The Effort Report

Elizabeth and Roger revisit Al Sommer’s public health lesson: ignore the job description and also discuss being in the line of (bio)statistical fire. 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...

Elizabeth and Roger talk about feedback and a few of the things that make academic medicine different from most of the rest of the academic world. 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...

Elizabeth and Roger are now settled in their respective home cities to discuss the nuts and bolts of collaboration and the nature of research. Show notes: "Find your passion" is bad advice Episode 36 - Where's the Passion? 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...

Roger welcomes special guest co-host Frauke Kreuter to discuss time management, digging deep vs. being broad, chairing a meeting, and efficient advising of students. Show notes: Frauke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fraukolos 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...

Elizabeth and Roger talk about ownership of grants and data and choosing projects that afford a long runway. Show notes: Submitting grants vs. waiting - https://twitter.com/DrSherryPagoto/status/1006498383551455232 Why the Medical Research Grant System Could Be Costing Us Great Ideas - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/upshot/why-the-medical-research-grant-system-could-be-costing-us-great-ideas.html It's not your grant -...

Elizabeth and Roger talk about writing (again) and about opportunities that arise that cause you to rethink your career path. 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:...

Elizabeth and Roger take listener questions and try very hard to answer them. Show notes: Lewis MacKenzie's paper about academic podcasts 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...

Elizabeth and Roger discuss how to make something qualify as “scholarship” in academia and what Roger wished he’d known before starting out as a professor. Also, the next installment of the new segment Elizabeth on the Move. Show notes: Storytelling with data podcast Roger's blog post about culture 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...

Elizabeth and Roger talk about what to expect from your mentor when writing a career development grant and the power grab. 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: ...

Elizabeth and Roger talk about some of the awkward and sometimes hidden situations people find themselves in in biomedical academia. 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...

Elizabeth and Roger talk about the ideal mix of ingredients for successful creativity on deadline. Show notes: Six Days to Air 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: ...

Roger and Elizabeth follow up on Elizabeth's plenary talk and Roger decides to initiate a time tracking study with Elizabeth's guidance. Show notes: Skeptical cat Science is Demanding Gordon Ramsay Quality at Ray Kroc Speeds Toggl App Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/ Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui Effort Report on Twitter:...

Roger gives Elizabeth feedback on the slides for a talk she is giving at an upcoming conference. Also follow up and other small things. Show notes: Sherri Rose's poll about review times Katey Rayner's thread about Canadian grants Elizabeth's slides Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/ Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethmatsui Effort Report on Twitter:...

Elizabeth and Roger revisit evaluating the science vs. the scientist and talk about how the jargon of a field can be an obstacle to innovation. Show notes: Interview with Elizabeth: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/mstp/blog/effort-report-podcast-about-academic-medicine-and-research Gender bias goes away when grant reviewers focus on the science: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01212-0 Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score:...

Elizabeth and Roger talk about the depth of intellectual commitment needed to have an impact and being a matchmaker...when you suspect the match may not be a good one. Show notes: Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/ 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:...

Elizabeth and Roger discuss the common mismatch between what you are actually working on and what you would like to be working on, and how to know if you should get out. Show notes: Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/ 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:...

Elizabeth and Roger talk about strategies for revising and resubmitting grants. Show notes: Doing Skype Interviews: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/tips-to-improve-your-chances-of-success-in-a-skype-interview/article37049258/ 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:...

Elizabeth and Roger talk about career changes and how they offer an opportunity to reinvent your (professional) self. Show notes: Jeff Leek's blog post on reproducibility: https://simplystatistics.org/2017/11/21/rr-sress/ Effort Report Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/marketplace/17852-the-effort-report-podcast Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/ Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Elizabeth on Twitter:...

Elizabeth and Roger talk about the forces that can promote creative stagnation and herd mentality and how to determine when you have a “publication unit.” Show notes: Thinking like a statistician: the importance of investigator-initiated grants - https://simplystatistics.org/2015/12/01/thinking-like-a-statistician-fund-more-investigator-initiated-grants/ Submit to the Effort Report Impact Score: http://theeffortreport.com/2017/06/08/score/ Effort Report Stickers: ...

Liz Stuart joins the podcast to talk with Roger about preparing for talks and parceling out ideas into papers. Show Notes: Liz Stuart on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizstuartdc 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...