The very talented Steve Blank has laid out a case for why U.S. academic research is in serious trouble based on recent U.S. policy changes. As he states, once you lose your advantage it's unlikely to be regained. My guess is that there's a certain point at which the lead is lost and is too difficult to regain. A March 2025 Nature article reports on a poll which indicates that of 1,600 scientists surveyed around 75% are contemplating moving with Canada or Europe as top destinations. I wonder what unintended consequences--particularly those that are beneficial for the United States--may exist in distributing U.S. researchers around the world. Could they be lured back in three years and seven months? And, what could be some unintended negative consequences? Do we really want to lose our best researchers during a military build-up around the world? Gee whiz, it seems like almost everything is a national security issue and all technology is dual use. Steve Blank's blog post is available, here.
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