Is it still worth doing a PhD in 2025?

Is the academic system broken in this publish-or-perish landscape? When is a PhD not worth pursuing?

About this Episode

In this Dev and Doc episode, Zeljko (now associate professor!) and Josh (doctor, PhD drop out) talk about the good and the bad of PhD life. They provide insight into the academic world with a focus on computer science and machine learning.

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🎙️ Hosts

👨🏻‍⚕️ Doc - Dr. Joshua Au Yeung - LinkedIn
🤖 Dev - Zeljko Kraljevic - Twitter

⏳ Timestamps

00:00 - Start and highlight
01:42 - Intro
03:11 - What made you pursue PhD in the first place
05:05 - Industry or PhD first
10:00 - Positives - Moonshots
17:03 - Positives - Access to world experts and collaboration
20:55 - Positives - Open source and open science
24:49 - Positives - A good environment enables a smooth PhD
27:04 - Negatives - You are a one-man show
31:33 - Negatives - Publish or Perish
45:44 - Bring your research closer to the audience through blogs and other media, journals are legacy media
51:20 - Verdict - Is a PhD still worth it in 2025?

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🎬 Editor - Dragan Kraljević - Instagram
🎨 Brand Design & Art Direction - Ana Grigorovici - Behance

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