"As a member of a physics department that is going to be hiring people, I'm part of this conversation," he says. "There's certain sub-fields that have been successful and high prestige for a long time." The problem is that old areas that are well established have well understood criteria for success,. If you're doing experiments in astronomy, looking at the cosmic microwave background, we know exactly how to do that.," Yokem adds.
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