The Effort Report

The Effort Report

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

  • 47 - Ignore the Job Description (A Case Study)

    Elizabeth and Roger welcome Elizabeth Stuart, Professor in the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins, to discuss ignoring the job description and making the job what you want it to be. Also they discuss working in a department that is different from your area of expertise.

    Show Notes:

    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

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

    Contact us at [email protected]

    1 hr
  • 46 - Collect Data First, Ask Questions Later

    Elizabeth and Roger discuss the common pitfall of understanding the distinction between data collection and designing a study to answer a research question, and what they think makes a good slide.

    Show Notes:

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

    How to Review a Paper: http://effortreport.libsyn.com/44-how-to-review-a-paper

    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

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

    Contact us at [email protected]

    1 hr 5 min
  • 45 - Departments and Media Relations

    Elizabeth and Roger talk about why there are departments and interacting with the media. 

    Show notes:

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

    The Money Episode: http://effortreport.libsyn.com/4-the-money-episode

    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

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

    Contact us at [email protected]

    1 hr 8 min
  • 44 - How to Review a Paper

    Elizabeth and Roger talk about reviewing papers submitted for publication. And Elizabeth wins the Weekly Grind.

    Show notes:

    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

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

    Contact us at [email protected]

    1 hr 7 min
  • 43 - Special Appearance on the Philip Guo Podcast

    Roger makes a special appearance on Philip Guo's Podcast to talk about podcasting in academia and white boards.

    Show notes:

    Philip Guo's web site: http://pgbovine.net/index.html

    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

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

    Contact us at [email protected]

    44 min
  • 42 - Promotion Tracks: Upsides and Downsides

    Elizabeth and Roger talk about the different types of “tracks” for faculty and variations in tracks across institutions.

    Show notes:

    Episode 40: http://effortreport.libsyn.com/40-indirect-costs

    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

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

    Contact us at [email protected]

    58 min
  • 41 - Fads in Academia and Leadership Styles

    Elizabeth and Roger talk about the latest fads in academia and inspirational vs. operational leaders

    Show notes:

    Episode 23 with Al Sommer: http://effortreport.libsyn.com/23-special-guest-al-sommer

    Tyler Cowen indirect costs article https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-31/u-s-could-use-a-better-way-to-pay-for-science

    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

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

    Contact us at [email protected]

    1 hr 2 min
  • 40 - Indirect Costs

    Elizabeth and Roger talk about indirect costs (e.g. IDC, F&A), what they are and some of the controversies about them.

    Show Notes:

    Episode 39 on knowing your role: http://effortreport.libsyn.com/39-knowing-your-role

    Trump Reportedly Considering New Cuts to Biomedical Research (article by Ed Yong): https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/trump-will-double-down-on-attempt-to-trim-the-nih-budget/527058/

    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

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

    Contact us at [email protected]

    45 min
  • 39 - Knowing Your Role

    Elizabeth and Roger talk about the range of roles a faculty member plays as a part of a research team and as a part of other types of activities we participate in.

    Episode 21 where we discuss the shadow mentor: http://effortreport.libsyn.com/21-the-mentee-mentor-relationship-its-complicated

    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

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

    Contact us at [email protected]

    58 min
  • 38 - The Risk-Reward Calculation

    Elizabeth and Roger talk about calibrating the risk:reward ratio when deciding whether to do something and the role of communication tools.

    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 iTunes: 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 10 min

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