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Re:Why the United States has the best research universities by tinyhouse on Friday April 16, 2021 @03:07PM (#26837841)
I agree. Also, some universities in Europe, like ENS in Paris, produced more field medal recipients than all top US universities combined. But way more people heard about Harvard than ENS. English helps too.
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Re:Why the United States has the best research universities by BalinKing on Friday April 16, 2021 @09:56PM (#26841005)
Citation needed—I see Harvard and Princeton as having 7 alumni each, which combined is more than ENS' 12.
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Re:Why the United States has the best research universities by raverbashing on Saturday April 17, 2021 @04:04AM (#26842484)
From the list in Wikipedia it seems a lot of researchers move institutions after they were awarded, so maybe that is it. But yes, the score might change with time.
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Re:Why the United States has the best research universities by carlmr on Friday April 16, 2021 @03:09PM (#26837860)
Not only English, but also the marketing through Hollywood.
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Re:Why the United States has the best research universities by cdavid on Saturday April 17, 2021 @03:36AM (#26842357)
mathematics have historically been a focus of scientific training in France for a very long time. I don't think it is representative of a more general trend TBH.
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