The Effort Report: Recent Episodes

Elizabeth Matsui and Roger Peng

Professors Elizabeth Matsui and Roger Peng talk about life in the academic trenches, telling it like it is.

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss one of their more epic failures and whether there were any lessons learned from the experience.

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Elizabeth and Roger dive into one of the most evergreen subjects of discussion in all of academia.

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Roger Peng

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the tools for corresponding with your colleagues in academia.

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Roger Peng

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the new NIH grant review policy and its potential implications for grant reviews and for the writing of grants.

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss how to unearth opportunities for scholarship in the clinic and the classroom.

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss what it means to be a professional in academia and what value it has in collaborations.

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the different ways that salary support and effort are broken down in academia, as well as strategies for diversifying the sources of your salary.

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Elizabeth on Twitter/X

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss what a promotion letter is and how to write one that promotion committees can use to evaluate faculty.

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Elizabeth and Roger are in a Pro-Am providing both professional and amateur tips about mentoring others.

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Elizabeth and Roger describe what a search committee is, what it does, who creates it, who serves on it, and whether you want to be on one.

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Elizabeth and Roger turn to Roger’s favorite topic: Accounting. But Elizabeth manages to keep Roger on track as they discuss what is a faculty member’s responsibility when it comes to keeping track of the numbers ($$).

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Roger on Twitter/X

Elizabeth on Twitter/X

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the critical question of whether to attend department/division holiday parties. The pros, the cons, and everything in between!

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There are mentors with different purposes: Research mentor, career mentor, etc. Furthermore, advisors are different than mentors. Elizabeth and Roger sort out the variety of people you might have helping with your career and how to choose them.

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Roger on Twitter/X

Elizabeth on Twitter/X

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the concept of “managing up” and how it applies in the world of academia. Most people in academia report to someone in some sort of fashion, although in academia, the nature of the reporting relationship is muddier.

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Roger on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about how to be a good citizen in your department, school, and university while still advancing your career goals.

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Roger on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss your curriculum vitae (CV), including what goes in it, how it differs from a resume, what it’s used for, and how to maintain it.

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Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about how to ask for resources for a new initiative.

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Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Get Roger’s and Elizabeth’s book, The Art of Data Science

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about whether it matters if you are the corresponding author or not.

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Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about what are promotion letters and why they matter.

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Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss awards and managing grants both pre- and post-award. Also, re-vamping research funding, robots writing grants, and more leadership tips.

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Roger’s interview

NIH Revising Review Criteria

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss whether all money is green in academia, panic writing, summary statements, and doing the work.

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Roger on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger are here to discuss sending slides in advance, five minute meetings, making invisible work visible, and the value of external money in the academy.

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Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss time pies, continuing resolutions, appropriations committees, head shots, travel receipts, and responding to RFAs. And Roger is recruiting a postdoc!

Show Notes

Roger’s Postdoc Ad: https://rdpeng.org/postdoc.html

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss a grab bag of work in progress and answer the question of whether you should ever align yourself with a fund agency’s strategic priorities.

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College Pricing Game

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Elizabeth and Roger, back in person together, discuss synergy that is totally not a pet peeve, caddies, Elizabeth’s steering committee, golf bullies, and making a course or curriculum.

Show Notes:

Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger follow up on volunteering and then discuss new research buzzwords, communication platforms and their purposes, deflecting requests for money, and the role of caddies in academia.

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Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the nature of volunteering in academia. Also, Roger settles into his new office, revisiting the interpretation of summary statements, and taking a “history” in collaborations.

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Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Roger cleans out his office and finds some archaeological gems while Elizabeth experiences the beginner’s mind. Also, word salad, ignoring emails, and the International Space Station.

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Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Roger and Elizabeth introduce the first in a series of “craft” segments that talk about the nuts and bolts of being an academic. They discuss how to review a paper, as well as study sections, and other work in progress.

