Indeed, among the physicists we might also find those who are moved to tears by Baudelaire, and among the critics of French literature those unafraid of contour

Indeed, among the physicists we might also find those who are moved to tears by Baudelaire, and among the critics of French literature those unafraid of contour integrals. For every Terence Tao there are a thousand Nameless Toilers. So intelligence, for most people, is not a rocket to ride but a bar to clear. Then, given enough of a brain to be taught, the more important question: do you have the stomach to learn?