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Interesting to contrast Flexner's great optimism about his https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Advanced_Study https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Advanced_Study (which he founded) with the severe criticism the IAS has received from a number of scientists such as Richard Hamming: https://gwern.net/doc/science/1986-hamming#fame-working-conditions https://gwern.net/doc/science/1986-hamming#fame-working-cond...