The life’s work that proved Einstein right
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The life’s work that proved Einstein right
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#2If this article can't be read because of a pop up, just close the tab and open click on the link again.
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#3>> He was at MIT as an undergrad "for two years before flunking out, losing his way while pursuing a girl he met on a ferry."
Sound like something I would do.
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#4If this article can't be read because of a pop up, just close the tab and open click on the link again.
Why reward the paper (or its advertisers) for abusive practices?
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#5Man, the days when a kid without particular academic accomplishment could just be "guided" to MIT by a teacher impressed by his intelligence and passion. Or when a dropout could just wander into a physics lab and land a job as a research assistant. Neither sounds remotely feasible in 2016- these days, the available human potential and ambition outstrips society's resources to actualize it, by an order of magnitude. Coming decades will have to do without their Weisses.
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#6I wonder if "proving Einstein right/wrong" will still be the #1 clickbait headline for physics articles 100 years from now.
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#7If this article can't be read because of a pop up, just close the tab and open click on the link again.
I'm using a default Chrome install and didn't get a pop-up. It was a great article worth reading IMHO.
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#8If this article can't be read because of a pop up, just close the tab and open click on the link again.
Why reward the paper (or its advertisers) for abusive practices?
Did somebody hit you over the head with a tent-pole, CamperBob? What abuse are you possibly talking about? This story is a tremendous work of journalism, crafted by an author who really ought to get paid for his work.
Or do you work for free too?
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#9Man, the days when a kid without particular academic accomplishment could just be "guided" to MIT by a teacher impressed by his intelligence and passion. Or when a dropout could just wander into a physics lab and land a job as a research assistant. Neither sounds remotely feasible in 2016- these days, the available human potential and ambition outstrips society's resources to actualize it, by an order of magnitude. C…
On the other hand, there were the days when you had to be born into the right social caste to have any chance for an interesting life at all, otherwise being doomed to a lifetime of menial labor.
I really do prefer our current situation to 99% of the history of mankind.
Re: The life’s work that proved Einstein right
#10Man, the days when a kid without particular academic accomplishment could just be "guided" to MIT by a teacher impressed by his intelligence and passion. Or when a dropout could just wander into a physics lab and land a job as a research assistant. Neither sounds remotely feasible in 2016- these days, the available human potential and ambition outstrips society's resources to actualize it, by an order of magnitude. C…
Being at the right place at the right time is one of the most important skills in life.
If you look back at these sorts of places across history, how often did they have systematized gatekeeping? Never. There's no shortage of these places and opportunities for any given field, you just need to cultivate the ability to surface them.