Building a Research Career - Grant Writing with Morgan Giddings, PhD

June 26, 20182Comments

How Too Much Objectivity Kills Your Grant Chances

Just observe a debate between any two human beings. You'll notice that it doesn't matter how many facts one side marshalls against the other. Just slamming the opponent with facts and data leads to deeper entrenchment. This often happens with grants, too. Here's a post on how to avoid that...

by Morgan Giddings

Building a Research Career

Grant Writing

Mindset

Writing Techniques

December 6, 20160Comments

How to Avoid The Frame Clash with Your Reviewer

You and your reviewer have very different perspectives. If you don't understand the difference and take great care to ameliorate it, you will have far less chance of success. You'll

by Morgan Giddings

Academic Life

Building a Research Career

November 23, 20160Comments

Pansy-ass conservatism has infected science, and we must stop it…

Pansy ass conservatism has infected science... how to survive this mind virus.

by Morgan Giddings

Building a Research Career

August 15, 20146Comments

Has academia brainwashed you into living your life later?

This is a guest post by Stefanie Robel, PhD. Most of my academic career I have been working toward big longterm goals: my masters degree, my first paper, my PhD, the

by Morgan Giddings