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   >That makes sense. The literature survey is an essential part of a any   
   >Ph.D. thesis, and it has to demonstrate a capacity of for critical   
   >thinking. John Larkin doesn't like criticism.   
      
   Just four of the problems with PhDs:   
      
   Years of being forced to kowtow to authority   
      
   and   
      
   Ingrained unwillingness to think crazy   
      
   and   
      
   Affection for complexity.   
      
   and   
      
   Lack of common sense   
      
   Phil, of course, is the rare exception. The occasional dose of   
   gin+tonic cures any residual academic side effects.   
      
   I've been to some meetings of physicists. They are brutal, instantly   
   attacking any non-scientifically-defensable idea. Not a good   
   brainstorming environment.   
      
   Are chemists the same way?   
      
      
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