#26 Is it still worth doing a PhD in 2025? (Computer Science / Machine Learning)

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. 👋 Connect With Us! Hey! If you are enjoying our conversations, reach out, share your thoughts and journey with us. Don't forget to subscribe whilst you're here :) 🎙️ 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? 📢 Follow Us LinkedIn Newsletter YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts Substack 📧 Contact Us For enquiries - [email protected] 🎞️ Video Production 🎬 Editor - Dragan Kraljević - Instagram 🎨 Brand Design & Art Direction - Ana Grigorovici - Behance

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