bookofjoe

Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D.

By the time you finish elementary school, you know a little:

By the time you finish high school, you know a bit more:

With a bachelor's degree, you gain a specialty:

A master's degree deepens that specialty:

Reading research papers takes you to the edge of human knowledge:

Once you're at the boundary, you focus:

You push at the boundary for a few years:

Until one day, the boundary gives way:

And, that dent you've made is called Ph.D.:

Of course, the world looks different to you now:

So, don't forget the bigger picture:

Keep pushing.

By Matt Might.

[via Milena]

When you're rowing a boat across the Atlantic Ocean and find yourself surrounded by a pod of whales

NPR story here.

What is it?

Answer here this time tomorrow.

Hint: smaller than a bread box.

Another: no moving parts.

Here's a view in its functional position: