Re:How to build a better PhD
by gr33nman on Monday December 14, 2015 @09:49AM
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There are a few industry options for the sciences but less so for the humanities, where tenure is intended to protect scholars who investigate and question things that the wealthy and powerful might find dangerous to their interests (e.g. Marxism).
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Also, it sounds like you are talking about (software) engineering, rather than basic science (e.g., astronomy). There are plenty of questions humanity would like for science to answer for which there is no financial incentive to a corporation.