Re:I'm making LLMs work on small and old devices
by weinzierl on Friday November 13, 2026 @04:33AM
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Science education peaked in the 50s when people still believed there need to be a balance between theory and experiments and that grounding theory with experiments is worthwhile.
It went all downhill from there. In the 70s and 80s experimental physics got a bad rap and I think this mindset trickled down to education. The turning point for me was the 1993 cancellation of the Superconducting Super Collider, where this tendency must have become obvious to everyone.
Not sure about your other points and what you conclude from a perceived improvement of STEM education, but I am convinced boomers and Gen-X enjoyed more solid scientific training than later generations.
It went all downhill from there. In the 70s and 80s experimental physics got a bad rap and I think this mindset trickled down to education. The turning point for me was the 1993 cancellation of the Superconducting Super Collider, where this tendency must have become obvious to everyone.
Not sure about your other points and what you conclude from a perceived improvement of STEM education, but I am convinced boomers and Gen-X enjoyed more solid scientific training than later generations.