The Effort Report

The Effort Report

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

  • 174 - No Pet Peeves

    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.

    Show Notes

    Roger's interview

    NIH Revising Review Criteria

    Roger on Twitter

    Elizabeth on Twitter

    Effort Report on Twitter

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

    Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts

    Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play

    Find past episodes

    Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

    Podcast art by Maggie Matsui

    57 min
  • 173 - Color of Money

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

    Show Notes:

    Roger on Twitter

    Elizabeth on Twitter

    Effort Report on Twitter

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

    Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts

    Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play

    Find past episodes

    Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

    Podcast art by Maggie Matsui

    57 min
  • 172 - The Value of Money

    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.

    Show Notes:

    Roger on Twitter

    Elizabeth on Twitter

    Effort Report on Twitter

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

    Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts

    Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play

    Find past episodes

    Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

    Podcast art by Maggie Matsui

    1 hr 3 min
  • 171 - Time Pies are Ruthless

    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

    Roger on Twitter

    Elizabeth on Twitter

    Effort Report on Twitter

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

    Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts

    Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play

    Find past episodes

    Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

    Podcast art by Maggie Matsui

    54 min
  • 170 - Strategic Priorities

    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.

    Show Notes:

    College Pricing Game

    Roger on Twitter

    Elizabeth on Twitter

    Effort Report on Twitter

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

    Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts

    Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play

    Find past episodes

    Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

    Podcast art by Maggie Matsui

    52 min
  • 169 - Synergistic Pet Peeve

    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

    Effort Report on Twitter

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

    Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts

    Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play

    Find past episodes

    Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

    Podcast art by Maggie Matsui

    57 min
  • 168 - The Academic Caddy

    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.

    Show Notes:

    Roger on Twitter

    Elizabeth on Twitter

    Effort Report on Twitter

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

    Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts

    Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play

    Find past episodes

    Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

    Podcast art by Maggie Matsui

    1 hr 6 min
  • 167 - Volunteerism

    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.

    Show Notes:

    Roger on Twitter

    Elizabeth on Twitter

    Effort Report on Twitter

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

    Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts

    Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play

    Find past episodes

    Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

    Podcast art by Maggie Matsui

    57 min
  • 166 - Office Clean Out

    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.

    Show Notes:

    Roger on Twitter

    Elizabeth on Twitter

    Effort Report on Twitter

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

    Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts

    Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play

    Find past episodes

    Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

    Podcast art by Maggie Matsui

    1 hr 4 min
  • 165 - Crafting Your Craft

    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.

    Show Notes:

    Roger on Twitter

    Elizabeth on Twitter

    Effort Report on Twitter

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

    Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts

    Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play

    Find past episodes

    Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

    Podcast art by Maggie Matsui

    59 min

About The Effort Report

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