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Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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It’s Elizabeth’s turn to welcome Roger back from the far north so that they can discuss cover letters (again!), corresponding authors, paper acceptances (and forgettances), chaos theory, and strategizing about new resources.

Show Notes:

Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

Effort Report on Twitter

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Roger welcomes Elizabeth back from Finland to discuss conference COVID protocols, work creators, whether you should interview for a job, sussing out collaborators, and the great resignation.

Show Notes:

Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss how to write good letters of recommendation, as well as getting “scooped”, systems problems, and using golf carts.  

Show Notes:

Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss Roger’s new job, “quick questions”, “warm bodies”, mock study sections, and the future of physician scientists.

Show Notes:

The Case for Physician Scientists

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Elizabeth and Roger determine if Elizabeth is executive material. They then discuss writing by committee, retooling your game, leadership lessons, and the NIH’s new data sharing policy.  

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Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger follow up on conference robots, then discuss department rankings, academia vs. industry, and reorganized NIH study sections.

Show Notes:

Academia vs. Industry Thread by Darbe Saxbe

NIH Study Sections

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Roger and Elizabeth discuss telepresence robots, administrative grant rejections, plagiarism, DEI initiatives, and writing by committee. Also space junk!

Show Notes:

Space junk

U. of North Carolina’s Head of Research Cited for Research Misconduct

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Elizabeth returns from the AAAAI meeting to talk with Roger about diversity in investigator teams, corporatization of committees, in-person meetings, and building your brand.

Show Notes:

Building a Brand as a Scientist

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the computer desktop and browser hygiene, how to generate ideas (and other important questions), various leadership tricks, getting things done by creating a crisis, and how to deal with results that don’t hang together.

Show Notes:

Hilary Robbins tweet

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Elizabeth on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss graphical abstracts, the success/failure dichotomy, hybrid meetings, handling Q&A in talks, managing sponsors, and how to read RFAs. 

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Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the nature of success, hybrid meetings, hierarchy of problem realization, and dealing with uncertainty.

Show Notes:

Have you considered accountancy?

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the nature of success, hybrid meetings, hierarchy of problem realization, and dealing with uncertainty.

Show Notes:

Have you considered accountancy?

Roger on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss new research institutes, tradeoffs, committee structure, and how to decide whether to do something.

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Arc Institute

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. Also, taking credit for other people’s work, being excited without being involved, and giving unsolicited advice.

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Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger revisit SEO for paper and then discuss email signatures, expanding curriculum, interpreting feedback, and being the “glue”.

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Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss letters of recommendation, leadership jargon, male-only dinners, the astronomy decadal review, and the art of the progress report.

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Roger on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss work in progress, treating postdocs like staff, research therapists, and teaching Googling skills.

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Roger on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger dedicate almost an entire episode to issues related to leadership.

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss process and org structure, thanking reviewers for their comments, research tourism, and the one page introduction to revised grants.

Show Notes:

NIH Director steps down

Health equity tourists

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss double degrees, org charts, institutions and love, and Netflix’s The Chair.

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Softspikes BLM8006 Golf Ball Alignment Tool , Green : Golf Swing Trainers : Sports & Outdoors

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss how to respond to things, like paper revisions. Also, they discuss school web sites, out of office messages, things they were told but ignored, and shameless self-promotion.

Show Notes:

The Chair on Netflix

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss institutional vs. field reputation, power sentences, SEO for authors, references, rules vs. common sense, and iteration.

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Elizabeth and Roger have a quadruple dose of Roger’s Leadership Academy, along with a discussion of how postdoctoral fellows should be spending their time.

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Elizabeth and Roger continue to wrestle with writing and also discuss people who love meetings, details vs. quality, having the world crash around you, the ups and downs of grants, and a double dose of Roger’s Leadership Academy.

Show Notes:

Roger on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger finalize metrics for ending the pandemic, discuss cover letters, university accounting, Roger’s leadership skills, Twitter tenure, and grant writers. Also, a new segment is born: The Effort Report Correspondent!

