Capturing anything with Web Clipper + AI Dear Scholar, Capturing information from the web into Obsidian is easy for scientific papers by using Zotero or Paperpile. But for less "formal" content, such as essays, YouTube videos, or lecture notes, this does not work, even though much learning occurs through these platforms. This is where the Obsidian Web Clipper comes in. It is a browser extension that captures any website into your Obsidian vault using a template-based approach and AI...

Top Obsidian Plugins For an Organised Vault Dear Scholar, Happy New Year! I hope you had a good rest and are ready to start the new year with clarity and confidence. Over the holidays, I polished my academic and personal vaults in Obsidian. Interestingly, I found that they both can share the same system and configuration if set up correctly. Over the next few weeks, I will introduce you to aspects of this newest update to my note-taking and knowledge management system. (If you haven't used...

Updates to The 3 Core Tools For Literature Search Dear Scholar, If you have been following me for a while, you might have heard of the "AI search loop." Given a question, this method is a thorough yet rapid way to find relevant scientific literature. Today's newsletter covers recent updates to all involved tools. Most interestingly, Google Scholar is now becoming an alternative to pricy AI tools. (See below what it means for the big picture.) Here's how the search loop works: Based on a...