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The post that was quoted here has been removedIf you look at the science journals and such, most American papers are by Mohammeds and Ishikari's and such and not so many William Conrads🙂
Originally posted by sonhouseI read science journals regularly and it definitely not true that "most American papers" are by "Mohammeds and Ishikari's and such." Becoming a scientist requires getting a good education, which in the US is far easier for someone with a privileged background.
If you look at the science journals and such, most American papers are by Mohammeds and Ishikari's and such and not so many William Conrads🙂
Have you personally tried the problems given? I know I would not have a chance of a snowball on Venus🙂
The post that was quoted here has been removedReferring only to the UK team, I can give a partial explanation. Basically, in the UK immigrants tend to value education more highly. I can't give a very clear explanation for this, but there's an anti-intellectual undercurrent to British society which means the kids tend to enforce "not being teacher's pet" and so on on each other (at least that was true in my day). I remember being told by another child: "It's not what you know, but who you know.", which he'd probably been told by one of his parents or grandparents. So academic failure is forgiven rather than corrected. Coming from a different culture this doesn't apply to immigrants.
The post that was quoted here has been removedAnd by extension from the tone of this post, also you, right? Do you consider yourself retired? You seem to have lived an exceptionally rich and gifted life and I would think you would think total retirement anathema to your life. I think you would just go after other goals. Maybe back to theater? Or never left?
The post that was quoted here has been removedIt's really funny the way you studiously avoid saying what you are, but expounding on what may have been!