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Measuring the success of a scientific meeting
The success of a scientific meeting is something we care about, but measuring it may be complicated. One might think the best measure involves whether or not the stated goals were accomplished. These goals could be as simple … Continue reading
Posted in Scientific meetings
Tagged Alan Templeton, evolution, measurement, Meeting, Multicellular organism, new ideas, Organism, scientific meeting
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How to review a grant proposal
There are only four things that you should consider when you review a proposal submitted to the National Science Foundation. You should weight them more or less equally. By that, I mean that weakness in any one of these elements … Continue reading
Posted in Grant proposals, Refereeing
Tagged broader impacts, creativity, grant proposal, methods, National Science Foundation, new ideas, NIH, NSF, Peer review, productivity, Research, science, United States
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A secret solution to the challenge of finding a work-life balance
Wash U has appointed me to their work-life balance committee. It makes me a little nervous, because I’m not sure what I think about this. In my group I want the people with passion for research and for new ideas. … Continue reading
Posted in Managing an academic career
Tagged balance, children, creativity, Employment, grit, leisure, new ideas, Organizations, Parenting, passion, Rethinking Work, sleep, teaching, work, Work and Family, Work ethic, Work–life balance
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Lab meeting talks
She began with a couple of figures taken from someone else’s paper. They showed exactly what that other study measured. Sara Mitri told us what motivated that study. She then went on to clearly explain how her study would be … Continue reading
Don’t discuss papers you get to review with your lab group!
One of the things about disagreement, particularly in the Midwest, I think, is that it comes as much from what is not said as from what is said. In this case, I think the consensus is that it is NOT … Continue reading
Posted in Publishing your work
Tagged Confidentiality, creativity, lab meeting, meetings, new ideas, refereeing
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