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Think you'll have to be more specific. In liberal arts nobody comes close, but the "value" of that is largely explained by "networking" (network effects if we'
by gsf_emergency_2 1y ago
Think you'll have to be more specific.
In liberal arts nobody comes close, but the "value" of that is largely explained by "networking" (network effects if we're to be charitable :)
In theoretical research, gap is rapidly closing.
In hard sciences research, I only see clear supremacy in capital intensive areas. Guess that's where the footguns were aimed at.
The classroom teaching is a mixed bag
- PaulHoule 1y agoPeople I know from South Asia complain bitterly about the quality of education they get but they get it. Funny though I used to be proud of the Chinese language collection at my Uni which is one of the greatest outside (any) China and I still am but once I got really interested in the Chinese language it hit me that it's like 1% of what they have at Beijing University.
- gsf_emergency_2 1y agoOne might argue networking got Ramanujan to where Canterbrigians can now be proud of him :) My favorite recollection in that place was going through Ken Wilson's notes. IIRC there was FORTRAN. Most interesting was a proof of Dyson's conjecture. Cant really remember because it wasn't that useful. Thought it was weird that he left-- gossip says it was the wife-- but nice that some people still bothered. Institutions rise & fall. Become cringe. Achievements can endure, but only thru the effort of wider communities to distill and distribute.