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Like all good and easy to understand argument this one simplifies things and glosses over some details, but overall I buy it. At least it's definitely true nowa
by Jun8 16y ago
Like all good and easy to understand argument this one simplifies things and glosses over some details, but overall I buy it. At least it's definitely true nowadays. MIT had a spectacular history of Electrical Engineering but for the last N years they have concentrated on the "next cool thing" syndrome, the worst case being the MIT Media Lab.
We have to remember that there are major outside influences that are shaping these institutions, especially for Stanford, being in the eye of Silicon Valley.
- anamax 16y ago> MIT had a spectacular history of Electrical Engineering but for the last N years they have concentrated on the "next cool thing" syndrome, the worst case being the MIT Media Lab. Stanford doesn't seem to have suborganizations that are as externally visible as Media Lab and the like. > We have to remember that there are major outside influences that are shaping these institutions, especially for Stanford, being in the eye of Silicon Valley. I may be too close, but I don't see Stanford as being radical or innovative in its organization. For some relevant comments by Stanford's current president see http://www.stanford.edu/class/ee380/Abstracts/100526.html http://www.stanford.edu/class/ee380/Abstracts/100526.html and http://ee380.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/videologger.php?target=100526-ee380-300.asx http://ee380.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/videologger.php?target=100...