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Why most researchers struggle to talk about their own work

It's not a communication problem. It's a proximity problem. When you've spent five years inside a research project, you lose the ability to see what's remarkable about it. Here's how we fix that.

Kylie AhernMarch 28, 2026

The grant narrative is not a literature review

Funders don't want to know everything you know. They want to know why it matters, who it helps, and why you're the right person to do it. The distinction sounds obvious. Almost nobody gets it right.

Kylie AhernMarch 14, 2026

What we learned building AI on top of a human methodology

Most AI content tools start with the model. We started with the methodology. After two years of encoding Kylie's interviewing expertise into KylieBot, here's what surprised us.

Thomas JungFebruary 27, 2026

The hidden cost of invisible research

When great research goes untold, the costs are rarely measured. But they're real. Lost funding, missed partnerships, eroded public trust. We tried to put a number on it.

Kylie AhernFebruary 10, 2026

Institutions are sitting on a storytelling goldmine. Most don't know it.

Every university has hundreds of researchers doing work that matters to funders, government, and the public. The bottleneck isn't the stories. It's the capacity to find and tell them.

Thomas JungJanuary 22, 2026

Five questions that unlock any research story

After hundreds of interviews with researchers across every discipline, Kylie Ahern identified the questions that consistently surface the most compelling stories. They're simpler than you'd expect.

Kylie AhernJanuary 8, 2026