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Are you suggesting that every high-school science project should be original, ground-breaking research?
by amirmc 13y ago
Are you suggesting that every high-school science project should be original, ground-breaking research?
- zimpenfish 13y agoNo but I'm suggesting this isn't nearly as big a deal as people are hyping and that the kid - whilst diligent - ain't a genius.
- amirmc 13y agoNowhere does it suggest that the kid is some kind of genius. Not in the original article, nor in these threads. It's clear that this was a school science project and that he was encouraged by his teachers (and his reviewers) to pursue it.
- zimpenfish 13y agoFair point - it doesn't actually mention the word "genius".
- SilasX 13y agoThe fact that it's considered newsworthy enough ("man bites dog" & all that) to merit a CNN story is itself the claim that this is somehow novel or interesting. It's the same objection you'd have if CNN posted a story about "kid uses physical model to predict lava distribution from volcano using baking soda and vinegar".
- zimpenfish 13y agoAlso "of the nearly 200 submissions they have received since 2011, Suvir's project was a real standout"
- baddox 13y agoI'm suggesting that science projects which are not original ground-breaking research should not be portrayed in the media as original ground-breaking research.