You get reviewer comments back on your manuscript. How do you respond to them? Julia and Jonathan give their perspective on picking your battles, structuring a response letter, and how much to include vs. not. Some of us get grumpy when we read reviews, and many of us have experience with Grumpy Reviewer 2. But what about Helpful Reviewer 4? Also, your hosts invite David Tennant to be a guest on the podcast next time Julia is out of town.

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Links:

• David Tennant - Wikipedia
• David Tennant | Podcast
• Internment of Japanese Americans - Wikipedia
• What I thought would make me productive small illustration | Etsy
• How Not to Be Reviewer #2 – Ashley ML Brown
• The juice and the squeeze Episode 18: Sharing is caring
• (1) Reviewer 2 Must Be Stopped! | Facebook
• Reviewer 2 (@GrumpyReviewer2) / Twitter
• ShitMyReviewersSay (@YourPaperSucks) / Twitter

Peer review is an integral part of the scientific endeavor. Julia and Jonathan share thoughts about why we review, and how we review. And, some thoughts on how to review less if you review a lot, and how to review MORE if you’d like to get started.

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Links:

• Here’s a Timeline of the Debate About How to Pronounce GIF | Time
• How To Really Pronounce GIF
• A 21 Word Solution by Joseph P. Simmons, Leif D. Nelson, Uri Simonsohn :: SSRN
• How many manuscripts should you be reviewing? — Jonathan Peelle
• TextExpander – Productivity App | Text Expander
• Publons — Keeping track of your peer review
• Twelve Tips for Reviewers – Association for Psychological Science – APS
• OSF | Standard Reviewer Statement for Disclosure of Sample, Conditions, Measures, and Exclusions Wiki
• Signing my peer review - unintended consequences and gender | The Naegle Lab | Washington University in St. Louis

Be serenaded by the dulcet tones of crying babies while you hear Julia and Jonathan discuss poorly-named “soft skills” of academia, including project management, general organization, and taking care of yourself (“sharpening your saw”). Empathy and theory-of-mind are undervalued as soft skills but are probably things we can practice. Imposter syndrome makes an appearance. And, Jonathan also explores a unique publishing opportunity.

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Links:

• Poetry For All Episode 1: Seamus Heaney, Digging
• Jonathan Peelle on Twitter: "I’m so tempted to see how this goes https://t.co/6wKxE9D036" / Twitter — Morning spam email
• The juice and the squeeze Episode 3: Join the resistance — The importance of taking care of yourself and taking time to sharpen your saw.
• Sanya Sagar on Twitter: "Thanks for the reminder Liz @fosslien #AcademicChatter https://t.co/ds1ITIp7Pz" / Twitter
• What I thought would make me productive small illustration | Etsy
• Theory of mind - Wikipedia
• The juice and the squeeze Episode 13: You're not an imposter, and it's not a syndrome

What’s a postdoc? Why might you do one? And, how do you get one? Jonathan and Julia talk about their own experiences and advice, including why it’s never too early to start and why considering the F word is useful. But before any of that, a refreshing digression on cocktails and clear ice.

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Links:

• bourbon peach smash – smitten kitchen
• Shrub (drink) - Wikipedia
• Bring Me a Shrubbery - Monty Python - Longer Version - YouTube
• What is Directional Freezing? - Alcademics
• Amazon.com: Tovolo Seamless Sphere Ice System, Compact, 2.5 Inch Crystal Clear Spheres - Set of 4 Molds: Kitchen & Dining
• The juice and the squeeze Episode 6: Aggressively friendly
• Whistle stop train tour - Wikipedia
• National Postdoctoral Association

Julia and Jonathan have been thinking a lot about online teaching. Not claiming to be experts they share what’s worked well and what they are excited about for the coming term. Office hours? Casual interactions? Small group discussions? We’ve got ideas for you. Bonus: hear how Julia learned about controlled burns (yes, it’s related).

