Do we really need this many PhDs (as a society)? You either end up spending years as...?

Answer: We need more Ph.​D.​'s.​ The Ph.​D.​ system is broken because people think.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Do we really need this many PhDs (as a society)? You either end up spending years as a post-doc investigating the musings of your PI, or you don't use your PhD knowledge in another career. Joseph Wang, studied at Ph.D Astronomy UT Austin, Physics MIT Written Jan 25, 2017 We need more Ph.D.'s. The Ph.D. system is broken because people think the only thing that you can do with a Ph.D. is to go into academia, but once you realize this is non-se...  Read More » Is GTA IV more detailed than GTA V? Adrian J. Zarazua, Student at University of North Texas Written Nov 7, 2019 Now, my answer might be controversial within the community, but yes, GTA IV was more detailed. Here's why, but also keep in mind that GTA IV was released in 2008. The car cr...  Read More » Was Alexander the Great Greek? Dan Houser, Ancient Greek Enthusiast, Ancient Rome Enthusiast Updated May 4 This will be a rather large answer where I try to break down different sections on determine the Greek Identity of Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great was Greek but fir...  Read More » As a professor, how long would it take you 'now' to fulfill your lab's PhD requirements and defend a passable thesis? A month, a semester, a year or more? Gio Wiederhold, Quant Updated Feb 3 I am retired but looking back, there is much variation. 1–2 semesters to do any adequate review of prior work, 1 semester to formulate the hypothesis to be tested, 1 semeste...  Read More » The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant that crashed into a hillside was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers. Why would his pilot fly in such conditions? Mark Holbrook, Software Enginner Updated May 12 I flew air charters for a number of years out of Santa Barbara, CA. We had virtually all of the celebrities you could imagine. I personally flew Mike Love of the Beach Boys...  Read More » How hard is it to make a game like Assassin's Creed? How long does it take? What should I learn so I can one? How long does it take to learn? Where should I study game development? Is it possible to create your own games by yourself? Garry Taylor, Technical Cofounder (2017-present) Written Oct 17, 2015 If you use an engine like Unity, then it's extremely difficult. If you don't, it's close to impossible for 99.999% of people. ... Read More » Is it true that PhDs are not worthwhile if they're not from top universities? If so, what defines the caliber of a worthwhile institution? Barry Rountree, Computer Scientist, LLNL Updated Sat Except for the top-20, departments prefer hiring graduates from higher-ranked departments (those in the top-20 hire from each other). In nearly every field there are far mo...  Read More » What happens if a NASA astronaut "deserts" the ISS, meaning he decides to float and swim away further out into space? Frank Lazar, 5 year student of Science and Liberal Arts, at Rutgers Updated Apr 5 There's a word for that… it's called suicide. NASA does a pretty hard job of not picking suicidal pilots. And by the way, you can't swim in space. The only thing flapping you...  Read More » Why is Epic Games selling GTA V for free if Rockstar is the one who owns the game? Keeley Patey, lives in British Columbia, Canada (2001-present) Written May 14 Two possibilities here: Rockstar came to them and suggested it. Either so it could be free advertising for other games they sell on the service (like RDR 2, which is on sale...  Read More » I had a professor who was unnecessarily disrespectful when I came in late to turn in my final (the class was three hours). I brought up that one of us is paying to be here and one of us is being paid. Is that a fair rebuttal? Mark Harrison, CTO, werarewe Updated Mar 26, 2019 No. Your rebuttal was both unwise and untrue. It is NOT the case that "one of us is paying to be here and one of us is being paid." He is a professor teaching a class. A true ...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/