TLP #23 : Letting go of perfection - Elphege Nora

This week, Elphege Nora shares personal thoughts on his journey from Paris to California Elphege discovered at an early age that the best way to explain who we are is to look back at where we come from and our evolutionary trajectories From his earliest research experiences, Elphege was intrigued about the sociology of the lab and it’s unusual social etiquette He shares his memories of working with Edith Heard and what she taught him about mentoring He claims that personality tests can be useful for understanding how to interact with colleagues and team members Elphege recommends that it is good to present your work early at conferences in order to gain visibility and attract recruits He shares thoughts about the different scientific approaches he has encountered in Europe and the United States Elphege shares how his interaction with his (famous) father pushed his to think about the abstract and conceptual impacts of his work He had to learn when it’s important to strive for perfection and when it is not He stresses the importance of trust in mentoring relationships He concludes ‘You need to understand what you're good at and what you suck at’ He mentioned these institutions, researchers and resources Curie Institute : Gladstone Institute : Edith Heard : Max Greenberg : Benoit Bruneau : Moshe Yaniv : Francois Jacob : Pierre Nora (Elphege’s father) : To find out more about Elphege visit his websites or follow him on Twitter Lab website : Twitter : Support the show 💌 Subcribe to our newsletter and receive the episodes and news directly in your mailbox : To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan : Twitter : LinkedIn : Twitter : LinkedIn :

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TLP #23 : Letting go of perfection - Elphege Nora is an episode from The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science by Jonathan Weitzman & Renaud Pourpre.

This episode is 72:30 long.

This episode was published on May 17, 2023.

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