1. What is Research and PhD ? Imagine a circle that contains all of human knowledge: 1

2. What is Research and PhD ? By the time you finish elementary school, you know a little: 2

3. What is Research and PhD ? By the time you finish high school, you know a bit more: 3

4. What is Research and PhD ? With a bachelor's degree, you gain a specialty: 4

5. What is Research and PhD ? A master's degree deepens that specialty: 5

6. What is Research and PhD ? Reading research papers takes you to the edge of human knowledge: 6

7. What is Research and PhD ? Once you're at the boundary, you focus: 7

8. What is Research and PhD ? You push at the boundary for a few years: 8

9. What is Research and PhD ? Until one day, the boundary gives way: 9

10. What is Research and PhD ? And, that dent you've made is called a Ph.D.: 10

11. What is Research and PhD ? Of course, the world looks different to you now: 11

12. What is Research and PhD ? So, don't forget the bigger picture: Keep pushing. 12

13. Why do we want to do research: For our human future What is Research and PhD ? 13

14. But do not over do… What is Research and PhD ? 14

15. Reading for graduate students Suitable for any research areas: http://matt.might.net/articles/books-papers- materials-for-graduate-students/ http://matt.might.net/articles/books-papers- materials-for-graduate-students/ The Last Lecture http://www.thelastlecture.com/ http://www.thelastlecture.com/ PhD Comics http://www.phdcomics.com/ http://www.phdcomics.com/