37: Work/life balance in academia

In this episode, we talk work/life balance for early career researchers. Do you need to work a 70-hour week to be a successful scientist or can you actually have a life outside the lab? Some of the topics covered: An update on "the postdoc that didn't say no" story Brian Wansink's response De-identifying data in research The perils of public criticism Criticising the research vs. criticising the person Some sage advice from a senior academic on "Making science the centre of your life" Look for a boss that won't make insane demands of your time How much good work is really coming out of a 70-hour week? An old hack Dan used to do to pretend he was working on data when he was really just on twitter Links GRIM test calculator http://www.prepubmed.org/grim_test/ Jordan's follow-up post https://medium.com/@OmnesRes/the-donald-trump-of-food-research-49e2bc7daa41#.me8e97z51 Brian Wansink's response http://www.brianwansink.com/phd-advice/statistical-heartburn-and-long-term-lessons The "Making science the centre of your life" slide https://twitter.com/hertzpodcast/status/832501121893724160 Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/ Twitter account https://www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast