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It might happen after all

Posted on Author KinoPosted in Life in Academia, Scattered Plot
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Kino
Kino specializes in the philosophy of statistics and its application in the social sciences. She looks at the methodology of social sciences in general but psychology in particular through the lens of data analysis. Kino posts under the banner "Scattered Plot".
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I am finishing up my first year on the tenure track, and something amazing just happened to me last week. So, I am finally sitting down to write about what this all means, and I will share that amazing thing with you all. I am very proud of myself not for the reasons you might…

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Another job market data point

Posted on Author KinoPosted in For reference, Life in Academia, Scattered Plot
Kino
Kino
Kino specializes in the philosophy of statistics and its application in the social sciences. She looks at the methodology of social sciences in general but psychology in particular through the lens of data analysis. Kino posts under the banner "Scattered Plot".
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I recently came across Jeremy Davis’s writing on his five years of job market experience. I especially enjoyed his candid storytelling style. Reading it has made me want to write down my own job market journey. I have already written about my grad school journey here, which includes my first two years on the market,…

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A quick heads up about spam email

Posted on Author Chris MitschPosted in Life in Academia, Method Matters
Chris Mitsch
Chris Mitsch
Chris studies the history and philosophy of science and mathematics. He is currently translating several works by Hilbert, Nordheim, and von Neumann as part of a project on the philosophy of mathematics that informed early quantum mechanics formalisms. He is also interested in: historical method and how this should inform general philosophy of science; the cognitive foundations of mathematics; and the construction of identity in (especially American) politics. Chris posts under the banner "Method Matters".
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I am currently trapped under two cats–hence unable to move for the foreseeable future–so why not write a quick blog post on something annoying about academia? Get ready for the spam email. Doubly so if you are in philosophy of physics. I get (almost) daily spam messages, now that I have publications. These come in…

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Habit-forming in early career

Posted on Author Chris MitschPosted in Life in Academia, Method Matters
Chris Mitsch
Chris Mitsch
Chris studies the history and philosophy of science and mathematics. He is currently translating several works by Hilbert, Nordheim, and von Neumann as part of a project on the philosophy of mathematics that informed early quantum mechanics formalisms. He is also interested in: historical method and how this should inform general philosophy of science; the cognitive foundations of mathematics; and the construction of identity in (especially American) politics. Chris posts under the banner "Method Matters".
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It has become increasingly clear to me that I developed some bad habits in graduate school. These come in many forms, but a lot of those I’m noticing now relate to work-life balance. I was struggling with undiagnosed ADHD, so your mileage may vary here. But that said, I think this is a fairly common…

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How we give feedback

Posted on Author Chris MitschPosted in Life in Academia, Method Matters
Chris Mitsch
Chris Mitsch
Chris studies the history and philosophy of science and mathematics. He is currently translating several works by Hilbert, Nordheim, and von Neumann as part of a project on the philosophy of mathematics that informed early quantum mechanics formalisms. He is also interested in: historical method and how this should inform general philosophy of science; the cognitive foundations of mathematics; and the construction of identity in (especially American) politics. Chris posts under the banner "Method Matters".
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Recently I’ve been thinking about giving feedback, partly spurred by Kino’s post. I’ve spent a lot of my time over the years thinking (and reading) about what feedback should do and should look like, as well as what it (typically) does do and does look like. This is for a lot of reasons: my own…

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It’s good to be back

Posted on Author KinoPosted in Life in Academia, Scattered Plot1 Reply
Kino
Kino
Kino specializes in the philosophy of statistics and its application in the social sciences. She looks at the methodology of social sciences in general but psychology in particular through the lens of data analysis. Kino posts under the banner "Scattered Plot".
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1. I join a circle of friends in the hotel lobby. We haven’t seen each other in months, but it’s the first day of the conference and I am exhausted from travel. All I can do is mutter repeatedly, “it’s so good to see you; it’s really good to see you.” My friends smile and…

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A reanalysis of an old episode

Posted on Author KinoPosted in Life in Academia, Scattered Plot
Kino
Kino
Kino specializes in the philosophy of statistics and its application in the social sciences. She looks at the methodology of social sciences in general but psychology in particular through the lens of data analysis. Kino posts under the banner "Scattered Plot".
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I know it’s been a while. Basically, I want to keep this blog <50% rant. And I felt like I was about 50%, so I didn’t want to post something ranty. Unfortunately, I didn’t have anything non-ranty to post. So I didn’t post. Today I’m writing about an epiphany I just had. You know how…

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Waiting for permission

Posted on Author KinoPosted in Life in Academia, Scattered Plot
Kino
Kino
Kino specializes in the philosophy of statistics and its application in the social sciences. She looks at the methodology of social sciences in general but psychology in particular through the lens of data analysis. Kino posts under the banner "Scattered Plot".
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I recently graduated (yay!), which means I am in a long and sometimes painful process of handing over various service obligations to the very few people who, chances are, have already been disproportionally burdened. But this will not be a primarily ranty post; I promise. I have noticed a strange phenomenon lately. As is typical,…

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Six years in retrospect

Posted on Author KinoPosted in For reference, Life in Academia, Scattered Plot
Kino
Kino
Kino specializes in the philosophy of statistics and its application in the social sciences. She looks at the methodology of social sciences in general but psychology in particular through the lens of data analysis. Kino posts under the banner "Scattered Plot".
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Alysha Kassam (same cohort as me) and I are the first two women of color ever graduating from my PhD program. I’ve always read about people being firsts and wondered what it’s like, which makes it a little surprising it took me this long to realize that I am one, too. I suppose one reason…

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Resisting solutions

Posted on Author KinoPosted in Life in Academia, Scattered Plot
Kino
Kino
Kino specializes in the philosophy of statistics and its application in the social sciences. She looks at the methodology of social sciences in general but psychology in particular through the lens of data analysis. Kino posts under the banner "Scattered Plot".
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I’m a pretty positive person. I generally enjoy philosophy and academia and I’m hopeful in a lot of cases when my friends are not. I also believe in always having a positive account in my research. So this post really isn’t about pessimism and “burning it all down”, even though it might read a bit…

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