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High Schooler Is Awarded $100,000 For Research
wired_LAIN writes "A teenager from Oklahoma was awarded $100,000 in the Intel Science Talent Search competition for building an inexpensive and accurate spectrograph that can identify the specific characteristics of different kinds of molecules. While normal spectrographs can cost between $20,000 and $100,000 to build, her spectrograph cost less than $500. The 40 finalists' projects were judged by a panel of 12 scientists, all well established in their respective fields. Among the judges were Vera Rubin, who proved Dark Matter, and Andrew Yeager, one of the pioneers of stem cell research."
Hitler, is that you?
Everyone is equal and has the same opportunities. Anybody could have been on that list if they simply had the chance to grow up without discrimination or go to well-funded public schools. Until that happens, only a lucky few will make it.
Is it any coincidence that these people had light colored skin? This clearly suggests a racial disparity, most likely due to discrimination or other factors indirectly caused by racism.
The top winners have married parents. No evidence to show whether any of them were formerly divorced. I still think that it is important for kids to have a stable household. People realize how dumb the average american is, and we have over a 50% divorce rate now. Stupid people-> divorce, or Divorce -> stupid kids
Affirmative action.