On humility and self-confidence
            This may or may not be an epiphany, but the two are wholly compatible
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Why I don't like arguments and debates
            I keep a perennial list of topics that had made me think, “ooh, that would make a good post.” The
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Academic Mixtape Nineteen
            what have you missed from the past three weeks?
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        What is the purpose of your research program?
            No, really. Can you really explain why you're doing all this work?
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        We need more schedule flexibility during the academic year
            At the risk of generalization, I’ll say that most faculty at research institutions don’t really get what it’
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Let's celebrate some good news
            because we should use carrots as well as sticks
        
     
    
                        
    
        
    
        Academic Mixtape seventeen
            good stuff from the past few weeks
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        What does it take at each career stage?
            I think academic scientists need different skills at different time points in their careers.