I would like to thank Bruce Hurwitz for the nice interview yesterday. I could talk about my dissertation for a long time, and he was kind enough to chat me at length about it for Blogtalkradio. The complete interview is below. Listen to internet radio with Bruce Hurwitz on Blog Talk Radio
June 30, 2011
What advanced degrees really mean When members of the public, even those who are educated and have advanced degrees, complain about “ivory towers” and snooty professors, there is some truth to their complaints. Many professors are arrogant, they like to brag about their experience and credentials, they use confusing language and terms and many of [...]
June 24, 2011
What a doctorate is Getting a PhD (doctorate of philosophy) should not be mysterious. In terms of actual work, I found my bachelor’s degree to be the most strenuous of each of my degrees. Five years, classes covering subjects for which I had zero interest, and students who did not want to be there, was [...]
June 22, 2011
Why I got my PhD As early as the eighth grade I knew that I wanted to get a higher degree. There was no question, really, just something instilled in me. Having two parents with graduate degrees was likely a huge reason. Also, growing up in an area that didn’t seem, culturally, to value and [...]
February 25, 2011
How punk rock evolved as a subculture is a study not free from controversy. Punk, forever ingrained ideologically as anti-mainstream has, since its inception, been granted credibility by the very mainstream it takes strides to loathe. The Sex Pistols, The Clash, and The Ramones, easily the top punk bands of their day, were all on major record labels [...]
October 19, 2011