Frustrated Chinese STEM PhDs Create Satirical Journals
Young Chinese PhDs in STEM fields are publishing satirical journals, expressing frustration with their academic pursuits. The article touches on the perceived certainty of STEM fields versus the underlying realities.
I did not pay much attention during maths and science classes in school. I could never get into the mindset for STEM study, but I can see there is comfort in the fact that the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter will always be pi, or that the quadratic formula will always produce the right answer when applied correctly. I envied my many STEM friends for their skills, their fields of certainty and practicality. But behind the curtain, beneath the veneer of any parent’s envy, their.....