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Demystifying the Peer-Review Process

February 6, 2019
Demystifying the Peer-Review Process
Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all? Demystifying the review process. Modified from unsplash.com @rawpixel

An important and inevitable aspect of being in academia is receiving a request to peer-review a paper. And much like the papers we write and submit, retaining structure and clarity for the review itself is important. This week Adina E. Pusok, Postdoctoral Researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, and our outgoing GD ECR representative, shares some detailed and helpful tips for writi ...[Read More]

Presentation skills – 2. Speech

November 28, 2018
Presentation skills – 2. Speech
I ... uh ... don't really know what to say here ... uh ... So I'll just let you read the blog post, right?
Credit: Pixabay

Presenting: some people love it, some people hate it. I firmly place myself in the first category and apparently, this presentation joy translates itself into being a good – and confident – speaker. Over the years, quite a few people have asked me for my secrets to presenting (which – immediate full disclosure – I do not have) and this is the result: a running series on the ...[Read More]

It’s just coding … – Scientific software development in geodynamics

October 9, 2018

As big software packages become a commonplace in geodynamics, which skills should a geodynamicist aim at having in software development? Which techniques should be considered a minimum standard for our software? This week Rene Gassmöller, project scientist at UC Davis, Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics, shares his insights on the best practices to make scientific software better, and ho ...[Read More]

Presentation skills – 1. Voice

September 26, 2018
Presentation skills – 1. Voice
La la la la la la laaaaaaa
I hear steaming does wonders for your voice. Go on. Google it.
Credit: Pixabay

Presenting: some people love it, some people hate it. I firmly place myself in the first category and apparently, this presentation joy translates itself into being a good – and confident – speaker. Over the years, quite a few people have asked me for my secrets to presenting (which – immediate full disclosure – I do not have) and this is the result: a running series on the ...[Read More]