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And, finally, the downsides of being an #IdeaMachine... #RobinsonTwitterTakeover 1/n
Sometimes there’s a reason that a great question hasn’t been asked: as we’ve seen from the new #NIH funding study, some topics are systematically disinvested in #RobinsonTwitterTakeover 2/n
And some studies will be harder to get published. #RobinsonTwitterTakeover 3/n
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A few more tips before I leave @RDUAirport: #RobinsonTwitterTakeover 1/n
1. Look closely at the Table 1 in a paper or all descriptive stats: Are the distributions what you expected? If not, see if you can figure out why. Maybe theres a methods gap or limitation the authors & reviewers didn’t note. #RobinsonTwitterTakeover 2/n
Or maybe the final conclusions don’t even fit with the descriptive data (see J. Ward, @danydoodledo, et al. @AnnalsOfEpi) maybe you could do better. #RobinsonTwitterTakeover 3/n
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Hi, y'all! I'm back for a hot minute. Now I'll throw out some quick ideas for ways to get inspiration. 1/n #RobinsonTwitterTakeover
1. Go to random lectures, including online webinars. @societyforepi has a ton, as do govt agencies in the U.S.
2. Listen to podcasts (search keywords in Apple or Google Play. There's a podcast for everything)...2/n #RobinsonTwitterTakeover
3. Join Facebook groups (or other social media platforms) about the health conditions that interest you (be upfront about who you are if they ask) and JUST LISTEN!! 3/n #RobinsonTwitterTakeover
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Question 3!

There are several different issues here, but I'll focus on getting people excited about your research idea

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I try not to work with people whom I can’t convince that my ideas are important. #RobinsonTwitterTakeover
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I find that the apathy and skepticism drag me down. It can be miserable. #IdeaMachineFoe
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Now a question from verified human epidemiologist, @l_farland, about what to do when you have a bunch of ideas and how that changes over the course of your career.
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Re: student life - One dark secret of being an #IdeaMachine is that it can make student life very frustrating.
So many ideas, so little time/money/resources/control/experience! #RobinsonTwitterTakeover
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When I was a grad student, I got advice to narrow my ideas and back up to the beginning, but I honesty had a hard time figuring out what the heck they were talking about. #IveNeverDoneThisBefore #RobinsonTwitterTakeover 3/n
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Now on to some questions.
@IamWBOB asks, “What is your FAVORITE epi building?” 1/5
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Well, @IamWBOB, I’ve known several epi buildings in my life: @UNCpublichealth’s MacGavran-Greenberg, Rosenau, and Hooker Research Center …. 2/5 #RobinsonTwitterTakeover
images.app.goo.gl/wnbnRF9htzhJjN…
....@umichsph’s SPH I Tower (so beautifully named!) #GoBlue
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Next up: I’ll talk about where my ideas come from and suggestions for goosing your #IdeaMachine. 1/n
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My first recommendation is a big, long-term one.
But today’s as good a day as any to start the rest of your life, right?!
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First, I recommend choosing a population of interest and learning *a lot* about it.
After all, #Epitwitter is all about the health of populations, right? 3/n
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Hello, my name is Whitney Robinson.
And I’m an #IdeaMachine

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Being an #IdeaMachine is kind of like being a Dancing Machine, expect more… um… stationary
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When I was a wee #blerd at Valdosta High School (Go, Wildcats!), a classmate asked me why I picked Science to study t Governor’s Honors Program.
His reasoning:“Pretty much everything has been discovered.” 3/5
gosa.georgia.gov/governors-hono…
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