Careers In Academics

Mathematician: I Wrote Your Textbook
My life is just like John Nash's, except I didn't go to an ivy league or merry a beautiful girl. I am crazy though. All I can say is that you better like numbers. When I was in college, my friends and I had a competition to see who could memorize the most digits that appear in pi. I was the kind of guy who didn't have to crack a book in physics in high school. It just came naturally. If you want to be a mathematician, you pretty much know it from the instant you shoot out of the womb. The ...

Archaeologist: I Don't Carry a Whip... on the weekends.
It's not like we're running around Venice wearing fedoras, but my curiosity is continuously fed. It is important to know that a great deal of one's time is spent in the laboratory. Also, as an archaeologist, you will specify in a certain region of the planet. No one can be a specialist in archaeological activity globally. It's just like being a medical doctor in that respect.