<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@samth" class="u-url mention">@<span>samth</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://types.pl/@wilbowma" class="u-url mention">@<span>wilbowma</span></a></span> I understand there could be outliers, but it is hard to imagine someone being ready to do a PhD on a topic where they don't know who and where the major players are already (e.g. by having read papers in that area).</p>