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Links:

• Julia Strand on Twitter: "Teaser trailer for my #OpenScience class called "Psychology's Credibility Revolution" at @CarletonCollege this fall. Planning to share all my materials publicly, stay tuned! https://t.co/BwSJUTDbLL" / Twitter
• Jonathan Peelle on Twitter: "I've found sending a survey to my class to be super useful in learning about student thoughts and concerns. I'm doing it again this semester. Please feel free to use, and I am open to suggestions (edit/comment in the google doc) https://t.co/SQzZL6ACJM https://t.co/odg6O5WV2o" / Twitter
• Gather
• Online scheduling tool for customer bookings - YouCanBook.me
• Free Online Appointment Scheduling Software - Calendly
• Perusall

Interested in what a job at a small liberal arts college (SLAC) is like? Julia shares about her job (spoiler: she likes her job just a little) and offers advice on things to consider when applying for a similar job. Pssst: teaching experience helps. (And, follow-up reply to an email where the hosts reject a listener’s suggestion that it is entirely their fault they have a difficult relationship with their advisor.)

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Links:

• Carleton College - Wikipedia
• Psychology Job Wiki 2020-2021 - Psychology Job Wiki

With many (all?) conferences online for the foreseeable future, Julia and Jonathan talk about the pros and cons of online conferences, using SIPS (which Julia just attended) as a jumping off point. How do we fight “Zoom fatigue”? What advantages do online conferences offer and how can we take advantage of them?

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Links:

• SIPS
• Hackathon Guide
• Gather — Awesome online gathering/hangout
• Lurker - Wikipedia
• The juice and the squeeze Episode 6: Aggressively friendly — Don't call it networking
• Psychonomic Society - 2020 Call for Abstracts
• Submissions Information | Society for the Neurobiology of Language

Turns out, life isn’t always easy. Julia and Jonathan explore some ways that we can help ourselves, and others, when we are going through difficult times (academic and otherwise), including the importance of modeling dealing with disappointment for our trainees (and colleagues) and having a network of people to turn to for support.

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Links:

• CV of failures professor Johannes Haushofer on what success really means | The Independent
• The Valley of Shit – The Thesis Whisperer

Julia and Jonathan have a short show this week so you have time to listen to one of the other great podcasts by Black academics linked to in our show notes.

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Links:

• SipNSci — A comedic podcast that aims to improve science literacy and provide representation of black people in STEM. The podcast will showcase guests who are people of color who work in science or those interested in science. Drunk Science with friends.” They have a great episode on hearing, hearing protection, and hearing devices for our audiophile listeners.
• ‎Black and Highly Dangerous on Apple Podcasts — The purpose of this podcast is to take everyday questions, conversations, and debates and attempt to provide answers by including up-to-date research along with occasional interviews from experts.” The most recent episode provides guidance on how to manage mental health in the current state of the world by interviewing Marline Francois-Madden, a licensed clinical social worker, advocate, and best selling author.
• PhDivas | Ph Divas | Free Listening on SoundCloud — Podcast about academia, culture, and social justice across the STEM/humanities divide.” Recommended episode: “S5E10 | COVID-19 Anti-Asian & Anti-Black Racism”
• Dr Esther - YouTube — Highlighting underrespresented scientists, researchers, innovators and more from the past, from the present, and ones to watch out for in the future!
• An Essential Reading Guide For Fighting Racism — There are lots of antiracist reading lists - here's one example.
• List of many Black-owned bookstores in the United States
• Take Action: A List of Ways You Can Stand In Solidarity with the Black Community | AdHoc Presents
• Anti-racism resources for white people
• SPARK Society — "We aim to give scientists of color the tools to become innovators in the cognitive sciences."

Mentoring is one of those things in life that is super important but that most of us don’t get much training about. Julia and Jonathan talk about how mentees can seek out effective mentors (understanding everyone differs in their flexibility), and things mentors can do to be more helpful. And a friendly reminder that you’re never to young to have a mentor, or to be a mentor.

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Links:

• German 150: Film 5 - YouTube
• Julia Strand on Twitter: "I finished recording lectures for the term!! I made my students a blooper reel so they could see what didn't make the final cut. :) https://t.co/2k1uXEFZfi" / Twitter
• Why seek a single mentor when you can have three — or more