Show Notes

Wikipedia notability standard

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss space surveys, project management, and Roger’s love of government manuals.

Show Notes:

Don’t call them heroes

PERT

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Elizabeth and Roger debate how the podcast will know the pandemic is over, Mad Men’s connection to academia, learning from golf videos, knowing where your salary comes from, and how to manage your mentor relationship when transitioning to independence.

Show Notes

Karl Broman’s Blog Posts

Mad Men clip

Roger makes an animated GIF

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Elizabeth and Roger are both peeved, and also revisit cover letters, discuss not checking email at all on vacation, types of scientific papers, how grant money is spent and senior-level job searches.

Show Notes

Cover Letter Thread

Not Checking Email Thread

Types of Scientific Papers

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss embracing the grind, doing other people’s work, loan repayment programs, getting others to write letters about you, and Elizabeth debuts a new segment!

Show Notes:

Embrace the Grind

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Elizabeth and Roger follow up on managing up, covert resources, and grants. They also discuss the nature of creativity, YouTubing as preparation for academia, being an entrepreneur in academia, and post-pandemic planning.

Show Notes

Chris Blattman Thread

Shontavia Johnson Thread

Paul Simon clip

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Elizabeth and Roger cover a variety of small things, grant follow up, and how to think about covert or hidden resources.

Show Notes:

Christoph Molnar thread about academia

Anne Silverman thread about cover letters

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss imaginary friends in a pandemic, what it means to be a “closer”, document hygiene in collaborations, epidemiological satellites, and attending virtual conferences.

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Elizabeth and Roger get pedantic on grant (proposals), then talk about academic EQ, metrics for characterizing academic productivity, and how far you can live from work.

Show Notes:

Roger’s New Book

Jeff Leek’s Blog Post on Emailing Busy People

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss how Elizabeth’s R01 revision is going, managing up, working the publishing system, and how to define failure.

Show Notes:

Simone’s Maxims

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Elizabeth and Roger welcome the new year and discuss triaging the various demands of academia, university communications/media relations offices, cutting and pasting as an indicator of progress, and promotion letters.

Show Notes

Cancer Uncovered Podcast

Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

Effort Report on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss grants, grants, and more grants and interpret their summary statements from recent grant submissions.

Show Notes:

NIH Matchmaker

NIH Assisted Referral Tool

PedsAdmit Podcast

Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

Effort Report on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss organizational structure and innovation for universities.

Show Notes:

How Apple is Organized for Innovation

Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

Effort Report on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss getting large center grants, being a calendar filler, crossing the cultural divide with collaborators, and the fungibility of academic money.

Show Notes:

Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

Effort Report on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the lifetime of cognitive wrestling that comes with a career in academia.

Show Notes

Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

Effort Report on Twitter

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the NIH cap, more Zoom habits, personal strategic planning, what people do wrong in grants and papers, the value of diversity of experience, and iteration versus perseveration.

Show Notes

Roger on Twitter

Elizabeth on Twitter

Effort Report on Twitter

Get Roger’s and Elizabeth’s book, The Art of Data Science

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss a number of “small” observations about grants, paper writing, and career timing.

Show Notes:

Terrence Tao

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about letters of recommendation, pep talks for mentees, journal decision-making, and transitions of power.

Show Notes:

Scripps Institute is fined for effort reporting

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss NIH reassigning grant reviews, usefulness of grant reviews, giving a poster vs. a talk, and how information is power.

Show Notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss going to the office, university complexity, how look professional on Zoom, and what exactly is a promotion.

Show notes:

Bret Devereaux thread on university finances

Chronicle of Higher Education article

Andrew Ishak video

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger cover a range of academic communication-related topics, large and small.

Show notes:

Morris Chang

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger grapple with the reality of actually fulfilling the job description during the pandemic.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss what teaching may look like in the fall and the good and bad of scientific controversy.

