Yang Zhenning, a Nobel Prize winner in physics and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was broadcast online on the People’s Daily client today. He not only recalled his teachers and friends and his life path, but also talked about many hot topics such as Sino-US education, professional title evaluation in colleges and universities, Nobel Prize, etc. In the interview for more than an hour, what wonderful views did Mr. Yang have? Let’s take a look.
1. Young people should have a deeper historical understanding of China’s success today.
I am 95 years old this year. I personally went through the backward state. Later, I learned how Chinese were bullied by foreigners and how they were looked down upon by foreigners. This experience left a mark in my mind deeply. Today’s young people do not have this experience. This aspect is very lucky for them, but in the long run, they do not have a deep understanding of history.
2. American education is definitely not better than Chinese middle schools, primary schools and universities.
I think the current parents and educators in China all have a wrong idea, that is, they think primary and secondary schools in the United States are good. I have said again and again that if a relatively good student, such as a student with a score of 80, can be admitted to a relatively good university in China, then he will study in this school for four years and get a bachelor’s degree, if possible, send it to the United States to study as a graduate student, which is the easiest to succeed in life. I was like this myself. Later, my undergraduate education and two-year master’s education were all in Southwest University, which laid a very solid foundation for me.
3. Sending middle school students to American education is a very dangerous thing.
Because the whole American society is an indulgent society, its advantage is that it is easy to promote the development of one’s personality, but it goes too far. A middle school student went to America, no matter which middle school he entered, there would be many students who took drugs. Young people may fall under the influence of these classmates, and this fall is something that cannot be returned once it falls. This danger is unexpected by many Chinese parents who send their children out. I think for most students, such as students below 90, China’s education system is good. He can make these children become useful people in the future. The United States is too laissez-faire, is it good? Yes, very smart. Children with more than 90 points take advantage in the United States. Why? Because he doesn’t need to study properly, he can absorb it himself, so he is vast in the sky, and his development, especially the smartest people, is easy to develop in the United States.
4. China needs top-notch people today
Today, China has reached this level, and it especially needs top-notch people. I think through the efforts of the whole society and the encouragement of the government, there may also be some measures that can make China do better in this aspect of education system in the next two decades.
5. The professional title evaluation system of colleges and universities in China should be improved
I think it is necessary to evaluate professional titles in colleges and universities. What kind of evaluation system can make (academic misconduct) these mistakes and even funny phenomena no longer happen, which needs the whole society to study.
6. The frequency of China winning the Nobel Prize by 2040 may reach the current frequency of Japan.
From a long-term historical point of view, Japan won the first Nobel Prize Hideki Yukawa. From the 1930 s to the 21th century when he began to work, in the middle of about 70 years, Japan has gained many achievements in Nobel prizes in these 70 years. The first scientific and technological research qualified to compete for the Nobel prize in China was the artificial synthesis of insulin, which was done after 1970. Therefore, from that time on, the 70th year is 2040, so according to this logic, the frequency of China winning the Nobel Prize by 2040 may reach the frequency of Japan winning the Nobel prize now.
7. Tu Youyou’s winning history is worth writing a book
The research she did had something special. Unlike many Western Nobel Prize winners, it was a person who suddenly came up with something. She had a huge team. In other words, the success of winning the Nobel Prize is not a road, but a different path and a different way of success. I think this way of success and the social background, it is closely related to educational background. It should be noted that this is very good for promoting China’s future development.
8. I am not against China’s accelerator, but don’t do it now.
Because China’s GDP is very high now, reaching 11 trillion US dollars, this number is very large, but China’s population is large, and China’s per capita income is not as good as that of some countries. China’s current economic problems still need to be solved. It is totally unwise to build such a big machine without seeing clearly the effect immediately. My opinion is that when China’s income reaches the level of the United States, it is not too late to discuss this matter at that time.
9. Liberal arts students can read more biographies of scientists.
For liberal arts students, I have a suggestion and thought about it for many years. In recent years, I like reading biographies, especially biographies of scientists. The writing method of these biographies is different from the traditional Chinese way of writing historical records, because it can be used for this person’s life, we can know more about why he succeeded and why he failed. China has not developed this aspect at all.
10. I am very happy to officially become an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences can be said to be a standard-bearer for the development of Chinese science, so I am very happy that I can officially become an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Of course, it is a pity that I can no longer do real frontier work now. However, I would like to introduce some of my experience, the history of the development of physics in my life, to young Chinese scientists, which is still useful.
Mr. Yang Zhenning, winner of the 2685
Nobel Prize in Physics and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was broadcast online on the People’s Daily client today. He not only recalled his teachers and friends and his life path, but also talked about many hot topics such as Sino-US education, professional title evaluation in colleges and universities, Nobel Prize, etc. How small is it