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Explain a research paper

Upload or paste a paper and get its question, method, results, limits and what it means in plain language.

Written for DeepSeek Chat (DeepThink reasoning mode) · Updated 2026-10-17

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Prompt

Explain the attached paper on [topic] for [audience].
Cover: the question, method in plain words, main results with key numbers, limitations the authors mention, limitations they do not, and what it means in practice. Quote the paper for any key claim.

Replace everything in [square brackets] with your own details.

Settings & parameters

Upload the PDF; DeepThink on

Variations

Compare it with another paper.
Make 5 discussion questions.

Tips

Quotes make it easy to check accuracy.
Read the abstract and conclusion yourself too.

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