A study isdescribedas “proofof concept”“Thesamplesize islimited”Anexperimentis describedas “tricky”“This willstrengthenthe paper”“We had tooptimizethisextensively”“Itworkedonce”“The dataspeak forthemselves”Someonementionssamplestorageissues“We don’tfullyunderstandthemechanism”Adeadlineis missedA hypothesisis refinedafter seeingthe resultsA meetingcouldhave beenan emailAcollaborationis called“veryproductive”A result iscalled“unexpected”SomeonementionsethicsapprovaldelaysA methodisdescribedas “robust”A reviewerrequestsmorereferences“Reviewer2” ismentioned“Let’sdiscussthisoffline”A protocol isfollowed “withminormodifications”SomeonementionsbioinformaticstroubleshootingA grant isdescribed as“competitive”SomeonementionsbatcheffectsA figure wasremade atthe lastminuteSomeonesays “Intheory…”A PhDstudentexplains aseniorauthor’s work“This isoutside thescope ofthe study”“We needmoredata”A labmeetingruns overtimeA reviewerasks for anunrelatedexperimentA statisticaltest ischosenpost hocSomeonementionsworking onthe weekendSomeonesays “It’swell knownthat…”“The resultsarereproducible…mostly”SomeonereferencesSupplementaryFigure 12Someonementions arejectedmanuscriptSomeonementionsimpactfactorA controlexperimentis addedlate“Wealmostgave upon this”A negativeresult iscalled“interesting”A figure isdescribedas “self-explanatory”Fundingagencyacronym isused withoutexplanationA figurelegend islonger thanthe textA PI says“Interesting…”AdeadlineisextendedA datasetisdescribedas “messy”Someonementionslack offundingA methodsectionreferencesanother paperfor detailsSomeonementionsresubmission“This ispreliminary”“Statisticallysignificant”isemphasizedA timeline isdescribedas“ambitious”“This should bestraightforward”Coffee istreated asa researchtoolA methodonly oneperson in thelabunderstandsSomeoneapologizesfor toomany slides“Due to timeconstraints…”“We areunderpowered”“Thisopensmany newquestions”“We’ll fixit inrevision”A study isdescribedas “proofof concept”“Thesamplesize islimited”Anexperimentis describedas “tricky”“This willstrengthenthe paper”“We had tooptimizethisextensively”“Itworkedonce”“The dataspeak forthemselves”Someonementionssamplestorageissues“We don’tfullyunderstandthemechanism”Adeadlineis missedA hypothesisis refinedafter seeingthe resultsA meetingcouldhave beenan emailAcollaborationis called“veryproductive”A result iscalled“unexpected”SomeonementionsethicsapprovaldelaysA methodisdescribedas “robust”A reviewerrequestsmorereferences“Reviewer2” ismentioned“Let’sdiscussthisoffline”A protocol isfollowed “withminormodifications”SomeonementionsbioinformaticstroubleshootingA grant isdescribed as“competitive”SomeonementionsbatcheffectsA figure wasremade atthe lastminuteSomeonesays “Intheory…”A PhDstudentexplains aseniorauthor’s work“This isoutside thescope ofthe study”“We needmoredata”A labmeetingruns overtimeA reviewerasks for anunrelatedexperimentA statisticaltest ischosenpost hocSomeonementionsworking onthe weekendSomeonesays “It’swell knownthat…”“The resultsarereproducible…mostly”SomeonereferencesSupplementaryFigure 12Someonementions arejectedmanuscriptSomeonementionsimpactfactorA controlexperimentis addedlate“Wealmostgave upon this”A negativeresult iscalled“interesting”A figure isdescribedas “self-explanatory”Fundingagencyacronym isused withoutexplanationA figurelegend islonger thanthe textA PI says“Interesting…”AdeadlineisextendedA datasetisdescribedas “messy”Someonementionslack offundingA methodsectionreferencesanother paperfor detailsSomeonementionsresubmission“This ispreliminary”“Statisticallysignificant”isemphasizedA timeline isdescribedas“ambitious”“This should bestraightforward”Coffee istreated asa researchtoolA methodonly oneperson in thelabunderstandsSomeoneapologizesfor toomany slides“Due to timeconstraints…”“We areunderpowered”“Thisopensmany newquestions”“We’ll fixit inrevision”

Nobel dinner: Academic Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. A study is described as “proof of concept”
  2. “The sample size is limited”
  3. An experiment is described as “tricky”
  4. “This will strengthen the paper”
  5. “We had to optimize this extensively”
  6. “It worked once”
  7. “The data speak for themselves”
  8. Someone mentions sample storage issues
  9. “We don’t fully understand the mechanism”
  10. A deadline is missed
  11. A hypothesis is refined after seeing the results
  12. A meeting could have been an email
  13. A collaboration is called “very productive”
  14. A result is called “unexpected”
  15. Someone mentions ethics approval delays
  16. A method is described as “robust”
  17. A reviewer requests more references
  18. “Reviewer 2” is mentioned
  19. “Let’s discuss this offline”
  20. A protocol is followed “with minor modifications”
  21. Someone mentions bioinformatics troubleshooting
  22. A grant is described as “competitive”
  23. Someone mentions batch effects
  24. A figure was remade at the last minute
  25. Someone says “In theory…”
  26. A PhD student explains a senior author’s work
  27. “This is outside the scope of the study”
  28. “We need more data”
  29. A lab meeting runs over time
  30. A reviewer asks for an unrelated experiment
  31. A statistical test is chosen post hoc
  32. Someone mentions working on the weekend
  33. Someone says “It’s well known that…”
  34. “The results are reproducible… mostly”
  35. Someone references Supplementary Figure 12
  36. Someone mentions a rejected manuscript
  37. Someone mentions impact factor
  38. A control experiment is added late
  39. “We almost gave up on this”
  40. A negative result is called “interesting”
  41. A figure is described as “self-explanatory”
  42. Funding agency acronym is used without explanation
  43. A figure legend is longer than the text
  44. A PI says “Interesting…”
  45. A deadline is extended
  46. A dataset is described as “messy”
  47. Someone mentions lack of funding
  48. A method section references another paper for details
  49. Someone mentions resubmission
  50. “This is preliminary”
  51. “Statistically significant” is emphasized
  52. A timeline is described as “ambitious”
  53. “This should be straightforward”
  54. Coffee is treated as a research tool
  55. A method only one person in the lab understands
  56. Someone apologizes for too many slides
  57. “Due to time constraints…”
  58. “We are underpowered”
  59. “This opens many new questions”
  60. “We’ll fix it in revision”