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by smegger001 1148 days ago
its almost like all modern scinece is team efforts that only the sufficiently tenured get credit for.
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This is the really important part. The debates about Franklin, Wilkins, Watson and Crick is like a debate about which A-list movie stars deserve the higher paycheck. Yeah, sure, the hagiography of particular individuals will motivate some people below them to dream big, but it's also demotivating to others who know they'll never be recognized as elite.