Terry McGlynn

01
Dec

What reference manager is the best option?

Managing references can be a major pain in the butt. It’s one of the more annoying parts assembling a
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24
Nov

Why I don’t use my campus email address

What good things does an institutional email address do for you? Here is a list: * It gives you legitimacy. If
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21
Nov

Recommended reads #40

A peer-reviewed paper in a computational biology journal called “Ten simple rules for better figures.” Lisa Buckley explains “Why I
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17
Nov

Setting formal expectations for lab members

Are your lab members aware when they do not meet expectations? Out the outset, students should know what is expected
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12
Nov

New requirement for scientists: You cannot be a sexist pigdog

I live in the city where Richard Feynman did a bunch of amazing things. I’ve chatted with a number
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10
Nov

Even more sincere answers to stupid questions

For better or worse, I am able to see some of the search terms that are bring people to this
3 min read
07
Nov

Recommended reads #39

There’s a site named Shit My Reviewers Say. Which has a bunch of heartless and unsubstantiated zingers that folks
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06
Nov

Social media: what is it good for?

For better or worse, I am the only person in my department who engages regularly in social media. Blogging here,
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03
Nov

What to do if you’re facing tenure denial

A nontrivial fraction of tenure-track faculty are denied tenure, well over the standard 5% threshold for Type I errors that
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31
Oct

The conference hangover

This week I definitely had a ‘hangover’. Two weeks of meetings* left me a strange mixture of excited, enthusiastic, invigorated
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