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The Disappearing American Grad Student

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Post by fulafel »

tyoma wrote: post #38

The monetary value proposition of grad school simply isn't very good if you're a US citizen. There is non-monetary value (like advancing human knowledge) that makes grad school worth it for some, but the pay is low. Imagine you just graduated from a quality undergrad with high grades and strong recommendations from your professors. Maybe you had an internship or two or spent a summer doing research. Maybe you even ha…

Why do you need to work long hours? Do you get fired or not-rehired if you do 9-5?

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taway_1212 wrote: post #107
RA_Fisher wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except the American scientists we're paying aren't publishing their statistical code or data just an advertisement of scholarship. I'm not convinced it's a good deal. In fact, I think it's probably a huge waste considering the opportunity cost of the money.

Some people argue that US government’s generous spending on sciences is in big part for security reasons - so that, if the next deadly weapon is to be discovered, US will have it first. In such case, sharing code and data is be counterproductive.

Not by this American taxpayer's preference, we have enough war machines and war-induced suffering!
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