Show notes:

Elizabeth’s thread on airborne transmission

Public Health On Call podcast

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss a range of topics: #Blackintheivory, external validation, lessons from grant applications, endowed professors, and more.

Show notes:

Ibram Kendi

Breathing Race into the Machine, Lundy Braun

Racism: Science and Tools for the Public Health Professional, Chandra Ford

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger continue the marathon discussion about university budgets as the financial situation at universities continues to “evolve.”

Show notes:

McSweeney’s essay

NIH Council

Chronicle of Higher Education Essay

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about strategies for navigating financial uncertainty and meeting idiosyncrasies brought on or exacerbated by video conferencing.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about recent responses of universities to the economic fallout from COVID-19 and keeping your eye on the ball.

Show notes:

Johns Hopkins University financial implications of COVID-19

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about vacations during a pandemic and university budgets. And the return of friends of the Effort Report with Paul Rathouz.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss academic life during the COVID-19 global public health crisis and internal metrics of success.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about the heavy cognitive lifting involved in some types of writing and introduce a new segment.

Show Notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about the complexities of email communication and introduce a new pie - the mission pie. Also, Roger’s Theory of the Pre-Meeting.

Show Notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser#/ps/Iz7gvpa3d6qro3btjmfk7g3l2gu

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about the definition of work and where they go to hide.

Show Notes:

How much is the specific aims page worth?

Data cleaning can take years

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger ring in the new year with a discussion of nitpicky reviews, conceptual diagrams, collaborative writing, being kind, and professionalism.

Show Notes:

Graphical abstracts

Ten rules for (possibly) succeeding in academia through upward kindness

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the ins and outs of NIH study sections, whether it’s a good idea to learn new things, and team science.

Show Notes:

The Care and Feeding of the Biostatistician

The Care and Feeding of Your Scientist Collaborator

Tweet thread on study sections

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser#/ps/Iz7gvpa3d6qro3btjmfk7g3l2gu

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Elizabeth and Roger follow up on Kelly Clarkson, crying, collabofriends, and lessons from space, and discuss clinicians vs. epidemiologists, new vs. original, and holiday parties. Also, the return of Roger’s pet peeves!

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss leadership from many angles.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser#/ps/Iz7gvpa3d6qro3btjmfk7g3l2gu

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Elizabeth gets advice from Roger about time management, and Elizabeth’s pet peeves are back!

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser#/ps/Iz7gvpa3d6qro3btjmfk7g3l2gu

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about being a good citizen and revisit crying. Also, they discuss mentoring, space walks, and imposter syndrome.

Show notes:

Practical Advice for Imposter Syndrome - https://medium.com/@hspter/practical-advice-for-imposter-syndrome-120586c30d6b

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser#/ps/Iz7gvpa3d6qro3btjmfk7g3l2gu

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Elizabeth and Roger continue the discussion of checking email outside of “official” work hours, revisit moving institutions, and research project strategy.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser#/ps/Iz7gvpa3d6qro3btjmfk7g3l2gu

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss cancelled meetings, time tracking, Roger’s “back to work” strategy, and aligning incentives to get people to do things.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser#/ps/Iz7gvpa3d6qro3btjmfk7g3l2gu

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Elizabeth and Roger follow-up on several Effort Report-isms including time pies, collabo-friends, and Venn diagrams and discuss some academic life hacks. When they're done with that, they discuss how to deal with conflicting advice from mentors.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser#/ps/Iz7gvpa3d6qro3btjmfk7g3l2gu

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Elizabeth and Roger celebrate their 100th episode summarizing some fan feedback, discussing NIH summary statements, travel tips, Elizabeth's pets, and starting at "no".

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger have a special announcement regarding the 100th episode of The Effort Report. Also, they discuss networking, the time between meetings, long email signatures, and publicists.

