Friday, November 09, 2007

Where Did They Go?

This article, titled "WHERE'D ALL THE PH.D'S GO? ANTARCTICA", was written by Bob Lapp who's in Antarctica with the NBC Today Show crew. Please read it, as it is one of the best written articles about the people here working at McMurdo.


Here's a great quote to sum up his article:

...I often wonder what happened to all those people who actually paid attention in college? Where are all those selfless folks who wanted to save the world, not own it?

I only had to travel to the bottom of the earth to find them.

The brain drain went to Antarctica. You can't swing a drunken celebrity and not hit a Ph.D at McMurdo Station. It is not just the folks who are doing the science that have a pedigree, but people with Master degrees are driving the vans, cooking the food and doing the dishes.


Posted by Katie from the Ice @ 10:57 AM