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Gravely concerned by the dilemmas that confronted academia, Conant addressed the red scare in his final report...
...trying to sum up my Harvard experience into one pat expression that will satisfy family and friends alike. I did in fact hit on an appropriate one, but unfortunately, it only encourages more questions. Telling people that Harvard has made me more conservative and has left me disillusioned with academia necessitates further explanation...
...think we can invent a new field of science,” said Fishman. “I believe we can invent a culture that is neither industry nor academia, but the best of both worlds...
Despite the flaws in execution, this book’s intent is something that academia needs. Intelligence may be something of a cult, but stupidity only receives cursory treatment. IQ tests, Mensa societies and SAT scores all measure intelligence, but stupidity remains the butt of crude humour and careless thought. Precisely because the state of being dumb has no analogue to being smart, Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid provides valuable insight into a subject that eludes, but intrigues...
...museum’s role at Harvard very linked to art history purposes and the world of academia...