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The best way of increasing the [average] intelligence of scientists would be to reduce their number.

The best way of increasing the [average] intelligence of scientists would be to reduce their number.

Alexis Carrel
Science, Technology, Average
Man the Unknown Chapter 2, 4 (p. 49)

Science has to be understood in its broadest sense, as a method for apprehending all observable reality, and not merely as an instrument for acquiring specialized knowledge.

Alexis Carrel
Wisdom, Knowledge, Science

It seems that the increased number of scientific workers, their being split up into groups whose studies are limited to a small subject, and over-specialization have brought about a shrinking of intelligence. There is no doubt that the quality of any human group decreases when the number of the individuals composing this group increases beyond certain limits... The best way to increase the intelligence of scientists would be to decrease their number.

Alexis Carrel
Science, Men, Numbers
Alexis Carrel (1939). “Man the Unknown”

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