by Nicholas Beaudrot of electoral Math
- The UK doesn't have a subject exam for Arabic or Chinese? Really? Or were there just not enough test-takers in those subjects to count? Update: oh there they are, lumped in the "Other Modern Languages" category.
- Philip Greenspun thinks smart women aren't going into fields like physics because it's just not very lucrative. He overstates the case, but there is a lot to agree with here; when salaries for top executives, i-bankers, and lawyers were not so far from that of professors, people complained less about the lack of scientists and engineers. Also, the geeks at NASA were much more in the public eye. More recent thinking here.
- Also, grade inflation: not just a problem for the Ivy League
