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I will also add, as an academic who works closely with hundreds of physicists, that although they are indeed typically smarter in one dimension, they are also c
by pinko 3y ago
I will also add, as an academic who works closely with hundreds of physicists, that although they are indeed typically smarter in one dimension, they are also considerably dumber than your average person in others. It turns out life is all about tradeoffs!
- whamlastxmas 3y agoMy partner with a PhD in particle physics says this all the time about herself
- naasking 3y agoI don't think it has anything to do with "smart/dumb", so much as how much time you think about those problems. Academics in esoteric disciplines are just far removed from many common, every day problems that they seem to lack common sense. They wouldn't have an issue acquiring that understanding if they had comparable experiences as others.