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Maybe because the upper class and the educated class have abandoned the lower classes. Scientific excellence is not worth very much economically if it does not
by konschubert 9y ago
Maybe because the upper class and the educated class have abandoned the lower classes.
Scientific excellence is not worth very much economically if it does not trickle down into society. This didn't happen in the UK and that's why the economy is suffering.
- sgt101 9y agoIn what way would scientific excellence trickle down?
- ben_w 9y agoSolving problems that poor people actually care about. I’m rich enough I don’t even know what those problems might be.
- konschubert 9y agoSmart teachers being educated by good professors which really understand their field.