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December 12, 2012 02:17 PM

How’s That STEM Field Working Out?

by Daniel Luzer

So you want to get a PhD in physics….

(Note that watching too many of these Xtranormal videos about jobs will basically convince the viewer that there are no good career choices.)

Daniel Luzer is the web editor of the Washington Monthly. Follow him on Twitter at @Daniel_Luzer.

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