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re: Smug PhD gets put in her place
Posted on 11/6/23 at 2:44 pm to anc
Posted on 11/6/23 at 2:44 pm to anc
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How could someone who had a Ph.D., something I strived to achieve, be so completely moronic?
We romanticize intellect a bit too much sometimes. Someone with a PhD like hers (Cancer Biology, I think she said) has a very high level of knowledge about a fairly singular area. She might be able to recite possible genetic determinants for various forms of cancer from memory, but she likely has no clue what the air pressure should be in her tires. A great example of this is that Einstein had difficulty tying his shoes.
We often want to think of people with PhDs as being smart in a very general sense (ie: well and deeply versed on a whole host of topics, like the Professor from Gilligan's Island), but generally they aren't.
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Posted on 11/6/23 at 2:57 pm to Bard
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A great example of this is that Einstein had difficulty tying his shoes.
Best version of this I’ve heard is about Einstein taking a train and not being able to find it when the ticket taker came by, getting upset.
The ticket taker told him that he knew who he was and Einstein responded “No, I’m upset because that was telling me where I’m going.”
Being incredibly smart and being scatterbrained can go together.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 3:08 pm to Bard
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Someone with a PhD like hers (Cancer Biology, I think she said) has a very high level of knowledge about a fairly singular area.
That’s what a PhD is. A high level of expertise on a very specific subject. No one gets a PhD in general studies.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 4:10 pm to Bard
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A great example of this is that Einstein had difficulty tying his shoes.
This argument doesn't hold water. Einstein had an IQ of 160. This lady has a 112. That falls in average intelligence.
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