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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For those curious about
<i>the</i> <i>Journeys of Scholars</i>. It is a new podcast I have started that I hope is useful from doctoral students to professors. You can read a little longer purpose description at the Institute for Mathematical Statistics
<a href="https://imstat.org/2022/12/13/the-journeys-of-scholars-deciphering-the-pursuit-of-excellence/">
here</a>, but the background is basically the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Background</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Many of us academics are
fascinated by the pursuit of academic excellence and mastery, yet it can remain a puzzle how to achieve this pursuit optimally. There exist many scholarly and popular books, articles, and presentations about excellence and mastery, but only a few sources systematically
interview those that are on the path of excellence and make those interviews publicly available. Thus, there is a gap between the insight one can gather from reading such books versus hearing from a top performer reflecting on their journey.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<i>Journeys of Scholars</i> (JoS) is a podcast, which I have recently created, to fill that gap by aiming to decipher the pursuit of academic excellence through interviews about the trajectories, macro-micro strategies, habits, and advice of top-class academic
performers. The interviews are about topics that are usually not discussed as systematically in public academic settings as they perhaps should be. While there is no one blueprint for academic success, these interviews are intended to provide advice and guidance
for scholars striving toward excellence by reflecting on how different top performers achieved their goals. After all, we all need advice, assistance, and inspiration from our forerunners that paved the way toward new frontiers. The aim of this podcast is
to supply these pieces of advice, assistance, and inspiration. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">You can find all the interviews on Spotify on this
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2YUgdLmDgDpMzdnWdpD9bY">link</a>, and on Youtube</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> (link provided
</span><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe7fB3pHZjQ4W5aSuavvlxv9M_lV7EIUi"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">here</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">).
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I am aiming to produce additional interviews every month, so stay tuned for more.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Some of the re</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">cent interviews are the following:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">Pursuing excellence. An interview with Professor Gary King, Harvard University.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">(</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjOsjmzVN1w"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:SV">Link
to the show</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">How to combine academia and entrepreneurship. Continuing the conversation with Prof. King at Harvard.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">(</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm3Brs9YucA"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:SV">Link
to the show</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">Following your curiosity. Interview with Xiao-Li Meng, Professor of Statistics, Harvard University.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">(</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlfMbh1Arw0&t=197s"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:SV">Link
to the show</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">Establishing your research program. An Interview with Prof. Stephen Raudenbush University of Chicago.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">(</span><a href="https://youtu.be/39iEVydDM2o"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:SV">Link to
the show</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">Choosing your academic path. Interview with Professor Christopher Winship, Harvard University.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">(</span><a href="https://youtu.be/B8gaeQ5560I"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:SV">Link to
the show</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">Building excellent research environments. Interview with Professor Peter Hedström, Linköping University.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">(</span><a href="https://youtu.be/DJy7QFcppxA"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:SV">Link to
the show</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">Finding one's path as a statistician or data scientist. An Interview with Prof. Jennifer Hill, New
York University. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">(</span><a href="https://youtu.be/hDMxM2pD6oY"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:SV">Link
to the show</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">Planning for writing. An Interview with Prof. David Harding, UC Berkley.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">(</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1l8JYEp9kk&t=2860s"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:SV">Link
to the show</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><a name="x__Hlk58256319"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:SV">Adel Daoud, P.h.D,</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:SV">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:SV">and Member of the Young Academy of Sweden,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:SV">Associate Professor in Analytical Sociology,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><a name="x__Hlk58256361"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:SV">Institute for Analytical Sociology,</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:SV">
Linköping University.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV">Visiting address: Kopparhammaren 7, Kungsgatan 56D, Campus Norrköping<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:SV">Principal Investigator,
<i>the AI and Global Development Lab</i>, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:SV"><a href="http://www.global-lab.ai/"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">www.global-lab.ai</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:SV"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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