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Hypothesis #3: Because of the Internet more democratization of information on what a PhD entails, how to apply, and how to be successful has increased the numbe
by MOARDONGZPLZ 3y ago
Hypothesis #3: Because of the Internet more democratization of information on what a PhD entails, how to apply, and how to be successful has increased the number of smart people who previously would have been interested but didn’t have enough readily available information to fully pique their interest.
Could explain the shift up since the internet.
Hypothesis #4: The work at Los Alamos to win the war on the back of PhDs popularized the notion that smart people could change the world.
Could explain the strong shift since 1940.
- logifail 3y ago> Because of the Internet more democratization of information on what a PhD entails, how to apply, and how to be successful I'd love to see a working definition of "successful" as regards to getting a PhD. I spent the best part of 20 years recovering from getting mine, and I'm not kidding.
- MOARDONGZPLZ 3y agoSorry, my implied addition there was “how to be successful at getting accepted to a PhD.” Sounds like you were successful at that, at least!