The Effort Report

The Effort Report

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

  • 115 - Academia and (Major) Economic Downturns

    Elizabeth and Roger talk about recent responses of universities to the economic fallout from COVID-19 and keeping your eye on the ball.

    Show notes:

    Johns Hopkins University financial implications of COVID-19

    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

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

    Contact us at [email protected]

    Podcast art by Maggie Matsui

    1 hr 6 min
  • 114 - Money and Vacation (during a pandemic)

    Elizabeth and Roger talk about vacations during a pandemic and university budgets. And the return of friends of the Effort Report with Paul Rathouz.

    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]

    Podcast art by Maggie Matsui

    1 hr 19 min
  • 113 - Academia in a Time of Crisis

    Elizabeth and Roger discuss academic life during the COVID-19 global public health crisis and internal metrics of success.

    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]

    Podcast art by Maggie Matsui

    1 hr 1 min
  • 112 - Don't be Afraid to Take the Plunge

    Elizabeth and Roger talk about the heavy cognitive lifting involved in some types of writing and introduce a new segment.

    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 8 min
  • 111 - Of Emails and Pies

    Elizabeth and Roger talk about the complexities of email communication and introduce a new pie - the mission pie. Also, Roger's Theory of the Pre-Meeting.

    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]

    55 min
  • 110 - Working and Hiding

    Elizabeth and Roger talk about the definition of work and where they go to hide.

    Show Notes:

    How much is the specific aims page worth?

    Data cleaning can take years

    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
  • 109 - Tinkering

    Elizabeth and Roger ring in the new year with a discussion of nitpicky reviews, conceptual diagrams, collaborative writing, being kind, and professionalism.

    Show Notes:

    Graphical abstracts

    Ten rules for (possibly) succeeding in academia through upward kindness

    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 1 min
  • 108 - Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks

    Elizabeth and Roger discuss the ins and outs of NIH study sections, whether it's a good idea to learn new things, and team science.

    Show Notes:

    The Care and Feeding of the Biostatistician

    The Care and Feeding of Your Scientist Collaborator

    Tweet thread on study sections

    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]

    55 min
  • 107 - Leadership Pies

    Elizabeth and Roger follow up on Kelly Clarkson, crying, collabofriends, and lessons from space, and discuss clinicians vs. epidemiologists, new vs. original, and holiday parties. Also, the return of Roger's pet peeves!

    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]

    57 min
  • 106 - All About Leadership

    Elizabeth and Roger discuss leadership from many angles.

    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]

    54 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.