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Re:Men’s and Women’s Brains Appear to Age Differently by Avshalom on Sunday November 29, 2015 @11:02AM (#10644911)
Larry Summers took a vacation, got a 7 figure job in private industry, worked for the Obama administration and is now back at Harvard.

If only we could all be so persecuted.

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Re:Men’s and Women’s Brains Appear to Age Differently by hajile on Sunday November 29, 2015 @11:43AM (#10645069)
That's a rather patronizing position. He was lucky because he is rich and connected.

The other scientists sacrificed on the alter of ideology are seldom in a similar position. When they lose their jobs, they don't have the same money and friends to fall back onto.

A fear of retribution hurts science and hurts human progress.

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