Kaj_Sotala comments on Nature editorial: Do scientists really need a PhD? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 12 March 2010 04:51:32PM 1 point [-]

It seems to me that a PhD is mainly about doing research under somebody else's guidance, while doing some extra courses on the side. If you can accomplish the same research without the bureaucratic hassles involved in a PhD, win-win.