Arkaday Mamaysky

Arkady Mamaysky is a retired mechanical engineer who emigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union in 1979. He is a frequent contributor to many Jewish publications, writing about Israel, the Jewish people, American and global politics, and culture.

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No Apologies For Being Smart And Talented

By Arkaday Mamaysky

Interestingly enough, a quick Google search reveals that this 0.2% of the world’s population possesses 22-24% of overall Nobel Prize winners and 26% of Nobel Prize winners for scientific research.