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by pxhb 7y ago
In my opinion no to both question (at least for US universities). It is not too uncommon however to have some alternative arrangement once you are well into your PhD, however. For example, some students will consult part time while doing a
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by pxhb 7y ago
(Note that my experience is with US PhD process) I have not heard of someone doing a PhD remotely from day one. It is definitely not unheard of to be mostly remote once you have mad some progress with you PhD. This can occur for example onc
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by pxhb 7y ago
I bought an Osprey Quasar backpack at the start of my PhD program, and I am still using it now for work. It has held up great, all things considered.
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by pxhb 7y ago
> Almost any material hard metrics you look at like life expectancy, economic growth or whatever you could consider a sign of technological advancement, even tens of billions in investment seem to produce only marginal improvements. We a
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by pxhb 7y ago
(Note also not familiar with the author) I think that I mostly agree with the theme of your post. An important thing to keep in mind is that physics is inherently an experimental science, so the critique of formulating untestable theories i
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by pxhb 7y ago
The lack of sound isolation is my biggest gripe with my AirPods, so it is nice to see that it has been improved with the Pro version. In the past I have had nausea when using active noise cancelling headphone (especially when used without m
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by pxhb 7y ago
I am not too sure what to make of Joe Rogan’s podcasts. Note that I do not listen regularly, and mostly only listen to some of the ‘big name’ guests. On one hand, it is cool that he is able to attract big names from diverse fields to come o
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by pxhb 7y ago
This is an interesting article, but I feel like it only vaguely addresses the root of the problem of grad school in the US(in my opinion). The root problem is that your grad school experience is highly dependent on what university you go to