I ran a poll to learn how much of our time is spent on service activities. I was surprised to learn that "more than 21%" is the answer that received most votes. In fact, for myself I thought it would…
I was recently asked to record a snippet on Open Science, for the Open Science MOOC.Here's the statement that I prepared to organize my thoughts (I ended up rephrasing this as I talked for the recording, but the idea is…
I ran a poll on Twitter to see what is academics' favorite form of exercise. By a small margin, cardio wins the poll. Here's the wake of the poll:
Today's guest post is by Dr. Nadine Sinclair. Dr. Sinclair is one of the Founders and Managing Directors of Mind Matters, a boutique consulting firm based in Malta. Mind Matters advises large corporations on strategy and R&D topics and offers…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
I recently ran a poll about when we check and reply personal email. While I usually check personal email at work (it all comes together on my smartphone anyway), I usually reply my personal email (and blog-related email) in the…
Since I've been publishing with authors who always upload preprints, I wonder if it is a common practice. I like the idea of a preprint, but on the other hand, I seem to be too lazy/overwhelmed/... to actually upload preprints…
Some time ago, I ran a poll on Twitter about disconnecting from work during holidays. Most respondents feel the same way about it as me - we try, but it's hard. I want to disconnect, but I'm afraid I'll miss…
At the beginning of the year, I ran a poll to learn if academics set writing targets for the New Year. I often see other blogging academics mention that they want to submit X papers during the year, and was…
I recently ran a poll on smartphone use in academia, now that there are numerous apps available that track how much time we spend/waste on our phones. Whether we are wasting or spending our time can be a blurry line.…
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