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Why famous professors get credit for others' work

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When an unknown grad student and a legendary professor co-author a brilliant paper, the public aggressively attributes 100% of the genius to the famous professor. 'To those who have, more will be given.' Accumulated advantage means the rich in status effortlessly absorb all the credit, leaving the actual hard workers in the academic dust.

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