HeyJaredProfesserror
This podcast is aimed at providing honest experiences about challenges, failures, and possibly a few success stories related to life in academia.
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- Sep 25, 2026
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- Sep 4, 2026
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When is future work NOT needed? (opens the original)
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Bryan and Steve discuss when future work may NOT be needed for specific research topics. Sometimes researchers collect data that indicates a novel concept or approach aimed at improving our field will not work. Despite this evidence, we often say “future work is needed” to study the topic further. But is it? When should researchers read the writing on the wall and discontinue pursuing a particular topic – even if they deeply believe in it? Bryan and Steve discuss some experience they’ve had and
The Age of Grade Inflation (opens the original)
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Bryan and Steve discuss their experiences with seeing grade inflation among students. They discuss some underlying causes of it, issues with it, and potential fixes that could theoretically mitigate some aspects of it. These fixes probably won't happen, but hopefully they make for interesting food-for-thought. Enjoy!
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