Factoid of the day: Ah, this explains the crash

"In 2007, 47 percent of Harvard grads went into finance or consulting."

(Source: David Brooks, "The Power Elite," NY Times, 02.18.10)

BONUS! Quote of the day from the same column:

"The meritocracy is based on an overly narrow definition of talent. Our system rewards those who can amass technical knowledge. But this skill is only marginally related to the skill of being sensitive to context. It is not related at all to skills like empathy. Over the past years, we've seen very smart people make...