> 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 bein

> 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...