China’s education system also suppresses innovation while rewarding imitation. Although some Chinese schools conduct innovative experimental education, they remain few and have little impact.From childhood to adulthood, Chinese students are subjected to rote learning—memorizing and obeying rather than questioning or thinking independently. Thus, while Chinese students and researchers excel at replication and refinement of existing work, they are poor at true creativity.

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        • Keld [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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          It’s a foundation set up by a rich scientist who thought he was exceptionally smart and wanted to encourage other exceptionally smart people,

          It’s a foundation set up by an industrial magnate and scientist to launder his repuation because he realised people would remember him for the deaths he caused. That is the official story, they don’t hide it. It is the most honest attempt at reputation laundering the world has ever seen.
          The family made their money making weapons, Alfred’s dad invented the sea mine, the Nobel name is still on weapon companies.

    • Thordros [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      It’s just a way for rich people to pretend to be philanthropists.

      No need to pretend for most of them. They just need to say it how Charlie does in that one It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia bit.