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What does it mean to be on the cutting edge of science?
« on: October 21, 2017, 02:53:18 am »

What does it mean to be on the cutting edge of science?

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Re: What does it mean to be on the cutting edge of science?
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2017, 06:19:19 am »
It means you will be the grad student whose ideas and work are stolen, and that you will face a really tough slog proving your ideas correct. You will be met with ridicule, then as you prove your ideas, with skepticism, then suddenly everyone will do their damnedest to take credit for your work.
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