We are deeply disappointed that graduate students and postdoctoral scholars were not included in today's Fall Economic Statement.
Without investments, Canada will continue to fail its most vulnerable researchers #SupportOurScience
Full statement: www.supportourscience.ca/post/support...
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Friends, please enjoy this, the world's BEST EVER COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE
...which I happened upon while drafting a climate temporality lexicon entry on recursivity this morning.
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I also think Postdocs would be more likely to participate in events if 1. they felt they had time and 2. if they didn't have substantial mental health burdens with poor access to the solutions.
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Wouldn't it be great if we could have a cultural shift that prioritized happy healthy researchers instead of sad burnouts? I fully expect that the quality of research would increase.
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I think the solution is improving postdoc working conditions - Postdocs need adequate compensation, benefits, stability, protection from toxic environments (career mobility can't hang on 1 recommendation letter). "Not having time" to do important things, is also something I hear a lot.
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I hear a lot that Postdocs aren't engaged enough at events at their institution. My response usually: they're depressed, overwhelmed, burning out. Well... CAPS/ACPP just released their 2020 national survey report and a jaw dropping 79% of 🇨🇦 Postdocs report experiencing severe mental health issues.
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If I were making that drive I'd stop by Green Mountain Orchards for cider doughnuts, apples, and the BEST fresh cider I have ever had. Putney, Vermont. Not far off I-91 and nearby Putney Mountain is a short hike with great views.
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I was bottom 50% income, but had a very privileged highschool experience and was strongly encouraged to take multiple SAT prep courses and buy multiple prep-books. It was very clear that these tests largely test your access ($) to test preparation not your education or intelligence. Shameful.
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Team authentic cobweb 🕸️
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One unexpected thing in my qualitative study w natural scientists (one-hour interviews) is how deeply, deeply sad the climate scientists are. They say things like "you have enough information from us, why won't anyone act?" -- the psychological distress these people are enduring is very great.
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I could not be less surprised by this. I am a data point. I've watched so many (and I mean TOO MANY) of my women colleagues experience the same. Women networks in academia are so fragile because there's never a sense of security or permanence. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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My partner just stopped mid-conversation because he unlocked a childhood memory of a Dutch gameshow that was literally wordle. Here's proof: youtu.be/w1Gq5c1ogGQ?...
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At some point, we should ask how this enhances our lives.
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Social class is inherited more strongly that parental height.
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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
The brain and spinal cord are patterned by the same cell signaling pathways that pattern veins on fly wings. 🧠🪰🦔
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