Originally Posted by Val
Originally Posted by aquinas
I couldn't agree more. I could go on at length, but I don't want to give you cataracts.

*Mumbles something about automatic revenue elevators and a fixed 24 hour working capacity. Bashes head against wall.*

Some of them will come from outsiders: people who opted out and work a low-impact or part-time job that meets their financial needs while they work away on what will turn out to be something that will disrupt their fields.

I read recently that there's an initiative to encourage theoretical physics in Africa (here's one institute). If I remember correctly, the idea is to encourage physicists who haven't been immersed in current trends, with the hope being that they might have fresh insights that others have missed.

Thanks for the link, Val. I'll read that with interest.

What is to give light must endure burning.