Research-Workflow on The Augmented Scholar

VS Code — The Researcher's Code & Writing Editor

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Why Researchers Should Use VS Code

VS Code is the tool that unified all my workflows. I write LaTeX, Python scripts, Markdown, and Jupyter Notebooks — all in the same editor, with the same shortcuts.

Obsidian Advanced Slides: Markdown Presentations for Researchers

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Create Research Presentations Using Markdown — Inside Obsidian for Academics

You’re preparing for your advisor meeting in two hours. Your research notes are in Obsidian, your code is in GitHub, and your equations are scattered across three LaTeX files—but now you need slides. You open PowerPoint, spend twenty minutes fighting with equation formatting, realize you can’t version control a .pptx file, and wonder why your presentation workflow is stuck in 2005.

The Complete Obsidian Setup for PhD Researchers (2026 Guide)

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

After three years of helping researchers set up their Obsidian vaults, I’ve noticed a pattern: most fail in the same way, and most succeed for the same reasons.

The failing vaults share one trait — they were built for a blog-post workflow, not a research workflow. Too many plugins, no clear structure, and a daily note template designed for a productivity YouTuber rather than someone managing 400 papers and three parallel projects.

The Researcher's Guide to Using AI Without Losing Scientific Integrity

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

AI tools are the most significant productivity shift in academic research since Google Scholar. They are also, if used without a framework, a reliable way to publish a retraction.

This guide gives you the framework.