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A Stanford Ph.D. turned taxi driver http://kentridgecommon.com/?p=4962 http://kentridgecommon.com/?p=4962 Even if you had been successful for 16 years, it cou

• dnautics 12y ago
  Not to mention Douglas Prasher (shuttle bus driver for a toyota dealership) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Prasher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Prasher I'm a chem phd driving for lyft while I'm running my nonprofit science outfit. Some of my passengers have told me there are others out there.
  • analog31 12y ago
    This is not new: "What did one New York City cabbie say to another? So, what did you get your PhD in?" ... was a well known joke when I was a grad student in the late 80's.
    • aidenn0 12y ago
      When I started in Physics, my sister was in music; my joke was "At least I'll know why the hamburgers flip"
  • pcrh 12y ago
    Douglas Prasher now has a job in the Tsien Lab at UCSD http://www.tsienlab.ucsd.edu/People.htm http://www.tsienlab.ucsd.edu/People.htm
    • DaveWalk 12y ago
      That's awesome -- this story comes up more than you'd think. I'm glad that Tsien did this, and without fanfare. Academics can also be a place where integrity shines, too.