Archive for January, 2009

Lack of Intelligence Can Be Overcome with Hard Work

“I would be the last to deny that the greatest scientific pioneers belonged to an aristocracy of the spirit and were exceptionally intelligent, something that we as modest investigators will never attain, no matter how much we exert ourselves. Nevertheless, before making this concession–which is entirely justified–I continue to believe that there is always room [...]

Deciding To Be A Scientist

[Quoting Michael Wigler,] “‘Too often, people give up on those things they realize they don’t have a genius for. That’s especially true of very bright people who start out wanting to be scientistis. I think a lot of young people get discouraged when they find that they’re not an Albert Einstein or a Laplace. So [...]