Why do most PhD holders end up in academia? Is it a must?

Answer: Most? You are dreadfully mistaken, sir.​ There is not enough room in al.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Why do most PhD holders end up in academia? Is it a must? Ryan Reich, I was in academia for ten years, from PhD to postdoc. Written Nov 24, 2017 Most? You are dreadfully mistaken, sir. There is not enough room in all the universities in the world to employ even a third of the PhDs they award. Most new doctors will e...  Read More » Why do 3rd tier companies bother competing for top-tier engineers? Christopher F Clark, Yacc++ author, Intel chip designer, ex-Googler Updated Wed When I went to Google, I had an offer from Mathworks that I almost accepted instead. If they had just allowed me to work from home two days per week (which Google wouldn't ...  Read More » Why is the M1911 still preferred in the US special forces over the Glock and the SIG P320? C.L. Clark, former Commissioned Officer at U.S. Army (1987-2015) Written Tue 1st SFOD-D at Ft. Bragg, NC is only unit in the US Army that still prefers the 1911 .45 ACP over the others you listed. Their pistols are either custom built by their armor...  Read More » An uninsured driver hit my expensive car and damaged it extensively. He gave the responding officer expired insurance info at the scene. He was cited for the accident. How can I go after him for damages? Neil Marcus, A.A.I., Insurance Agent, BBA Insurance (1975-present) Written Feb 3 An uninsured driver hit my expensive car and damaged it extensively. He gave the responding officer expired insurance info at the scene. He was cited for the accident. How ...  Read More » Am I doomed if I failed a semester in university? Joshua Gross, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at CSUMB Written Dec 16 I hate to say it, but yes, in my experience, you are probably doomed. However, that's not because of the semester. It's because many students who fail once will also fail t...  Read More » If guns were banned (US), would criminal gangs still use them widely or would gun use in general go down like in Japan and Australia? Dmitrii Motorygin Updated Aug 21, 2018 You know what's funny? I have a co-worker/friend in Ukraine, and they in their country have a loud debate about should owning of guns be allowed or not. Since Soviet Union t...  Read More » Can you solve the equation x³ + y³+ z³= k, where x, y, z are integers and k is an integer from 1 to 100? Rik Bos, Ph.D. Mathematics from Utrecht University (1979) Written Sep 7 Yes, as of yesterday (!) this problem is completely solved. First of all, note that the equation is about integers (this is apparently overseen in some of the answers). Sec...  Read More » What was the best time you witnessed a bully get owned? James Betker Written Jan 26 I was working a concert at the World Music Theater in Tinley Park, Illinois. It was an outdoor theater. These four body builder dudes bullied their way down front and tried...  Read More » How common is it for PhDs to end up homeless? Ian Williams, Formerly homeless in the UK Written Jul 20, 2019 A lot more common than you think. I'm one of them. Admittedly I was working on my PhD when I became homeless, and didn't get it until after, my experience is still valid. A ...  Read More » What happens when sugar is added to concrete? Sourav Chaubey, AEE (civil) at Central Public Works Department (2016-present) Updated Nov 18, 2017 One of my friend had this question in BARC-2014 interview. The interviewer asked him what if I threw my tea on concrete. See, that was an indirect form of what you asked. I...  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/