When is a PhD not enough?

Answer: When you work in academia in some countries such as France or, formerl.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You When is a PhD not enough? Alex Coninx, PhD in 2012, 4 years a postdoc, now an assistant professor Updated Sep 11, 2018 When you work in academia in some countries such as France or, formerly, Germany* and want to be a PhD advisor and/or to apply to full professor (or equivalent) positions. ...  Read More » Why did Napoleon say that knowledge of mathematics was important to being a good military general officer? Magnus Johansson, studied History at Lund University Written Jan 21 Napoleon was an artillery officer and mathematics was (and is) a key subject in that branch. So it's a bit like a cavalryman saying horse handling is important, or an infant...  Read More » Should we abandon C and C++ for other more secure languages such as Rust or Swift? Kurt Guntheroth, Software Engineer and Writer Written May 11, 2019 Yes, we should abandon C and C++ for some more secure language, but not Rust, and definitely not Swift. Swift is too expensive. Period. End of story. Rust is a step in the ri...  Read More » Is the quality of work done in a PhD a measure of my abilities to pursue academia? James W. Hoover, History Professor in the U.S. (2001-present) Written Dec 6 No. A lot of people do stellar work on their Ph.D. dissertations, and then vanish from sight after getting their degree. One reason is that academic jobs are hard to get: t...  Read More » Did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have instructions about what to do if they couldn't leave the moon due to a malfunction? What was the mission contingency plan? Greg Moore, works at Green Mountain Software Updated Jan 10, 2019 I can't find the quote now, but reportedly when asked what he would do if he had 2 hours of Oxygen left and the LM hadn't taken off, Armstrong replied he'd spend the last 2...  Read More » What are great pictures that encapsulate the Battle of Britain? Stephen Tempest, qualified amateur historian Written Jan 24 Most of these photos are from the Imperial War Museum collection. Spitfires of No. 610 Squadron patrolling over Kent, 24 July 1940 Hurricane pilots scrambling for their aircr...  Read More » Why do PhD thesis advisors sometimes allow a student to defend even though they are not ready? Thomas Britz, I love teaching and have taught more than 5000 students. Written Sep 2 Often because they are bad thesis advisors. I have friends who had such bad advisors. It was tragic to see those friends confidently submit and defend their theses, full of ...  Read More » How do I code a destructive virus in C? Hanno Behrens, IT Consultant living in Germany, 200+ languages, don't care Written Dec 22 This is actually a good programming exercise, we did that ourselves in the context of computer security seminars at Uni-HH. So you just have to do very few things. learn to ...  Read More » Is hydrogen peroxide solution an effective first aid treatment for cuts and scrapes? Marc Boutet, Paramedic and former IDPA competitor Written Jun 16, 2019 Is hydrogen Peroxide an effective treatment for cuts and scrapes? No. No, please, no. Hydrogen peroxide is probably the safest and most effective disinfecting agent you can f...  Read More » Why aren't professors responding to my email for a PhD position? Srinivas Katkoori, Computer Science & Engineering Professor for 20+ years Written Jan 4, 2018 As a faculty member for over two decades, I can categorize the prospective students' cold-call emails into two types: Students who have no background in my area of expertise...  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/