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Apr
Academic Mixtape fifteen

Academic Mixtape fifteen

a lot has happened over the past two weeks!
3 min read
29
Mar
Is submitting a manuscript or a grant a big deal?

Is submitting a manuscript or a grant a big deal?

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. What controls this mindset?
5 min read
19
Mar
You are more powerful than you think

You are more powerful than you think

but exercising power constructively takes a lot of work
5 min read
15
Mar
Academic Mixtape 14

Academic Mixtape 14

good stuff to read
2 min read
14
Mar
Self-citation is a very good thing

Self-citation is a very good thing

How can a publication tell a story if the authors steer away the history of their ideas?
4 min read
07
Mar
mostly a grayish sky with a solitary wispy cloud at the top of the frame, the bottom eighth of the image is a few buildings of the University of San Diego from a distance

The day I realized I was in the wrong place

What’s the distinction between “doing biology” and “being a biologist?” The answer is gatekeeping.
6 min read
04
Mar
Academic Mixtape Thirteen

Academic Mixtape Thirteen

moar good stuff to read
3 min read
26
Feb
screenshot of Wallace from The Wrong Trousers, waggling his fingers as his is saying, "Crackin' toast, Gromit!"

The meeting scheduling crisis is an indicator of a much bigger problem

What does it mean that a half-hour spot on your calendar a few weeks away is such a rare and valuable commodity?
14 min read
13
Feb
Publications are currency from a foreign land

Publications are currency from a foreign land

In Academia, pubs pay the bills, but everywhere else, they're just paper.
7 min read
02
Feb
Academic Mixtape Twelve

Academic Mixtape Twelve

good stuff you might appreciate
2 min read