Thanks, Jim, for pointing this out. The concern expressed by Sir Edwin Southern is in the minds of many. For example Pierre Cartier has asked "where are the youth? " Indeed, if they submit to a culture that emphasizes carrer above content, how can our children become serious scientists? Bill Quoting jim stasheff <jds@math.upenn.edu>:

The latter part of

http://www.oxfordtoday.ox.ac.uk/2005-06/v18n2/01.shtml

has some very relevant comments

response?

jim