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In my experience, science is rarely driven by outliers. Most scientists are very smart of course, but the majority of scientific progress is shaped by slow, ste
by gms7777 4y ago
In my experience, science is rarely driven by outliers. Most scientists are very smart of course, but the majority of scientific progress is shaped by slow, steady incremental work that builds on top of itself, rather than brilliant idea men.
- zmgsabst 4y agoScientists are already self-selected outliers, eg 0.46% of undergraduate degrees are awarded in physics. So if you’re talking about a physicist, you’re talking about a tiny fraction. If you start talking about those who complete graduate studies, and the 1 in 100 of them who generates truly groundbreaking work… you’re talking about 1 in 50,000 or rarer. https://www.aip.org/statistics/reports/physics-bachelors-degrees-2018 https://www.aip.org/statistics/reports/physics-bachelors-deg...