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173 - Color of Money Nov 23, 2022

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss whether all money is green in academia, panic writing, summary statements, and doing the work.

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172 - The Value of Money Nov 06, 2022

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Elizabeth and Roger are here to discuss sending slides in advance, five minute meetings, making invisible work visible, and the value of external money in the academy.

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171 - Time Pies are Ruthless Oct 14, 2022

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss time pies, continuing resolutions, appropriations committees, head shots, travel receipts, and responding to RFAs. And Roger is recruiting a postdoc!

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170 - Strategic Priorities Sep 30, 2022

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss a grab bag of work in progress and answer the question of whether you should ever align yourself with a fund agency's strategic priorities.

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169 - Synergistic Pet Peeve Sep 19, 2022

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Elizabeth and Roger, back in person together, discuss synergy that is totally not a pet peeve, caddies, Elizabeth's steering committee, golf bullies, and making a course or curriculum.

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168 - The Academic Caddy Sep 07, 2022

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Elizabeth and Roger follow up on volunteering and then discuss new research buzzwords, communication platforms and their purposes, deflecting requests for money, and the role of caddies in academia.

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167 - Volunteerism Aug 23, 2022

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Elizabeth and Roger discuss the nature of volunteering in academia. Also, Roger settles into his new office, revisiting the interpretation of summary statements, and taking a "history" in collaborations.

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166 - Office Clean Out Aug 03, 2022

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Roger cleans out his office and finds some archaeological gems while Elizabeth experiences the beginner's mind. Also, word salad, ignoring emails, and the International Space Station.

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165 - Crafting Your Craft Jul 19, 2022

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Roger and Elizabeth introduce the first in a series of "craft" segments that talk about the nuts and bolts of being an academic. They discuss how to review a paper, as well as study sections, and other work in progress.

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