2 chapters across the catalog
John C. Dvorak offers career advice to younger listeners, suggesting that most supervisors are "full of crap." He recommends a strategy of appearing attentive and agreeable to a supervisor's suggestions while continuing to work in one's own preferred way. He claims that supervisors rarely notice the lack of change and will often praise the "improvement" regardless.
The idea of a management agency for "superstar" professors is proposed, comparing their career trajectories to professional athletes. A conversation with a professor reveals that while many academics are unaware of the CIA's MKUltra program, those in high-level research are often familiar with it. The segment suggests that researchers should seek Department of Defense (DOD) funding rather than NIH grants for more substantial resources.
