Is being a PhD student more of a job or more of being a student?

Answer: One very frequent problem I see is that young first year PhD students.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Is being a PhD student more of a job or more of being a student? Jordan Boyd-Graber, my office hours are like a party in your brain and everyone's invited Written May 3, 2016 One very frequent problem I see is that young first year PhD students want to do very well in their classes and think of research as a hobby. For RAs, it is very much a jo... Read More » Do you think the US will collapse like the Romans or fade like the British? Michael Hutton, MA National Security Studies, Georgetown University (1987) Updated Wed Someone once asked Zhou Enlai, the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, about the influence of the French Revolution. He is reputed to have said: 'Too early to say.' ... Read More » Why do modern soldiers seem to be more muscular than soldiers from 50 years ago? Roland Bartetzko, former German Army, Croatian Defense Council, Kosovo Liberation Army Updated Nov 14 They aren't more muscular than fifty years ago. The only troops that seem to have gained muscle mass and often look beefed up are American soldiers. This isn't a new thing, ... Read More » Why is it so difficult to understand the Monty Hall paradox? Is it possible to formulate a very simple explanation? Aaron Brown, SB Applied Mathematics, Harvard University (1978) Written Sep 5 It's not difficult to understand at all. The problem is that it is usually posed with the crucial assumption omitted. Here is a simple way to state it, where the assumption ... Read More » With Thailand's economy falling down continuously, will Thailand ever have a chance to compete with Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia in the future? Pas Sean, Interested in cities and urban economics Written Dec 21 Thailand's economy is expected rebound in 2021 with a 4%, growth, in line with the IMF projection for the global economy. A recent survey by Bloomberg put Thailand as the m... Read More » If an alien species decides to invade earth for a resource or material, what would it be? Nick Nielsen, Interested in civilizations here, there, and everywhere... Updated Aug 24, 2017 "If an alien species decides to invade earth for a resource or material, what would it be?" There is only one resource on Earth that is not widely available elsewhere in the... Read More » Will Black Panther 2 be cancelled due to Letitia Wright's behaviour? Vitmor Gomes, lives in London Written Dec 5 Hi. Black Panther's Letitia Wright has deleted her Twitter profile after facing backlash for a video she shared that questioned if people should take a COVID-19 vaccine, if ... Read More » Did 'fragging' really happen during combat in Vietnam? Has it occurred since the Vietnam War? Louis Brodigan Written Oct 23 It did happen. Incompetent line officers that kept getting their men killed could expect a frag to be rolled under their cot. I don't know how prevalent this was, but it hap... Read More » Why did J.K. Rowling choose "Avada Kedavra" which sounds so similar to abracadabra? Moshe Schwartz, An experienced theorist Updated Mar 27, 2020 Avada Kedavra, the infamous killing curse, is a phrase in Aramaic, which is the language of the ancient Arameans, as well as the language of the Jewish Talmud. This languag... Read More » Who is the most overpowered person in Star Wars? Liam Lunden, Author of the Shifter Book/Audiobook series (2017-present) Written Nov 20 Believe it or not, not Rey. She is just inexplicably powerful for her circumstances. Three candidates come to mind when I think of the most overpowered star wars characters ... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go. 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/