I think I should ask for empirical input at this point: is it your experience that good mathematicians or scientists are filtered out of academic advancement and access to research money and materials as a result of a poor showing in skills extrinsic to their field? By ‘extrinsic’ I mean skills that are neither necessary nor sufficient to do mathematical or scientific work well.
I think I should ask for empirical input at this point: is it your experience that good mathematicians or scientists are filtered out of academic advancement and access to research money and materials as a result of a poor showing in skills extrinsic to their field? By ‘extrinsic’ I mean skills that are neither necessary nor sufficient to do mathematical or scientific work well.