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A Good Enough Nation ...

By Christopher Peterson, Ph.D. on October 30, 2008 in The Good Life

In the wake of the announcements of the 2008 Nobel Prize winners - which included no South Korean recipients - government officials in Seoul publicized an ongoing and ambitious program aimed at producing Nobel Prize winners from their nation. The plan is to identify the most promising candidates in appropriate fields and to provide them with generous research support. Read More

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Christopher Peterson

Christopher Peterson is professor of psychology at the University of Michigan.

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