Show notes:

The Corresponding Author: https://twitter.com/CorrespondAuth

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss foreign influence in academic research, managing uncertainty and autonomy, and leadership and team-building, and when is the best time of day to write a paper.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser#/ps/Iz7gvpa3d6qro3btjmfk7g3l2gu

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss managing people versus systems, oversimplifying things, and Roger's recent R21 grant submission score.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger revisit the topic of work-related travel and discuss the role of the institutional environment in faculty productivity and impact.

Show notes:

Productivity, prominence, and the effects of academic environment

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger revisit emotional labor, and discuss age-based awards and juggling multiple projects.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger get emotional :) Also, more crying, the meaning of independence, and mentoring.

Show notes:

Seagulling

How frequently should mentors and mentees meet?

Emotional labor

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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In an episode that is a microcosm of life in academia, Elizabeth and Roger touch on everything from collaboration, mentorship, committees, center grants, and saying no to things.

Show notes:

Collaboration tweet storm https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui/status/1118512248090255360

Academic decision making flowchart: https://twitter.com/gbosslet/status/1119245341495312386

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss Roger's good mood, getting a paper accepted, Twitter accounts that are all self-promotion, and the constant busyness of academia.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss emails in response to the mansplaining episode, tool building, and adjusting the tone of your feedback.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger meet in Austin, Texas to talk about crying at work and the conflict between skepticism and sales.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger tackle the cold hard truth and coping mechanisms.

Show notes:

Aaron Carroll's tweet thread

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about different styles of managing a project as a deadline is looming. Also, what to do about being the second pick.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger travel to Vanderbilt University to do a live show hosted by the Vandy Department of Biostatistics. In this episode they discuss how to learn the system at a new place and take questions from the audience about what makes a good talk, whether lots of papers equals quality, and continuing education.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger celebrate the onset of 2019 with a discussion about the role of social networks in academic success.

Show notes:

  Integration in emerging social networks explains academic failure and success

Roger on Twitter: Tweets from @rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: Tweets from @elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: Tweets from @theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: leanpub.com/artofdatascience

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss Venn diagrams, the end of science, and having awkward conversations with collaborators.

Show notes:

Science Is Getting Less Bang for Its Buck

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the charged topic of who should be doing the teaching, and who should be teaching research skills and methods to students and trainees who are on a research track.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about the relative values of social capital and having a more tangible skill set or resource in career success.

Show notes:

I am an angry woman. From workplace bias to sexist politics, we have a lot to be angry about.

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger tackle Elizabeth's annoyances, paper formatting, and a recent Twitter thread on whether academia is toxic and broken. And the return of Lessons from Space!

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger follow up on the lecture workout and discuss pre-meetings, maintaining your institutional profile, not giving up on an idea, and yearly themes.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about when the opportunity cost is worth the investment opportunity and managing an investigator team.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger revisit Al Sommer’s public health lesson: ignore the job description and also discuss being in the line of (bio)statistical fire.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about feedback and a few of the things that make academic medicine different from most of the rest of the academic world.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger are now settled in their respective home cities to discuss the nuts and bolts of collaboration and the nature of research.

Show notes:

"Find your passion" is bad advice

Episode 36 - Where's the Passion?

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

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Roger welcomes special guest co-host Frauke Kreuter to discuss time management, digging deep vs. being broad, chairing a meeting, and efficient advising of students. 

Show notes:

Frauke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fraukolos

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about ownership of grants and data and choosing projects that afford a long runway.

Show notes:

Submitting grants vs. waiting - https://twitter.com/DrSherryPagoto/status/1006498383551455232

Why the Medical Research Grant System Could Be Costing Us Great Ideas - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/upshot/why-the-medical-research-grant-system-could-be-costing-us-great-ideas.html

It's not your grant - https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2018/05/29/waitits-not-my-grant/

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about writing (again) and about opportunities that arise that cause you to rethink your career path.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger take listener questions and try very hard to answer them.

