It is tasteless for Marcia McNutt,
the president of the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics,
to JOKE about the exploitation of students. Students who are watching their hope of a scientific career burning up in front of their eyes.
Zen Faulkes
Doing so will make research more reliable, trustworthy, and efficient, she said. “Robots work 24 hours a day. Your graduate students probably only work 20, so this is an advantage."