tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post86928548556936822..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: Economist on Doctoral Degrees: "... Often a Waste of Time"Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-40037640225962709642010-12-27T20:45:40.364+05:302010-12-27T20:45:40.364+05:30Abi,
Meanwhile, business leaders complain about s...Abi,<br /><br /><i>Meanwhile, business leaders complain about shortages of high-level skills, suggesting PhDs are not teaching the right things.</i><br /><br />This is a dead giveaway, The Economist can't help making a case for "business-oriented" education and research. The problem actually is the other way round. Businesses - actually US based corporations - neither have the vision, nor the appreciation, nor the guts to invest in research that pushes the frontiers of knowledge. PhD programs are not the problem, it is the short-sightedness of business that is. Which is why it is the West Coast and a few scattered companies here and there in the US who continue to hire PhDs while Midwest companies have become used to getting by with incremental improvements and manufacturing in China.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-350191217479100342010-12-25T18:42:05.812+05:302010-12-25T18:42:05.812+05:30Enormously lucky?! All these days I thought I was...Enormously lucky?! All these days I thought I was eminently deserving...Ananthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974808252913561726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-9198872225433190012010-12-25T05:40:09.531+05:302010-12-25T05:40:09.531+05:30Giants standing on your shouldersGiants standing on your shouldersMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602935324853274666noreply@blogger.com