tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post4081261471772500919..comments2024-03-16T04:38:39.153-07:00Comments on Yes, Another Science Blog: The PhD MisconceptionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243142395384726052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-69195493755750234792015-06-03T16:20:24.712-07:002015-06-03T16:20:24.712-07:00I am sorry Bojana that you had an unrewarding PhD ...I am sorry Bojana that you had an unrewarding PhD experience. In general, for some people, going to graduate school is exactly the right thing to do for their happiness. I have zero regrets over getting the PhD. The problem is that the state of academia today is such that pressures and competition after the PhD make it difficult to have a rewarding post-graduate career experience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04243142395384726052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-25066829949168995922015-06-03T16:17:39.141-07:002015-06-03T16:17:39.141-07:00You are replying to a post from an undergraduate, ...You are replying to a post from an undergraduate, not a PhD. The post was emailed to me [Lenny Teytelman] and the person asked to post it anonymously.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04243142395384726052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-65991254963190459672015-06-03T16:14:22.220-07:002015-06-03T16:14:22.220-07:00You confirm an axiom I have created:
No amount of...You confirm an axiom I have created:<br /><br />No amount of education, nor intellectual capacity, can assure the acquisition of wisdom. <br /><br />Thus it is quite possible to see a circumstance where a person with only a high school degree and an IQ of 120 is wiser than a PHD with an IQ of 160. <br /><br />The point is, if you were wise to begin with, you would have researched the job prospects before you embarked upon this path. <br /><br />If you really want to help people, get a PHD in nutrition, research optimum diets,<br />and become a nutrition guru, i.e, write a book, get self -employed as an opinion leader in the world of nutrition and health. Quit waiting for others to hire you. I have an AA in lib arts, a relatively worthless degree, but I never am without employment for years ago I decided to become self - employed. <br /><br />Also, your post is not anonymous, you are Larry Teytelman, correct? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292878570563345719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-67080558633315793192015-05-28T01:09:21.092-07:002015-05-28T01:09:21.092-07:00Do not undertake PhD or postDoc....RUN! :D believe...Do not undertake PhD or postDoc....RUN! :D believe me.... I am just about to get my PhD in the electrical engineering from the University in UK and I did not find a single thing there related to making people's lives better or making a real difference in the world.... people are simulating experiments on the computer, writing papers which will most likely stay only that: papers...Bojana Begovic Bojanicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170020145725111825noreply@blogger.com