Are Russians smarter than Americans?

Answer: I was born in the USSR and went to a Soviet school.​ I left Russia righ.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Are Russians smarter than Americans? Maria Konstantinova, Born Russian, raised in the States. Updated Sat I was born in the USSR and went to a Soviet school. I left Russia right after the '90s. I am currently visiting the motherland and in my opinion, the standards of education... Read More » What mirrorless camera would you purchase? And why? Dave Haynie, Been shooting since I was a kid.... before digital, before computers... Updated May 23 I think the strongest claim about a camera is the one you actually did buy. I can pore over spec sheets all day and come up with reasons to buy this or that, but ultimately... Read More » What aspects of the Harry Potter books would you have included in the movies and which would you remove? Vivian Onim, expert in all Ron Weasley matters, fanficer since 2009 Written Jun 27 Oh my oh my. You're asking me to commit one severe butchery here! If blood and gore isn't for you, turn your eyes. *seizes scissors* First I'll cut out about 90% of the mome... Read More » What areas of computer science are in highest demand? I'm about to graduate and would like to know where I can find work. Obviously there's web development, which it seems everybody is into these days. What else is there? Najeeb Aslam, studied Computer Science Updated Mar 13, 2016 Computer Science has become a lot broader nowadays, all the other fields are trying to emerge computer simulation for complex problems and efficiency, including economics, ... Read More » In The Godfather, did Jack Woltz represent any real life figure in Hollywood? Brian Overland, Not a made man; just a fan of Mario Puzo Written Fri Much of the novelist's art is using "What if?" scenarios and recombining stories from their own experience. In Puzo's case, he told the story of how the "wise guys," when he... Read More » As a surgeon, what is the strangest thing you have found inside someone while performing a surgery? Anne Bergwall, Retired Anesthesiologist Updated 15h ago I'm an anesthesiologist, not a surgeon. I was able to participate in and observe the surgical process thousands of times without having to scrub and gown! The strangest thin... Read More » Why does everyone say that Python isn't good for large scale applications when in theory all languages have the same potential? Andrew McGregor, Site Reliability Engineer at Google (2013-present) Written Nov 10, 2017 Python has two issues that make it problematic for really large applications. One, it's not fast. That doesn't stop you making a really large application, but it does make i... Read More » What are some recent and notable examples of "The Streisand" effect? Amit Naik, Data Analyst Intern at Humana (2018-present) Written Feb 28, 2015 This effect is actually somewhat more like an irony. This effect states that the more you try to hide, remove or censor something, the more it gets publicized. This usually... Read More » What are some risky moves that changed your life? Doug Armey, Enjoyed successes yet always learning more Written Jul 4 My top ten. Some caused me to wonder on occasion, "What the hell was I thinking?" Asking the most beautiful girl I'd ever known to marry me. Marrying her.... Read More » What operating system did Linus Torvalds use while developing Linux? Paul Serdiuk, SOHO System Administrator (2015-present) Written Jan 12 In 1991, while studying computer science at University of Helsinki, Linus Torvalds began a project that later became the Linux kernel. He wrote the program specifically for... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.