FoldIt and Education

The January 2009 edition of Science Magazine chronicles Steven Pletsch who, with his infant daughter in his lap, learned the protein folding game Foldit, helped team of university graduate students win a biochemistry competition. 

Pletsch spent up to 30 hours a week with the game learning the fundamentals of protein folding. He has no background or degree and is a self-taught designer of low-voltage electrical devices. 

Once again, the non-college educated has more insight than the mass trained.