With every new generation we solve more problems, but we must acquire an increasing amount of knowledge to solve those that remain. This is the burden of knowledge theory, and it may explain why academic mathematicians and economists publish their first solo paper in a top journal 5 years later than they did in 1950 and 1970, respectively. Or why today’s
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Share the burden
Share the burden
With every new generation we solve more problems, but we must acquire an increasing amount of knowledge to solve those that remain. This is the burden of knowledge theory, and it may explain why academic mathematicians and economists publish their first solo paper in a top journal 5 years later than they did in 1950 and 1970, respectively. Or why today’s