in the steps, protocols, and rules that one must follow to ‘do’ research. But this training arrives before we even know what we are going to research. 

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