Norman Matloff

“In case after case, we see tech titans and entrepreneurs misbehaving or breaking the law. They push the boundary of acceptable or ethical behavior that most of us have to play by. Even if some of them provide the technologies of tomorrow, it doesn’t mean they can operate under different set of rule”

“many contestants have immigrant parents”

“There is even a how-to book, "Success With Science: The Winners' Guide to High School Research,"”

“Professor Miriam Rafailovich... told me ...that the contestants "get massive coaching from the schools”

“A past winner ... told the STEM education newsletter Metroplex Math Circle about choosing among projects offered by her university mentor”

“Project-oriented contests such as Intel aren't measures of scientific brilliance”

“The contest doesn't rank talent in the same way we identify the fastest hurdlers or longest jumpers.”

“New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said that the Intel competition "identifies and honors the top math and science students in America, based on their solutions to scientific problems."”