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Did the US Take the Back Seat In Science In 2009?

Posted by Soulskill on from the relegated-to-the-trunk dept.

tcd004 writes "In the PBS NewsHour's roundup of the biggest science news of the year, Neil DeGrasse Tyson dropped this doozie: '[Scientific leadership] drives the economic strength and security of nations. The fall is not from a cliff. More like a slow, downward slide — almost imperceptible from day to day. But as the years pass America will have descended from leaders to players to merely followers as we fade to insignificance, at best hitching a ride on the innovations of others.'"

3 of 502 comments (clear)

  1. Re:What's this 'we' thing ? by ceoyoyo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Okay, we're all a little bit Intel, IBM, Arab and English. Where's the American part?

  2. Re:not news by thetoadwarrior · · Score: 4, Funny

    I didn't see it coming. They didn't mention it once on American Idol.

  3. Re:I expect so... by Dr.Dubious+DDQ · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Germany, UK, Finland, or even Thailand."
    Are they hiring? (And actually allowing immigration?)

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