Norman Matloff

"New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said that the Intel competition "identifies and honors the top math and science students in America, based on their solutions to scientific problems."

"In case after case, we see tech titans and entrepreneurs misbehaving or breaking the law. They push the boundary of acceptable or ethical behavior that most of us have to play by. Even if some of them…"

"Project-oriented contests such as Intel aren't measures of scientific brilliance"

"A past winner ... told the STEM education newsletter Metroplex Math Circle about choosing among projects offered by her university mentor"

"Three of the president’s proposals target tech. This is especially true in that the foreign workers are overwhelmingly young, thus exacerbating the rampant age discrimination that we already have in t…"

"most top science and math students don't participate in such national contests."

"The H-1B program authorizes non-immigrant visas under which skilled foreign workers may be employed in the U.S., typically in computer-related positions. Congress greatly expanded the program in 1998 …"

"There is even a how-to book, "Success With Science: The Winners' Guide to High School Research,"