When you think to yourself, how do I make a bigger impact with my research? Are you lost about where to start? It was great to host Mark Reed, host of Fast Track Impact podcast, on this episode. We dove into the questions you should be asking yourself when you want to increase your impact beyond impact factor. We also discussed how to use social media properly for maximum effect. Mark also touched on mental health issues surrounding social media and academia. How do match your values with the time you are spending each week?
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This week on UnDisciplined, we’re talking about math education and … zombies? If those two things seem like they don’t have anything to do with each other, well, that’s the idea. On our show, we bring together researchers from vastly different areas of study, and we ask them to build connections. And that takes … brains. Get it?
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Sometimes, a graduate school education follows the strait and narrow path through dissertation, postdoc, and faculty position.
And sometimes, it sprouts wings and takes you somewhere else entirely.
That was the experience for Isaac Childress. Isaac began his career as a physics PhD studying high-energy particles. But “Plan A” didn’t turn out exactly as he expected.
Instead he found his muse in board games, and worked to design one of the top-rated games in history.
Isaac Childres, PhD – founder of Cephalofair Games and designer of Gloomhaven
This week we talk to Isaac about the downs, and ups, of his non-traditional career path.
For Isaac, graduate school was a struggle with plenty of disappointments and feelings of failure. But outside the lab, he found inspiration while playing board and video games with his friends. As he played, he started to notice game dynamics that could be better. He imagined story lines and player interactions that would be both fun and challenging.
Near the end of his graduate training, Isaac had designed a game called Forge War and had tested it with friends and reviewers. He set up a Kickstarter to see if maybe, just maybe, he’d earn enough support to actually get it published.
The kickstarter brought in over $100,000.
Isaac followed up Forge War with his award-winningGloomhaven game, and the rest, as they say, is history. This physics PhD was building worlds, testing game dynamics, and ultimately, delighting players around the globe.
We hear about everything from the time he was kicked out of his research group to the moment he knew his board game Kickstarter was going to be something special.
If you’ve ever wondered if there’s a place for you outside the lab or in the world beyond graduate school, Isaac’s story is sure to inspire.
Just make sure you look before you leap. Isaac concludes, “It’s alway good to have a backup plan before you start pursuing your dreams…”
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We’re baaaack! Well, Linda is back – and she’s got three great interviews with people transforming how science can be done.
Linda Doyle takes us on a tour of the world of citizen science in this mini-series, Citizens Disrupt.
In this episode Linda explores extreme citizen science!
She speaks to:
1. Muki Haklay – Professor of Geographical Information Science at UCL
2. Dana Lewis – Founder of OpenAPS the artificial pancreas system that has transformed the lives of 100s of people with diabetes
3. Erik Johnston – Associate Professor at Arizona State who is studying communities that develop scientific ventures for their needs
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