How do you decide that your student has become competent enough to be awarded a PhD?

Answer: Let me begin with a frivolous remark that one of my roommates made whe.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You How do you decide that your student has become competent enough to be awarded a PhD? Arun Srinivasa, Professor, mechanical engg. Texas A& M University Written Sep 7 Let me begin with a frivolous remark that one of my roommates made when we are doing your PhD: "you are ready to get a PhD when you can look at your advisor full in the eye...  Read More » How often should you go to the gym? Sean Williams Written Sep 7 If you're talking about weight training / progressive resistance training, you should go to the gym 3–6 times per week. If your going to just go and walk on a treadmill or r...  Read More » Why can't China and Japan shake hands like France and Germany? Darwin Sujaya, Indonesian Written Sep 5 Because China expects Japan to apologize like this: This was Willy Brandt German Chancellor back then apologized for the Holocaust. China suffered millions lives casualties ...  Read More » What does it feel like to become poor after being wealthy? Lee Boueri, Self employed Updated 18h ago In 2006 I was married with 2 boys in private schools. Lived in a 3 story house in one of the best suburbs in the city. Had a corporate yacht, drove a porsche 911, had been ...  Read More » Could a soldier refuse a direct order from an officer to rush into a battlefield that has a very low chance of survival and serves no strategic purpose? Phil Mckay, Multiskilled Engineer Written Thu Yes, I've seen a few really dumb orders being refused. One example was in Iraq, an Iraqi Policeman was walking toward my patrol at night. For some reason when he saw us he fr...  Read More » Have you ever been in a situation which was interpreted completely wrongly by outsiders? Jensen Rodriguez, studied Finance & Economics Updated Tue One of my female friends is a prostitute. I was visiting the state where she lives. She asked me to come over to her place and pick her up so that we can have dinner and catc...  Read More » Do mirrorless cameras have any genuine advantages over standard DSLRs? If so, what are they? Dave Haynie, Been shooting since I was a kid.... before digital, before computers... Written Sep 6 Yes, mirrorless cameras (or EVIL = electronic viewfinder, interchangle-lens… it's a little silly to define a camera by an implementation detail it doesn't use) offer advant...  Read More » Why isn't lamb more popular in the US? Ronald M. Walker, BA Psychology & Politics, The Open University (1989) Written Sep 3 I used to know a Maryland sheep farmer, who had a serious dislike of New Zealand, claiming, effectively that the Kiwis didn't "fight fair". Probably based on things like la...  Read More » What are some interesting things most people probably don't know about the French Foreign Legion? Roland Bartetzko, former German Army, Croatian Defense Council, Kosovo Liberation Army Written Wed Drugs. The unofficial motto of the Legion is "kiffen und rödeln" (in German). In English, it's smoking dope and beavering away (working very hard). There are a lot of homose...  Read More » What is the most common reason people don't walk more for exercise? Matt Mahoney, worked at Dell (2010-2015) Written Sep 4 I used to think it was laziness until I visited southern Europe. I live in the U.S. where 2/3 of adults are overweight or obese. But in Spain, France, Italy, Montenegro, an...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/