Do you need to write code in your academic work? Have you read someone else’s code? Did you just get a code attachment with a warning like “this is a mess, I need to clean this up someday?”. Well, you are not alone. It seems that in the industry, telling someone that you plan to [...]
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February 11, 2008
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Common practices that scientists don’t use when writing code, and why we should
By jose in Blog, Computing tips, Resources
February 8, 2008
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Cognitive doping for intellectually demanding tasks: worth it?
By jose in Blog, Evaluation, Grad Student direction, Time managementThis comes at a time when I’m very concerned about what people can do under pressure and how much they are willing to sacrifice for their careers. A friend in the tenure track (or the equivalent in the country she lives in) has lost two babies (natural abortion), probably due to stress. There are entire [...]
January 28, 2008
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Ap.com’s interviews Matt Cornell: Submit your questions
By jose in Announcements, Blog, Interviews, Time managementWe have talked about Matt Cornell before on our post “Matt’s idea blog on GTD and Faculty Productivity“. When I first found his blog, Matt mentioned that… [He] would work with three self-selected early faculty members, coach them in the method, and hopefully give the director enough information to decide if the results merited a [...]
January 23, 2008
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How to submit a post to a blog
By jose in Announcements, BlogIn this post I’ll show you two easy ways to submit a post. Note: if you have blogged before, this explanation may be unnecessary. First method: use the built-in editor on our site I’ll assume that you could sign in/log in just fine. Then you should see a blue WordPress page with several options. One [...]