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Arts at CERN artists showcased in Copenhagen

The exhibition Soft Robots at Copenhagen Contemporary presents artworks developed in dialogue with CERN’s scientific community

Examples of wasted potential:

Sarah: Built a fusion reactor at 16. Now? Debugging fintech payment systems.

James: 3D-printed prosthetic limbs for A-levels. Today? Writing credit risk reports.

Alex: Developed AI drone swarms for disaster relief at 18. Graduated with top honours from Imperial. His job? Tweaking a single button's ergonomics on home appliances.

These aren't outliers. They're a generation of engineering prodigies whose talents are being squandered.

This isn't just wage disparity. It's misallocation of human capital on a national scale.