The Foundations of America’s Prosperity are Being Dismantled
Federal scientists warn that U.S. citizens could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come. Before the Trump administration’s wide-ranging actions, which now threaten to slash federal research funding, the government remained by far the largest supporter of scientific progress. Karen Hao suggests in this
MIT Technology Review that dismantling the scientific research programs that backstop US life could lead to long-lasting, perhaps irreparable damage to everything from the quality of health care to the public’s access to next-generation consumer technologies. The US took nearly a century to craft its rich scientific ecosystem; if the unraveling that has taken place over the past month continues, the US will feel the effects for decades to come.
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