Why not get a PhD?

Humorous Articles

http://public.randomnotes.org/richard/PhDtalk.html


http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7520547/so-you-want-to-get-a-phd-in-theoretical-computer-science


http://northwesthistory.blogspot.com/2011/11/open-letter-to-my-students-no-you.html

http://www.nigels.com/jokes/phd1.pdf


http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jaylemke/guidephd.htm

http://chemistry.about.com/od/careerdevelopment/a/why-get-phd.htm
(This article contains the most pointless set of reasons.... not how often knowledge or research are mentioned)



Considered Articles


http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2007_09_14/caredit_a0700130

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2002/nov/08/highereducation.books


http://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~mihir/phd.html

http://www.labspaces.net/blog/1256/Should_I_get_a_PhD_

http://www.plasticbag.org/archives/2004/07/what_you_should_know_before_starting_a_doctorate/


And the final word

http://www.postdocsforum.com/2010/06/08/why-getting-a-ph-d-should-be-a-let-down/