How can we select a cohort of promising astrophysicists before they have made their discoveries? This is the fundamental challenge of academic planning. I argue that science can only blossom if young researchers are rewarded for acquired skills and growth rather than inherited academic ancestry.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1502.00709,
title = {How to collect matches that will catch fire},
author = {Abraham Loeb},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1502.00709},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
3 pages, accepted for publication in Physics World