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.....