How do PhD students, with no guidance from their thesis advisors, learn to write, com...?

Answer: It is possible, yes.​ Rare, but possible.​ I have had a couple of stude.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You How do PhD students, with no guidance from their thesis advisors, learn to write, communicate, and publish their research in top quality peer reviewed journals at a quality that's expected from such journals? Is it possible do so on their own? Romeel Davé, Chair of Physics at University of Edinburgh Written Mar 10, 2019 It is possible, yes. Rare, but possible. I have had a couple of students among many who have basically been able to write journal-quality papers from the get-go. Interesting...  Read More » Can I monetarily sue the medical student resident who is treating me at the hospital? Sheaffer Williams, Practicing MD Anesthesiologist (1995-present) Updated Apr 14 Once upon a time, a thousand years ago, in the mystical land of Iowa, I was a happy little anesthesia resident. One dark and stormy Iowa night I did an anesthetic for a law...  Read More » How did Jeff Erickson become a professor with such a low GPA? Jeff Erickson, CS professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Written Apr 15 Many years ago I wrote a long blog post describing my path from lazy undergraduate mess to PhD student at Berkeley. The first line of the post sums up how I did it: Hard wo...  Read More » How big is the knowledge gap between undergrad, master's and PhD students? Raymond Shaw, Associate Professor of Psychology at Merrimack College Updated Jun 12 Early in my career as a professor, I had a conversation with a student who was working on her master's degree under my supervision. She was a ridiculously good student, and...  Read More » Can I buy a British passport and stay live in the UK? And if I can, how much does it cost? Clare Celea, British leftie, mother of one Written Feb 23 Can I buy a British passport and stay live in the UK? And if I can, how much does it cost? Sort of. You can get a Tier 1 Investor Visa if you have two million pounds or more...  Read More » What was Michael Scott's salary? Mark DeVries Written Mar 25, 2019 OK, this is a fun question! In 2008, the website "payscale.com" did a good analysis of the positions and pay for the fictitious characters in The Office and Grey's Anatomy. T...  Read More » Why do Ph.D. lecturers and instructors feel the need to tell students about their Ph.D.? It has nothing to do with us. Do they feel more accomplished/superior if they mention their Ph.D.? Henry Brice (הנרי ברייס), Ph.D Cognitive Neuroscience, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2020) Written Sep 6, 2019 I do this for two reasons. When I introduce myself at the beginning of a new course, I tell the students what my background is—including (briefly!) my current PhD research. ...  Read More » Former President Obama just endorsed Biden. Can Biden select Obama as his running mate? Doug Sandlin, Co-Founder of Living Unbound, a framework for life optimization. Written Apr 14 It's more nuanced than many people realize. Many people understand that former President Obama would be ineligible to be vice president, because the vice president has to b...  Read More » How strong is a human on Krypton? Andre Xast Written May 12 I cant believe i had to google the science behind this. The reason why Krypton's sun is red is because it's a dying star. it's far less bright than our Sun. and only give en...  Read More » How many PhDs end up getting a job as a professor? Benoît Seron, Wrote 'How to Study Maths and Physics', studied in Cambridge Written Oct 22, 2019 To a good approximation, essentially none. I believe this is heavily domain-dependant. It's much harder in mathematical physics than in applied fields that make the headlines. ...  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/