Gwern has written extensively on how to use Google efficiently. Some highlights:
Use site: to search a particular site. For example, if I’m looking for the Ars Technica review of the Google Pixel 3A, I’ll type: site:arstechnica.com Google Pixel 3A. Or, if you want get a link “Meditations on Moloch” quickly, site:slatestarcodex.com Meditations on Moloch
Don’t be too specific—people are bad at remembering specific words, so limit quoted phrases to two or three words
Learn the jargon of the field you’re searching and use those phrases. For example, if the field uses “logistic regression” as a common approach, add that phrase to your search
In addition, I wouldn’t bother trying to search sci-hub directly from Google. Instead, find the actual journal article you’re looking for, copy its DOI number, and paste that into sci-hub.
The Gwern article I was unaware of, I will check it out.
In addition, I wouldn’t bother trying to search sci-hub directly from Google. Instead, find the actual journal article you’re looking for, copy its DOI number, and paste that into sci-hub.
I was speaking of a sci-hub addon, which auto detects the DOI in a page you are reading and opens the article in scihub (i.e. to make find DOI → open sci hub → past DOI and search a single step of “click addon button”)
Gwern has written extensively on how to use Google efficiently. Some highlights:
Use
site:to search a particular site. For example, if I’m looking for the Ars Technica review of the Google Pixel 3A, I’ll type:site:arstechnica.com Google Pixel 3A. Or, if you want get a link “Meditations on Moloch” quickly,site:slatestarcodex.com Meditations on MolochDon’t be too specific—people are bad at remembering specific words, so limit quoted phrases to two or three words
Learn the jargon of the field you’re searching and use those phrases. For example, if the field uses “logistic regression” as a common approach, add that phrase to your search
In addition, I wouldn’t bother trying to search sci-hub directly from Google. Instead, find the actual journal article you’re looking for, copy its DOI number, and paste that into sci-hub.
The Gwern article I was unaware of, I will check it out.
I was speaking of a sci-hub addon, which auto detects the DOI in a page you are reading and opens the article in scihub (i.e. to make find DOI → open sci hub → past DOI and search a single step of “click addon button”)