"Being a scientist is still a comparatively low-stress, high-pay career" Compared to jobs done by those without college educations, sure. Compared to the many

"Being a scientist is still a comparatively low-stress, high-pay career" Compared to jobs done by those without college educations, sure. Compared to the many career options open to anyone who is in the position to become a scientist, not at all. The author, like Obama and all the others demanding that (other) young people become scientists and engineers, are living in a fantasy world where a) science is an amazing career path an b) there is a shortage of scientists and engineers.