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The Difference Between Cooking and Eating: Disillusioned by Science in College

Do you like food? Of course you do. And so do most of us. It tastes delicious, makes the tummy happy and is a reason to engage in conversations with friends.

Do you like to cook? Maybe you do, or maybe you don’t. Regardless, the people who like to eat far outnumber the people who like to cook.

Now to a more interesting question: Do you like science?

Many freshmen enter Harvard (and other colleges) thinking they like science, only to realize that the science they liked did not resemble the science they were introduced to in college.

For some it can even be a painful experience to redefine themselves from future scientists to something else. Why is this pattern so common?

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