I'd argue an easy way to support "early-career" folks is not to lump everyone together.
Depending on who's talking, it could mean anything from undergrads to untenured profs--and they all want and need different things. The baked-in idea of a fixed, linear career path is also bad too!
Depending on who's talking, it could mean anything from undergrads to untenured profs--and they all want and need different things. The baked-in idea of a fixed, linear career path is also bad too!
Helping scientists at all career stages is part of The Transmitter’s mission. In collaboration with @neuromatch.bsky.social we’ve put together a survey to better understand how to support early-career researchers. Your voice matters. Make sure it’s heard: bit.ly/46UTVOq
#neuroskyence
#neuroskyence
What kinds of support do early-career researchers need?
Help The Transmitter and Neuromatch bolster the next generation of neuroscientists.
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July 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'd argue an easy way to support "early-career" folks is not to lump everyone together.
Depending on who's talking, it could mean anything from undergrads to untenured profs--and they all want and need different things. The baked-in idea of a fixed, linear career path is also bad too!
Depending on who's talking, it could mean anything from undergrads to untenured profs--and they all want and need different things. The baked-in idea of a fixed, linear career path is also bad too!
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One thing I've learned to do when I have questions about social security number holders who are age 100 or older is to look up the SSA Inspector General audit report, "Numberholders Age 100 or Older Who Did Not Have Death Information on the Numident."
t.co/AdWTV8eIPV
t.co/AdWTV8eIPV
https://oig.ssa.gov/assets/uploads/a-06-21-51022.pdf
t.co
February 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
One thing I've learned to do when I have questions about social security number holders who are age 100 or older is to look up the SSA Inspector General audit report, "Numberholders Age 100 or Older Who Did Not Have Death Information on the Numident."
t.co/AdWTV8eIPV
t.co/AdWTV8eIPV
The goals are awful, but the implementation is so hamfisted too.
Certainly wouldn't want NSF funding optics ("polarization"), math ("in/equality"), statistics ("bias"), linguistics ("male/female voices", "token"), chemistry ('fluid identity"), computing ("nonbinary") or uhhh "clean energy".
Certainly wouldn't want NSF funding optics ("polarization"), math ("in/equality"), statistics ("bias"), linguistics ("male/female voices", "token"), chemistry ('fluid identity"), computing ("nonbinary") or uhhh "clean energy".
Here's the list of keywords and phrases that will kick out your NSF proposal. See Appendix B on p. 40. www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...
www.commerce.senate.gov
February 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The goals are awful, but the implementation is so hamfisted too.
Certainly wouldn't want NSF funding optics ("polarization"), math ("in/equality"), statistics ("bias"), linguistics ("male/female voices", "token"), chemistry ('fluid identity"), computing ("nonbinary") or uhhh "clean energy".
Certainly wouldn't want NSF funding optics ("polarization"), math ("in/equality"), statistics ("bias"), linguistics ("male/female voices", "token"), chemistry ('fluid identity"), computing ("nonbinary") or uhhh "clean energy".
Reposted by Matt Krause
I ran 80,000 simulations and they all say you should be writing
November 5, 2024 at 6:05 PM
I ran 80,000 simulations and they all say you should be writing
Hi #neuroskyence and #PsychSciSky friends,
I'm looking for some reviews or book chapters about operant conditioning and reinforcement schedules: what works when--and why?
Any suggestions?
I'm looking for some reviews or book chapters about operant conditioning and reinforcement schedules: what works when--and why?
Any suggestions?
September 10, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Hi #neuroskyence and #PsychSciSky friends,
I'm looking for some reviews or book chapters about operant conditioning and reinforcement schedules: what works when--and why?
Any suggestions?
I'm looking for some reviews or book chapters about operant conditioning and reinforcement schedules: what works when--and why?
Any suggestions?
Reposted by Matt Krause
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
March 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
What exactly do #neuroscience folks mean when they say something "increases neural or cortical excitability"?
A gain increase?
More spikes overall?
Some secret third thing?
A gain increase?
More spikes overall?
Some secret third thing?
March 6, 2024 at 6:50 PM
What exactly do #neuroscience folks mean when they say something "increases neural or cortical excitability"?
A gain increase?
More spikes overall?
Some secret third thing?
