The Joke's on You
The Edge for Scholars
What makes a funny joke? What makes a strong grant application? Sometimes, the same things. In the video below, Jerry Seinfeld describes his joke-writing process and takes the viewer through …
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Go To SLEEP! The Five Things That Happen When You Don't Call It A Night
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
How many times have you sat down at your computer and worked way too late into the night writing a paper or grant only to find that in the cold …
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Get Writing and Recapture Your Free Time with How to Write a Lot
Rebecca Helton, MA
Do you find your grant-writing intruding on time you’d rather spend with your family? Did revisions to that last journal article ruin your vacation? Then this book might be …
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Prevent the Email Faux Pas That Gets You Fired: Read Send
Rebecca Helton, MA
Did you know that signing an email with “Sincerely” instead of “Best regards” can irrevocably alter your relationship with a colleague? Or that “please” and “thank you” can be anything …
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Write Like a Boss: Five Minutes to Better Science Writing
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
If your writing is starting to look a little frayed around the edges and lacking that enthusiastic zing you had when you first got to the keyboard, its time for …
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Women and URMs, Peer Review Needs You. Here's Why and How to Get On That.
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
UPDATED! Awesome update on our call for URM and women reviewers: After lots of awesome feedback and 63 folks signing up, its clear that trainees and PIs turned out in droves. …
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So You Want to Be On An Editorial Board? Some Protips for That.
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
A mere month ago, I was a humble researcher with an amazingly cool lab. But this month, things are different. I’ve been named a Reviewing Editor at a society …
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Unexpected Perks of Editing for a Journal
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Six months into being a Reviewing Editor for Journal of Neuroscience and my top favorite things, in no particular order, are: 1) Sending out “Your Manuscript has been Accepted” emails. This …
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Author, Author, Who's Got the Author?
The Edge for Scholars
Authorship on a paper is obvious and will easily, automatically, and fairly be decided, right? If you’re laughing right now, you probably don’t need to read further. If …
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The I in Team
The Edge for Scholars
A recent Chronicle of Higher Ed article argues that “team science leaves many researchers lost in the crowd.” Though the article centers on the challenges of assigning appropriate credit for …
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