User Arthur Tarasov

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Can I legally omit the fact I hold a Ph.D. degree?

answered Feb 28, 2018 at 11:51

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How should I deal with very negative feedback from some students?

answered Mar 8, 2017 at 13:19

60 votes

How to silence the voice that tells you you're being financially irresponsible by spending 4 to 6 years doing a PhD?

answered Oct 3, 2017 at 6:38

42 votes

"Upgrading" PhD

answered May 24, 2018 at 4:45

28 votes

Writing ads to attract female PhD candidates

answered Dec 21, 2017 at 0:21

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Is it possible to start a PhD at 36 without taking a huge hit financially?

answered Aug 17, 2018 at 3:10

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How to find a gap in knowledge, for my PhD?

answered Nov 7, 2017 at 9:01

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Is it okay if a PhD student's work seems insignificant compared to others'?

answered Aug 26, 2018 at 11:09

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Concerns about the value of the research domain

answered Apr 9, 2017 at 9:12

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Slept through final, professor is giving me a zero and failing me – is there anything I can do to change this?

answered May 8, 2018 at 7:58

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My adviser wants to use my code for a spin-off, but I want to use it for my own company

answered Oct 8, 2016 at 12:34

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White supremacists marching at the University of Virginia – does this reflect the university’s attitude?

answered Aug 14, 2017 at 13:42

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Why is PhD GPA considered irrelevant?

answered Apr 6, 2018 at 8:16

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Legality of downloading books from websites such as Library Genesis

answered Jul 12, 2018 at 1:30

9 votes

Should I explain that I cannot finish my current master due to religious discrimination when applying for another graduate program?

answered May 3, 2018 at 6:11

8 votes

How to approach student in lab with very bad English?

answered Apr 14, 2018 at 4:51

8 votes

How are professors able to multitask?

answered Apr 22, 2018 at 6:33

8 votes

Distinguish starting journals from predatory ones

answered Feb 14, 2018 at 4:08

7 votes

Is it acceptable to use non-English references in a computer science paper?

answered Oct 6, 2017 at 9:37

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How to start a talk about a topic that cannot be explained without some background information?

answered Mar 13, 2017 at 5:55

6 votes

How do you come to terms with the fact that you might never be among the best in your research community?

answered Apr 7, 2017 at 10:32

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How can I convince graduate students in China to not copy/paste from the Internet into their research papers?

answered Aug 2, 2018 at 2:32

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Why are textbook authors often not the most famous/cited researchers?

answered May 24, 2018 at 3:37

5 votes

Are open access papers read by a larger readership than paywalled papers?

answered Mar 28, 2017 at 13:00

5 votes

How is publishing under a random pseudonym authorized?

answered Feb 5, 2016 at 13:10

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Why are tenure-track professors hired on the basis of their research when they spend most of their time teaching?

answered Jun 11, 2017 at 3:46

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Where did I lose control of my studies?

answered Jun 21, 2017 at 12:29

4 votes

How do academics with teaching responsibilities, etc. find the time to do research?

answered May 13, 2017 at 6:53

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Moral dilemma in unwittingly being paid to complete a student's work

answered Mar 22, 2016 at 11:12

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Can a tenure-track job candidate infer any meaning from the response to an initial contact email?

answered Sep 25, 2016 at 9:19

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Can I legally omit the fact I hold a Ph.D. degree?

How should I deal with very negative feedback from some students?

How to silence the voice that tells you you're being financially irresponsible by spending 4 to 6 years doing a PhD?

"Upgrading" PhD

Writing ads to attract female PhD candidates

Is it possible to start a PhD at 36 without taking a huge hit financially?

How to find a gap in knowledge, for my PhD?

Is it okay if a PhD student's work seems insignificant compared to others'?

Concerns about the value of the research domain

Slept through final, professor is giving me a zero and failing me – is there anything I can do to change this?

My adviser wants to use my code for a spin-off, but I want to use it for my own company

White supremacists marching at the University of Virginia – does this reflect the university’s attitude?

Why is PhD GPA considered irrelevant?

Legality of downloading books from websites such as Library Genesis

Should I explain that I cannot finish my current master due to religious discrimination when applying for another graduate program?

How to approach student in lab with very bad English?

How are professors able to multitask?

Distinguish starting journals from predatory ones

Is it acceptable to use non-English references in a computer science paper?

How to start a talk about a topic that cannot be explained without some background information?

How do you come to terms with the fact that you might never be among the best in your research community?

How can I convince graduate students in China to not copy/paste from the Internet into their research papers?

Why are textbook authors often not the most famous/cited researchers?

Are open access papers read by a larger readership than paywalled papers?

How is publishing under a random pseudonym authorized?

Why are tenure-track professors hired on the basis of their research when they spend most of their time teaching?

Where did I lose control of my studies?

How do academics with teaching responsibilities, etc. find the time to do research?

Moral dilemma in unwittingly being paid to complete a student's work

Can a tenure-track job candidate infer any meaning from the response to an initial contact email?