Sheep shearing is hard, especially the step where you drag sheep around. What type of flooring is easiest to drag sheep on? There’s only one way to find out.

Every scientist has asked the following question: how do I publish whatever I want in a peer-reviewed journal? Can I publish my personal blog?

In this episode, Lu and Tirth discuss the hazards of sheep shearing and how to publish anything you want...if you’re the editor-in-chief of a journal.

Timestamps:

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:30 Lu’s afternoon beef
• 9:22 Sheep shearing study
• 22:40 How to publish anything
• 31:47 Let’s read some mail
• 34:14 What did you learn today, outro

Article links:

• Harvey et al., 2002. An analysis of the forces required to drag sheep over various surfaces. Applied Ergonomics. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003687002000716?via%3Dihub

• McCrory, 2006. Who says you cannot get published? British Journal of Sports Medicine. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/2/95.long

• McCrory, 2006. Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum. British Journal of Sports Medicine. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/10/815

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