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I don't think we should be surprised to find doctorates in all walks of life. ~1-2% of Americans have a Ph.D.[0], yet ~1-2% of Americans are not academics. We'v

by ipnon 6y ago

I don't think we should be surprised to find doctorates in all walks of life. ~1-2% of Americans have a Ph.D.[0], yet ~1-2% of Americans are not academics. We've all probably been handed our change and receipt by an expert in Anglo-Saxon astrolinguistics at some point or another. [0] https://www.reference.com/world-view/percentage-americans-phd-2508f1120884e2a3 https://www.reference.com/world-view/percentage-americans-ph...

sideshowb 6y ago
True though in May's case he quit his PhD because his band was taking off, and returned to finish it nearly 40 years later
- rbanffy 6y ago
  The datasets and observation techniques must have improved a lot in the meantime, so it as a win-win scenario.
  - sideshowb 6y ago
    Yeah, it's a kind of magic. We are the champions.