> By the same token, from the standpoint of most people, I'm a lousy
> conversationalist. I'm not interested in mortgages or home improvements;
> I'm more interested in the "philosophical" aspect of things than in
> anything else; I don't talk sports; I can't stand 90% of Hollywood
> movies, etc.
Isn't that more a matter of self-selection than an effect of a PhD program? I've been like that since I was 8.
-- Andy