Marginally Significant
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Marginally Significant is a podcast discussing life in academia, issues with scientific research, and current events. Marginally Significant is hosted by Andrew Smith, Twila Wingrove, Andrew Monroe, and Chris Holden. These four psychologists were all trained at research-focused institutions, but now teach at a comprehensive university. Their unique experiences and shifting roles within their university allow them to see academic life from a particular perspective—a perspective that, although shared by many researchers, teachers, and academics, is often not represented by academics from elite universities. Listen to Marginally Significant to hear their opinions and insights, let them know when you agree or disagree, and contribute to the diversity of perspectives about scientific research and teaching in higher education.

Is our research important?

Twitter post: https://twitter.com/wgervais/status/1251319948581892096?s=20 Baumeister paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00...
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Quarantine in Academia

Marginally Significant is hosted by: Andrew Smith @andrewrsmith (https://twitter.com/AndrewRSmith) Twila Wingrove @twilawingrove (https://twitter.com...
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On the Market

Are you on the academic job market? In this episode, we discuss our experiences being on the market, tips for success at a wide variety of universitie...
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Judging People

We are required to judge people, whether it is students applying for graduate programs or faculty members going up for tenure. A number of graduate pr...
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Are Grants Worth It?

Is it worth the time and effort to apply for grants when only a small percentage are funded? A recent paper by Kevin Gross and Carl Bergstrom (2019) s...
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Diversity in Open Science

Is open science open to everyone? Are there potential costs to engaging in open science practices? Should diversity be a core value of open science? I...
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We Need More Power

The call to use larger sample sizes in psychological research has been around for decades, but only relatively recently have researchers substantially...
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Who are Conferences Good For?

Most academics go to conferences, but who are they good for? Are there disparities in who can attend and who benefits from conferences? In this episod...
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Let's Collaborate

Collaborations are the norm, but can sometimes be a challenge. In this episode, we discuss issues we've had and ways we've dealt with collaborating wi...
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