> The mere fact that there’s so many graduates is literally living proof that there’s an enormous, yet wasted potential for scientific research and discovery.

> The mere fact that there’s so many graduates is literally living proof that there’s an enormous, yet wasted potential for scientific research and discovery. I don't see a proof in this statement - all I see is a belief. Many people believe that a sheer number of people engaged in professional science and requisite "publish or perish" job description is the cause of decreasing quality of scientific publications. Increasing the fraction of population with PhD have to run into Bell Curve limitations at some point.