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I have encountered another weird situation as a referee. A couple of months ago, I submitted a referee report for an article, asking for major revisions. (This is theoretical physics, in which …
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A Christian pastor claims to be a Stanford professor who holds three PhDs in comparative theology, history, and eschatology. However, his profile is not anywhere on the university website or anywhere …
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I am a graduate student in some subdiscipline of mathematics and have had the following impressions. One of the senior faculty members (a professor) at my (not too famous) university mentioned, when …
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I’m pretty sure almost all mathematicians have been in a situation where they found an interesting problem; they thought of many different ideas to tackle the problem, but in all of these ideas, there …
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I’m currently a first-year Ph.D Student. My field is applied mathematics. Thankfully, I was able to publish my first paper. In our institution, students usually spend two years before having their …
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I was shocked to learn that the participation fee for a large annual European conference almost didn’t change when the host country changed from one of the most expensive Western European countries to …
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We recently asked several manufacturers if they could send us a sample of their material(s) for us to test towards their suitability for a process we developed. They sent us free samples. Once we …
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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I’m very conflicted regarding applying to (American) PhD programs vs. not doing so and finding a job in industry to have more money. The thought of doing a PhD makes me feel financially irresponsible;…
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I have worked as translator for more than seven years in the industry. I have a background in cuisine for more than ten years. Now I would like to add an graduate degree related to Tourism, Hotel and …
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I have read several articles about literature reviews. At the same time I found some guides about literature surveys. I am confused… how is a literature survey different from a literature review? …
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I have to send my doctoral dissertation to the members of my committee and I wonder how I should write the email. It is not a question of inviting them to be on the committee (they have already agreed …
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I’ve received an email from a student [name changed for privacy] that goes like this: My name is John Hershey and I am in your Biology 101 class. I am here at this college on a soccer scholarship. I …
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At best, the PhD thesis is read by: The author The examiners The supervisor The author’s parents The author’s roommate / spouse / fellow students in research group Or less than 10 people in total. …
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I recently gave an exam that had a particular short answer question where I asked the students, “What type of reaction is this?”. I was looking for neutralization reaction, as aqueous NaOH …
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This question is a continuation of my earlier question related to the job applications for French Maître de Conférences position for mathematics (CNU section 25) and applied mathematics (CNU section …
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I am a Mathematics PhD student, number theory background. My research article is under review in a journal since 1 year 4 months. Since I am a PhD student, I am expected to have publications in time. …
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I just received a conduct violation at my current grad school for a failed drug test when trying to attain a new internship. I had been taking CBD gummies that caused me to fail. I now have been …
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