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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumswoman arrested for starting calif wildfire has 2 degrees from cal tech
One of the toughest colleges to receive admission to. Article below doesnt mention her degrees..said so on radio.
Her story will be interesting..female arsonist with cal tech degrees.
https://www.insider.com/woman-lighter-charged-arson-shasta-county-california-wildfire-2021-9
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woman arrested for starting calif wildfire has 2 degrees from cal tech (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Sep 2021
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OAITW r.2.0
(32,563 posts)1. Mental illness is mental illness.
The smartest of us are capable of drawing the wrong conclusions with terrible consequences.
Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)2. true
getagrip_already
(17,802 posts)3. And they are usually the most successful...
Evil geniuses do get things done. They don't dance around in war paint and animals on their heads.
OAITW r.2.0
(32,563 posts)5. Thing is, who gets to define mental illness?
The sane or the mentally ill?
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)4. There's an MD who believes in demon semen. Jut goes to show you... nt
mitch96
(15,873 posts)8. And the UniBomber was a mathematics prodigy and mathematics professor.
Smart people can do stupid things.....
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Ex Lurker
(3,968 posts)6. I read somewhere it was environmental engineering nt
Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)7. interesting. thanks.
Sympthsical
(11,106 posts)9. I suppose that's one way . . .
The article does not make her seem . . . well.
MineralMan
(151,532 posts)10. Degrees have nothing to do with mental stability, really.
She's a fire-starter. Her degrees are irrelevant.
mahatmakanejeeves
(70,683 posts)11. More:
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Palo Alto woman, 30, arrested on suspicion of starting Fawn Fire north of Redding
David Benda | Michele Chandler | Redding Record Searchlight
Published 2:10 p.m. PT Sept. 23, 2021 | Updated 2:45 p.m. PT Sept. 24, 2021
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Alexandra Souverneva graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 2012 with a bachelor's degrees in biology and chemistry, said university spokeswoman Kathy Svitil.
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Palo Alto woman, 30, arrested on suspicion of starting Fawn Fire north of Redding
David Benda | Michele Chandler | Redding Record Searchlight
Published 2:10 p.m. PT Sept. 23, 2021 | Updated 2:45 p.m. PT Sept. 24, 2021
{snip}
Alexandra Souverneva graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 2012 with a bachelor's degrees in biology and chemistry, said university spokeswoman Kathy Svitil.
{snip}
Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)12. dailymail says she's some kind of Shaman