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.)

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Daniel Luzer is the news editor at Governing Magazine and former web editor of the Washington Monthly. Find him on Twitter: @Daniel_Luzer