Fifteen years of PhD Talk

Time flies! Fifteen years ago, I started PhD Talk. At that time, I was a 25-year-old second-year PhD candidate with a bit too much time on her hands. Now, I am a 40-year old professor and mom who certainly is more pressed for time.

A fair number of things have changed. Technically, I migrated this mastodon of a blog from Blogger to WordPress about five years ago. My interests, and what I write about, have changed organically over time. The blogosphere has changed in 15 years and I often wonder why I am still writing here with so many blogs gone or replaced by AI-generated muck. But, so far, I still enjoy having my little corner on the internet.

A fair number of things have remained the same. I generally write what I want to write about. I am independent with no commercial interests. I have my long-standing column for AcademicTransfer. And, of course, it’s still the same person writing these posts – 15 years older, and perhaps not much wiser.

So, without much further ado, please join me in celebrating 15 years of PhD Talk!