Augmented Scholars is a newsletter and YouTube channel at the crossroads of AI research and medical science — written by a researcher, for researchers.
Each issue covers:
- 📄 Paper deep-dives — key contributions from MICCAI, NeurIPS, ICML, and top medical AI journals, explained intuitively.
- 🧪 Method breakdowns — how longitudinal learning, multi-modal fusion, and agentic AI pipelines actually work under the hood.
- 🛠️ Tools & tutorials — hands-on guides for building AI systems for healthcare (LangGraph, AutoGen, PyTorch, Hugo + GitHub Actions).
- 💡 Research insights — lessons from a PhD and beyond: experimental design, writing, reproducibility, and navigating the publication process.
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Recent Issues
How do people make their scientific drawings really?
December 2025
A complete list presenting free and freemium options for creating publication-quality scientific figures.
The Surprising Power of Writing LaTeX in Inkscape
December 2025
Combining the precision of LaTeX equations with the flexibility of Inkscape for my graphics.
The Anatomy of a Great Scientific Figure
December 2025
A comprehensive guide to designing figures that communicate clearly and pass every reviewer test.
From Regex Hell to LLM Heaven: Extracting Structured Data
November 2025
Let's not go back to where we were. Using structured LLM outputs to extract information from research text.
The Hidden Superpower of Markdown
November 2025
How interactive Markdown transforms static documentation into engaging, AI-ready learning tools.
Why Every Researcher Needs to Master Markdown
October 2025
The plain-text format that's transforming how scholars write, collaborate, and publish.
From CSV to Outstanding LaTeX Tables: A Simple Pipeline
October 2025
Use Python and pandas to auto-generate publication-ready LaTeX tables from your experimental data.
Why Should You Master Anaconda?
October 2025
Your complete guide for developers, data scientists, and researchers — Anaconda will preserve your sanity.
LaTeX for Academic Beginners: Your Complete Getting Started Guide
September 2025
A friendly introduction to LaTeX for non-programmers who want to elevate their academic writing.
The Scholar's Paradox: AI Integration Framework (5-Part Series)
July 2025
Five-part series on the Scholarly AI Integration Framework (SAIF) — balancing AI augmentation with intellectual integrity.