The Effort Report

The Effort Report

By Elizabeth Matsui and Roger PengSociety & CultureScience
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The Effort Report episodes

  • 75 - How Long Should the Runway Be?

    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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    Contact us at [email protected]

    1 hr 8 min
  • 74 - Using Hammers and Nails for Writing

    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

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

    Find past episodes: http://effortreport.libsyn.com

    Contact us at [email protected]

    1 hr 13 min
  • 73 - Listener Questions and Feedback

    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

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

    Find past episodes: http://effortreport.libsyn.com

    Contact us at [email protected]

    58 min
  • 72 - What I Wish I'd Known

    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

    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

    Find past episodes: http://effortreport.libsyn.com

    Contact us at [email protected]

    1 hr 5 min
  • 71 - The Hour of Power

    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

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

    Find past episodes: http://effortreport.libsyn.com

    Contact us at [email protected]

    48 min
  • 70 - Walking the Walk and the Domino Effect

    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

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

    Find past episodes: http://effortreport.libsyn.com

    Contact us at [email protected]

    59 min
  • 69 - Effort Report Meets South Park

    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

    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

    Find past episodes: http://effortreport.libsyn.com

    Contact us at [email protected]

    1 hr 9 min
  • 68 - Keeping Track of Time

    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

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

    Find past episodes: http://effortreport.libsyn.com

    Contact us at [email protected]

    53 min
  • 67 - Advice for a Plenary Talk

    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

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

    Find past episodes: http://effortreport.libsyn.com

    Contact us at [email protected]

    1 hr 13 min
  • 66 - Trapped in the Lexicon

    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

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

    Find past episodes: http://effortreport.libsyn.com

    Contact us at [email protected]

    47 min

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