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arxiv: 1502.00709 · v2 · pith:26BT6IRVnew · submitted 2015-02-03 · 🌌 astro-ph.IM · physics.hist-ph

How to collect matches that will catch fire

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How can we select a cohort of promising astrophysicists before they have made their discoveries? This is the fundamental challenge of academic planning. I argue that science can only blossom if young researchers are rewarded for acquired skills and growth rather than inherited academic ancestry.

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