A gain increase?
More spikes overall?
Some secret third thing?
As if the brain wasn't bad enough, I'm going to have to learn about skin (and bones) now too?!?
November 29, 2023 at 5:30 PM
As if the brain wasn't bad enough, I'm going to have to learn about skin (and bones) now too?!?
Can we do this for TT jobs too, please?
Places now want 5,000+ words (organized in their own idiosyncratic way), multiple letters—and now videos too!
These long apps seem like they must bias the application pool in bad ways.
Places now want 5,000+ words (organized in their own idiosyncratic way), multiple letters—and now videos too!
These long apps seem like they must bias the application pool in bad ways.
All grants should follow the "just submit a 2-page letter first and then we'll let you know if you even have a chance" model.
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
November 1, 2023 at 6:27 PM
Can we do this for TT jobs too, please?
Places now want 5,000+ words (organized in their own idiosyncratic way), multiple letters—and now videos too!
These long apps seem like they must bias the application pool in bad ways.
Places now want 5,000+ words (organized in their own idiosyncratic way), multiple letters—and now videos too!
These long apps seem like they must bias the application pool in bad ways.
Yikes! It’s not even Halloween yet!
(While I was taking this photo, someone stopped to see what I was looking at and got mad—at me! “A Christmas tree?! NOW? Are you kidding me?”)
(While I was taking this photo, someone stopped to see what I was looking at and got mad—at me! “A Christmas tree?! NOW? Are you kidding me?”)
October 29, 2023 at 2:29 PM
Yikes! It’s not even Halloween yet!
(While I was taking this photo, someone stopped to see what I was looking at and got mad—at me! “A Christmas tree?! NOW? Are you kidding me?”)
(While I was taking this photo, someone stopped to see what I was looking at and got mad—at me! “A Christmas tree?! NOW? Are you kidding me?”)
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The HiVE Lab is looking for Fall 2024 PhD students. We study how the neural computations of memory and cognitive flexibility are affected by neurodegeneration and metabolism. Fully funded PhD students. Las Vegas is fantastic, affordable, and diverse.
www.unlv.edu/degree/phd-n...
www.unlv.edu/degree/phd-n...
September 27, 2023 at 5:22 PM
The HiVE Lab is looking for Fall 2024 PhD students. We study how the neural computations of memory and cognitive flexibility are affected by neurodegeneration and metabolism. Fully funded PhD students. Las Vegas is fantastic, affordable, and diverse.
www.unlv.edu/degree/phd-n...
www.unlv.edu/degree/phd-n...
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Effect sizes according to Coen:
d = 0.0: The Effect Who Wasn’t There
d = 0.2: O Effect, Where Art Thou?
d = 0.6: A Serious Effect
d = 0.8: Largo
d = 0.0: The Effect Who Wasn’t There
d = 0.2: O Effect, Where Art Thou?
d = 0.6: A Serious Effect
d = 0.8: Largo
September 18, 2023 at 2:59 PM
Effect sizes according to Coen:
d = 0.0: The Effect Who Wasn’t There
d = 0.2: O Effect, Where Art Thou?
d = 0.6: A Serious Effect
d = 0.8: Largo
d = 0.0: The Effect Who Wasn’t There
d = 0.2: O Effect, Where Art Thou?
d = 0.6: A Serious Effect
d = 0.8: Largo
#Neuroskyence friends (or anyone else collecting big data sets), how does your lab handle data storage?
We had a handful of Buffalo NASes, but they're dying and, frankly, were never that good.
I'd ideally like ~100 Tb of storage (local or cloud), and for less than the cost of a student!
We had a handful of Buffalo NASes, but they're dying and, frankly, were never that good.
I'd ideally like ~100 Tb of storage (local or cloud), and for less than the cost of a student!
August 24, 2023 at 9:10 PM
#Neuroskyence friends (or anyone else collecting big data sets), how does your lab handle data storage?
We had a handful of Buffalo NASes, but they're dying and, frankly, were never that good.
I'd ideally like ~100 Tb of storage (local or cloud), and for less than the cost of a student!
We had a handful of Buffalo NASes, but they're dying and, frankly, were never that good.
I'd ideally like ~100 Tb of storage (local or cloud), and for less than the cost of a student!