https://paulnystrom.com/tags/billboard/Recent content in Billboard on Paul NystromHugoen-usTue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://paulnystrom.com/posts/breakthroughs/Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://paulnystrom.com/posts/breakthroughs/<p>There&rsquo;s a billboard near my house advertising a science college. It has a catchy phrase about making breakthroughs. The picture is of a young, bright-eyed college student wearing safety glasses and a white lab coat, holding a beaker—reminiscent of bench science like one would see in a high school chemistry lab. It gives the impression that any college student can make world-changing breakthroughs. And although that is technically true, it&rsquo;s not even remotely realistic.</p>