Show notes:

Lewis MacKenzie's paper about academic podcasts

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss how to make something qualify as “scholarship” in academia and what Roger wished he’d known before starting out as a professor. Also, the next installment of the new segment Elizabeth on the Move.

Show notes:

Storytelling with data podcast

Roger's blog post about culture

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about what to expect from your mentor when writing a career development grant and the power grab.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about some of the awkward and sometimes hidden situations people find themselves in in biomedical academia.

Show notes:

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about the ideal mix of ingredients for successful creativity on deadline.

Show notes:

Six Days to Air

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

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Roger and Elizabeth follow up on Elizabeth's plenary talk and Roger decides to initiate a time tracking study with Elizabeth's guidance.

Show notes:

Skeptical cat

Science is Demanding Gordon Ramsay Quality at Ray Kroc Speeds

Toggl App

Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Roger gives Elizabeth feedback on the slides for a talk she is giving at an upcoming conference. Also follow up and other small things.

Show notes:

Sherri Rose's poll about review times

Katey Rayner's thread about Canadian grants

Elizabeth's slides

Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger revisit evaluating the science vs. the scientist and talk about how the jargon of a field can be an obstacle to innovation.

Show notes:

Interview with Elizabeth: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/mstp/blog/effort-report-podcast-about-academic-medicine-and-research

Gender bias goes away when grant reviewers focus on the science: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01212-0

Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about the depth of intellectual commitment needed to have an impact and being a matchmaker...when you suspect the match may not be a good one.

Show notes:

Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the common mismatch between what you are actually working on and what you would like to be working on, and how to know if you should get out.

Show notes:

Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about strategies for revising and resubmitting grants.

Show notes:

Doing Skype Interviews: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/tips-to-improve-your-chances-of-success-in-a-skype-interview/article37049258/

Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/

Effort Report Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/marketplace/17852-the-effort-report-podcast

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about career changes and how they offer an opportunity to reinvent your (professional) self.

Show notes:

Jeff Leek's blog post on reproducibility: https://simplystatistics.org/2017/11/21/rr-sress/

Effort Report Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/marketplace/17852-the-effort-report-podcast

Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about the forces that can promote creative stagnation and herd mentality and how to determine when you have a “publication unit.”

Show notes:

Thinking like a statistician: the importance of investigator-initiated grants - https://simplystatistics.org/2015/12/01/thinking-like-a-statistician-fund-more-investigator-initiated-grants/

Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/

Effort Report Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/marketplace/17852-the-effort-report-podcast

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui

Effort Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeffortreport

Get The Art of Data Science: https://leanpub.com/artofdatascience

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://pcr.apple.com/id1133375717

Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser#/ps/Iz7gvpa3d6qro3btjmfk7g3l2gu

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Liz Stuart joins the podcast to talk with Roger about preparing for talks and parceling out ideas into papers.

Show Notes:

Liz Stuart on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizstuartdc

Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/

Effort Report Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/marketplace/17852-the-effort-report-podcast

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss how scientific criticism plays out in the modern day.

Show Notes:

New York Times piece on Amy Cuddy: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/18/magazine/when-the-revolution-came-for-amy-cuddy.html?_r=0

Slate piece about the New York Times piece http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2017/10/criticizing_a_scientist_s_work_isn_t_bullying.html

New York Magazine piece from spring http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/04/amy-cuddy-death-threats.html

Reproducibility and replicability is a glossy science now so watch out for the hype: https://simplystatistics.org/2017/03/02/rr-glossy/

An estimate of the science-wise false discovery rate and application to the top medical literature: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24068246

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Elizabeth and Roger talk about the role of prizes in science and how the history of academic medicine has shaped the phenotype of the academic physician.

Show notes:

History of academic medicine: http://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2015/03/13/academic-medicine-survival-guide/

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the value of preprints and how grant writing is different from writing papers. Also an all new Lessons from Space!

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