Published inPhD Woes·Dec 21, 2020Living in FearThis is the first long-form piece in PhD Woes written by a PhD student who would like to remain anonymous and edited by me. A rock climber and ecologist, this person decided to leave their PhD but then made the difficult decision to go back during the coronavirus pandemic. …PhD15 min readPhD15 min read
Published inPhD Woes·Oct 24, 2020PhD Diary | Doing research during COVIDThis post is part of the anonymous series PhD Diary. For more information on how to submit your own diary to the series, visit this page. To read more about PhD Woes and why I started this publication, check out this post. This PhD Diary comes from K., who is…PhD3 min readPhD3 min read
Published inPhD Woes·Oct 17, 2020PhD Diary | The thesis hurdleThis post is part of the anonymous series PhD Diary. For more information on how to submit your own diary to the series, visit this page. To read more about PhD Woes and why I started this publication, check out this post. This PhD Diary comes from V., …PhD2 min readPhD2 min read
Published inPhD Woes·Oct 10, 2020PhD Diary | Done and dustedThis post is part of the anonymous series PhD Diary. For more information on how to submit your own diary to the series, visit this page. To read more about PhD Woes and why I started this publication, check out this post. This PhD Diary comes from C., who is…PhD3 min readPhD3 min read
Published inPhD Woes·Oct 4, 2020PhD Diary | Sticking through a financial crisisThis post is part of the anonymous series PhD Diary. For more information on how to submit your own diary to the series, visit this page. To read more about PhD Woes and why I started this publication, check out this post. This PhD Diary comes from T., …Phd Student5 min readPhd Student5 min read
Published inPhD Woes·Oct 3, 2020PhD Diary | Getting out earlyThis post is part of the anonymous series PhD Diary. For more information on how to submit your own diary to the series, visit this page. To read more about PhD Woes and why I started this publication, check out this post. This PhD Diary comes from C., who is…PhD7 min readPhD7 min read
Published inPhD Woes·Oct 2, 2020PhD Diary | Dream job: Independent scholar & status quo challengerThis post is part of the anonymous series PhD Diary. For more information on how to submit your own diary to the series, visit this page. To read more about PhD Woes and why I started this publication, check out this post. This PhD Diary comes from G., who is…PhD3 min readPhD3 min read
Published inPhD Woes·Oct 2, 2020Welcome to PhD WoesIf you’re a PhD student or you’ve completed a PhD, you probably have at least one or two horror stories. This is the space for that. In PhD Woes, you will find anonymous stories from PhD students or people recovering from finishing or quitting their PhDs. This idea was inspired…3 min read3 min read
May 12, 2020Bad weather is good for usEver since the coronavirus pandemic reached the US in a big way, I’ve dreading the turn of the seasons in New York. That’s because I know that people will come out in droves to enjoy nicer weather. And that could be bad for our collective health. New Yorkers don’t get…Covid Diaries3 min readCovid Diaries3 min read
Published inOneZero·Apr 3, 2020Member-onlyData Thieves Are Targeting Dead People’s Social Media AccountsIdentity theft is a problem in the afterlife — In 2012, the family of a deceased soldier in the United States was blindsided when they started seeing his face on ads for dating websites. His photo was being used to entice more people to visit the site. In another case, a woman received new Facebook messages sent from the…Privacy6 min readPrivacy6 min read
