The Effort Report

By Elizabeth Matsui and Roger Peng

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

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How many episodes does The Effort Report have?

The podcast currently has 197 episodes available.

The Effort Report episodes:

December 20, 2022 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

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57min
November 23, 2022 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

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57min
November 06, 2022 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

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Find past episodes

Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

Podcast art by Maggie Matsui
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1h 3min
October 14, 2022 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

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Find past episodes

Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

Podcast art by Maggie Matsui
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54min
September 30, 2022 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

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Find past episodes

Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

Podcast art by Maggie Matsui
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52min
September 19, 2022 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

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Find past episodes

Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

Podcast art by Maggie Matsui
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57min
September 07, 2022 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
...more
1h 6min
August 23, 2022 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
...more
57min
August 03, 2022 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

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Find past episodes

Contact us at theeffortreport @ gmail.com

Podcast art by Maggie Matsui
...more
1h 4min
July 19, 2022 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
...more
59min

FAQs about The Effort Report:

How many episodes does The Effort Report have?

The podcast currently has 197 episodes available.