On the one hand, we pretend today's social ills are due to deficient education and upbringing
On the other, we know from history that mental faculties are in the genes; the Newtons, Ramanujans, and Watts had no help from "nurture"
On the other, we know from history that mental faculties are in the genes; the Newtons, Ramanujans, and Watts had no help from "nurture"
The "exquisite mind undeterred by hardship" is a trope so true that we make movies and tell stories about it
But we hate to imagine that it could be true in the future or, worse, in the present
Because it also means, implicitly, that most minds are not capable of greatness
But we hate to imagine that it could be true in the future or, worse, in the present
Because it also means, implicitly, that most minds are not capable of greatness
If Galton were alive today, he would be most puzzled by the survival of universities
"Wait, YouTube and Wikipedia are free, yet you pay $40,000 a year to hear someone read slides?"
"Wait, YouTube and Wikipedia are free, yet you pay $40,000 a year to hear someone read slides?"
I await a future where dad looks up from under the hood of his automobile, wipes his hands on a grease rag and snarls:
"College? COLLEGE? What need have you of book learnin'? Kahn Academy was good enough for me, and it's damn well good enough for you!"
"College? COLLEGE? What need have you of book learnin'? Kahn Academy was good enough for me, and it's damn well good enough for you!"
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