Because to become a nobel laureate, you have to go through a very special selection process that is strongly biased towards western cultures. Imagine some kid r

Because to become a nobel laureate, you have to go through a very special selection process that is strongly biased towards western cultures. Imagine some kid right now in the middle of chad is born who is as clever as Einstein. What do you think the odds are of that guy making it all the way to a nobel prize? Compare that to a person born into a culture where intellectual ability is encouraged and paid for by the community and network, and where he is going to be actively sought out to go into research laboratories and so on. Things have not changed. What has changed is that the balance of the world has moved over to one group of people, and those that are within the group wonder why nobody else seems to be showing up for the party. I've travelled the world, from China through Africa, over Europe and the U.S, and the difference and the opportunities available are not just large, they are almost insurmountable. The ability is there in all of us, but the opportunity is often not.