The Best AI Tools for Academics
Michael Bird
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15 October 2025
21 October 2025
In this video, Dr. Mike Bird (Ridley College) examines the AI tools Monica, SciSpace, Claude, and Perplexity and explains how they can help academics be more productive
Outline
00:01 Intro
00:21 Monica
05:00 SciSpace
10:00 Claude
20:31 Perplexity
36:27 Perplexity's Comet
40:06 Outro
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysKmZchYhn0&feature=youtu.be Who is the Son of Man?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q92W994iDfs&feature=youtu.be Paul, Artemis, and Women in the Church
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