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In Scotland you could theoretically get a PhD by the time you're 23 (leaving school at 16, 4 yr degree, immediately doing PhD) without being a genius. I know a couple of people that did mostly because the funding was there and they were on a conveyor belt that enabled them to get pissed and avoid responsibility for as long as possible. Their social maturity was also not great I have to say, mostly through being so institutionalised and not breaking out of that 'schoolground' mentality. Tended to be the science students as well in my experience.
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I've got mates who are in engineering who have some similarities Hambini. Very black and white about things, very matter of fact in a way that feels like they've either oversimplified the issue, or missed the point completely. Especially with a churlishness and sarcasm that often misses the mark. Obviously this is based on my limited experience, but I deffo see the similarities.
Nef
idk. i have a phd and good luck finding mine. i figure he is mid 30s? if you run straight through you can come out with one around 27, earlier in some cases.
don't recall what he said about his employment history but seems possible anyway.