Business, Economics, Mathematics, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Science And Society, Social Commentary, Technology and Society Science’s Broken Rewards System November 17, 2016 Rand Simberg 2 Comments A a look into the math and sociology of it.
How about minting several times more PhDs than the demand for them. Some of the STEM fields are pretty healthy with high external demand for PhDs, but most of the fields (particularly, the “studies” portion) are way overproduced.
How about minting several times more PhDs than the demand for them. Some of the STEM fields are pretty healthy with high external demand for PhDs, but most of the fields (particularly, the “studies” portion) are way overproduced.
Well, yes, but that’s not science.