tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post3477561895329107900..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: The tidal wave from PRCSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-27391698370434338532009-02-15T17:16:00.000-05:002009-02-15T17:16:00.000-05:00Steve,Though slightly unrelated to this post's top...Steve,<BR/><BR/>Though slightly unrelated to this post's topic, this text is kind of interesting (in a scary way, that is):<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.chinaelections.org/NewsInfo.asp?NewsID=19911" REL="nofollow">I was driven mad by the Chinese education system</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-50329443224361751862008-08-10T22:07:00.000-04:002008-08-10T22:07:00.000-04:00China wins the math olympiad because the USSR spli...China wins the math olympiad because the USSR splintered. The combined fSU team would still kick ass, and with a much lower population than the PRC. In the same vein, back when they were communist, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany, produced enormous numbers of gold medals relative to population, and often won the competition outright. <BR/><BR/>The Chinese dominance in the academic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-55962960417399231532008-08-07T02:26:00.000-04:002008-08-07T02:26:00.000-04:00Kinda suprising that Israel doesn't do better.Kinda suprising that Israel doesn't do better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-33263846569094134232008-08-06T04:24:00.000-04:002008-08-06T04:24:00.000-04:00I don't think the question is if they are creative...I don't think the question is if they are creative, but if they will be allowed to be creative while staying in China.niklashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696482187147941080noreply@blogger.com