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segunda-feira, 20 de janeiro de 2014

The illustrated guide to a Ph.D.

Every fall, I explain to a fresh batch of Ph.D. students what a Ph.D. is.
It's hard to describe it in words.
So, I use pictures.

Read below for the illustrated guide to a Ph.D.


Imagine a circle that contains all of human knowledge:



By the time you finish elementary school, you know a little:




By the time you finish high school, you know a bit more:



With a bachelor's degree, you gain a specialty:




A master's degree deepens that specialty:




Reading research papers takes you to the edge of human knowledge:




Once you're at the boundary, you focus:




You push at the boundary for a few years:




Until one day, the boundary gives way:





And, that dent you've made is called a Ph.D.:




Of course, the world looks different to you now:




So, don't forget the bigger picture:




Keep pushing.

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