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How to report the results of statistical tests in papers (ht @duffy_ma)
Is there a book (or website) that has data, code for analysis, & example of how to report results for common ecological analyses? — Meghan Duffy (@duffy_ma) July 21, 2017 In sum: not really.
Last updated on 27 Sep 2023
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What are your consulting fees? A calculator for academics
A few weeks ago I participated in an event and I was asked by the organizers to estimate the “value of my participation” – specifically the time spent preparing and delivering the presentation – so they could report this to the granting agency and use it in future grant proposals.
Last updated on 27 Sep 2023
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Productivity Tools for Field, Lab, and Academic Life: @IFTTT
This semester our lab meeting will be partially dedicated to people sharing tools they use in the field, doing analyses, in lab, in life….whatever. These can be to increase efficiency, make fieldwork simpler, tame their email, etc.
Last updated on 27 Sep 2023
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Slack Hacks for Academic Lab Groups - please add to the list!
Our lab group - 3 faculty and 8-15 students, postdocs, and visitors - is starting to use Slack for internal communication. This list is a growing compendium of hacks to enhance its functionality, with examples tailored towards academic labs and the way we could use it.
Last updated on 27 Sep 2023
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11 steps to check my university email each morning. Kidding: No. Going insane: Yes. (UPDATE 9/29/15)
Step 1: Fire up Outlook. Step 2: Click “send and receive” and wait for this pop-up window: [caption id=“attachment_7396” align=“aligncenter” width=“441”] step 3[/caption] Step 3: Click “Activate” and wait for the following window, which asks you exactly the same thing as the window above.
Last updated on 27 Sep 2023
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Why I went with MS OneDrive instead of DropBox or Google Drive (UPDATE: Actually, I didn't)
Update 1: a few big shortcomings in OneDrive Update 2: another shortcoming: limit on number of files Update 3: in which I traded emails with our head of IT Update 4: VICTORY!
Last updated on 27 Sep 2023
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READ THIS: Make meetings better by...
Make your faculty, lab, and student committee meetings better by reading this article from Fast Company magazine. The Seven Sins of Deadly Meetings (TLDR Version) Sin #1: People don’t take meetings seriously.
Last updated on 27 Sep 2023
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I've been asked a bunch, so here it is: My standing desk and where I got it. (UPDATED)
Following the suggestion that if you get asked a question more than twice you should write a blog post about it, here is the info on my standing desk set-up. A few months ago I finally got a standing desk after reading [see here, here, here] about their benefits for a long time.
Last updated on 27 Sep 2023
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