Reflections on the Decline of American Science

For the first time in decades, the U.S. is facing a brain drain of the nation’s top researchers and scientists. Ross Anderson, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how Trump administration funding cuts, ideological stances and immigration crackdowns are opening up opportunities for foreign countries to offer well-equipped labs and academic havens for top researchers – and what that means for the future of science in the U.S. His article is “Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End.”