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Elicit
BeginnerElicit is an AI research assistant that finds academic papers from a plain-language question and extracts their methods, samples, and findings into a table you can actually compare. You'll leave able to write research questions Elicit works well with, plan extractions across many papers, compare findings responsibly, and avoid the over-trust habits that turn fast research into wrong research.
~48 min total12 lessons4 modules
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01
Fundamentals
What Elicit is and how to ask it well
- Read· 3 minUp next
Meet Elicit
- Read· 3 min
Searching by research question
- Try it· 5 min
Write a research question
02
Extracting Insights
Turning piles of papers into patterns
- Read· 4 min
Extracting data across multiple papers
- Try it· 5 min
Plan an extraction
- Read· 3 min
Summarizing and comparing findings across studies
- Try it· 5 min
Write a comparison prompt
- Quiz· 3 min
Checkpoint: Modules 1–2
03
Using Research Responsibly
Weighing evidence and avoiding the traps
- Read· 3 min
Checking study quality and relevance
- Read· 3 min
Common mistakes with Elicit
- Try it· 7 min
Mini project: literature review brief
04
Wrap-Up
Prove it, then keep the badge
- Quiz· 4 min
Final checkpoint
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