{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f/1502ec7f-ca15-4e6d-9962-c53c5f08147d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"06 February 2020: Out-of-office emails and work-life-balance, and an update on the novel coronavirus outbreak","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/61b9f40a77010000158180e3.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>This week, how setting an out-of-office email could help promote a kinder academic culture.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>00:47 Being truly out of office</strong></p><p>Last year, a viral tweet about emails sparked a deeper conversation about academics’ work-life-balance. Could email etiquette help tip the balance?&nbsp;<em>Careers Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00275-2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Out of office replies and what they can say about you</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>09:35 Research Highlights</strong></p><p>Finding the ‘greenest’ oranges, and the benefits of ‘baby talk’.&nbsp;<em>Research Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab6c2f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bell and Horvath</em></a>;&nbsp;<em>Research Highlight:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00305-z\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Babies benefit when Mum and Dad are fluent in ‘baby talk’</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>12:06 News Chat</strong></p><p>Updates on the novel coronavirus, assessing Iran’s nuclear capabilities, and the potential impacts of Brexit on UK research.&nbsp;<em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00154-w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Coronavirus: latest news on spreading infection</em></a><em>; News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00254-7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>How quickly can Iran make a nuclear bomb?</em></a>;&nbsp;<em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00215-0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Brexit is happening: what does it mean for science?</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>﻿</strong></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}