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Headlines like this show the branding power the big schools have. If it's one of the big ones the headline is "<School name> scientists do X". If it's a small o
by rqtwteye 2y ago
Headlines like this show the branding power the big schools have. If it's one of the big ones the headline is "<School name> scientists do X". If it's a small or international school, it's "Scientists do X", never "Boise Community College students do X".
- the__alchemist 2y agoMIT is notorious for these PR hype articles.
- mhb 2y agoHuh? It's an MIT publication.
- Keyframe 2y agoPoint made; It's not Boise Community College publication!
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> It's not Boise Community College publication You’re comparing a research university with a teaching college. In respect of a research announcement. Like, yeah the College of Western Idaho also doesn’t get much PR for its football team.
- vpribish 2y agoHeadline like this are what is eroding MIT's reputation. They have overhyped things so many times that I actively avoid reading anything they put out.