No, no I would not expect more rationality. I am an alum. I am long since out of academia and have no idea what is behind this. However, if I had to guess, I be

No, no I would not expect more rationality. I am an alum. I am long since out of academia and have no idea what is behind this. However, if I had to guess, I bet there is some inner politics. Just 'cause it is MIT doesn't mean it is is free from human nature. And, truthfully, I've seen some petty things get all sorts of dramatic. We are humans. We're not rational beings, we're rationalizing beings. We like to pretend we are better but there is a valid reason that they say science progresses one death at a time.