In America, anybody can get a Ph.D.! No matter what your IQ is! All you have to do to graduate is attend classes occasionally, write a mediocre dissertation (or have a dissertation writing service produce it for you which is normally done), and most importantly... pay your university fees!
No one with an IQ below 130 should be able to attain a Ph.D. ... never mind achieving the status of a scientist! American universities and colleges are just plain mediocre... living off the fumes of their former glory! And that is a direct result of their focus on DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) and affirmative action... which are allowing the unqualified and run-of-the-mill to rise to the top!
This bullshi@ is what is destroying America!