Lesson 717 of 1570
Asking AI to write better Google searches for you
AI can craft search queries you'd never think of, getting you to better sources fast.
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- 1The big idea
- 2search queries
- 3operators
- 4sourcing
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Section 1
The big idea
Most people Google in plain English. Pros use operators like site:, filetype:, and quotes. AI knows all these tricks and will write you a power-user search query in seconds.
Some examples
- 'Write 5 Google searches to find primary sources on the moon landing.'
- 'Make a search that only returns .gov or .edu sites.'
- 'Write a search using quotes to find this exact phrase.'
- 'Suggest a filetype:pdf search for academic papers on this topic.'
Try it!
Pick a research topic. Ask AI for 5 advanced searches. Try them in Google and see what new sources you find.
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