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The Matthew effect: Why famous scientists keep getting more famous

Summary by Boing Boing
Scientists who win Nobel Prizes become "visible scientists" — getting "almost bulletproof prestige and a reputation that can open just about any door," writes Massimiano Bucchi in The MIT Press Reader. This phenomenon, says Bucchi, is a an example of the "Matthew effect," named after (Matthew 25:29): "For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him that hath not, shall be taken away even that which he hath.…
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Boing Boing broke the news in United States on Friday, May 23, 2025.
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