50% don't finish PHDs, so it's a humblebrag. (Figures put it at 30%-50% depending) > But as the years passed, I began to worry. I investigated 10 different h

50% don't finish PHDs, so it's a humblebrag. (Figures put it at 30%-50% depending) > But as the years passed, I began to worry. I investigated 10 different hypotheses—just to prove each a dead end. We didn’t want to publish papers that raised more questions than they answered. These should have been written up, that would be real science. The system might be broken, but the student should acknowledge that here.