On research writing with Professor David Weil

Monday Motivation: Caroline Aubry-Wake on Mountain Hydrology and Communicating Science

Dr. Caroline Aubry-Wake talks with me about the joys and challenges of communicating science. Take a look at her little book, which is referenced several times throughout our chat: https://tinyurl.com/43xscca4.

A freewheeling chat with Professor Silvio Micali

This is a special one! I speak with Professor Silvio Micali [https://www.csail.mit.edu/person/silvio-micali] of MIT. He is giant in the world of Computer Science. He works on cryptography and information security and received the Turing Award for his work in cryptography in 2012.

The job talk with Professor Amy Handlan

In the second part of my conversation with Professor Handlan [https://sites.google.com/view/amy-handlan], we cover the following topics: how to structure the first few minutes of your job talk, how to answer questions from the audience, and whether you should try to be “strategic” in how you present your work (this last question is one I hear quite often from students). Listen to Part 1 of our conversation here. [https://www.econscribe.org/podcast/2021/12/17/prof-amy-handlan] That episode covers the nitty gritty of preparing for a market that will be fully virtual or a mix of virtual and in person.

Preparing for a virtual job market with Professor Amy Handlan

Professor Amy Handlan [https://sites.google.com/view/amy-handlan] offers excellent tips on how to prepare for a market that will be fully virtual or a mix of virtual and in person. Click here to listen to Part 2 of our conversation [https://www.econscribe.org/podcast/prof-amy-handlan-part-2]. That episode covers the following: how to structure the first few minutes of your job talk, how to answer questions from the audience, and whether you should try to be “strategic” in how you present your work (this last question is one I hear quite often from students).

On research writing with Professor David Weil

Professor David Weil offers insights on writing in economics.