ACross America Scientists are in shock Because they are struck by a wave of granting endings and financing gels. Federal scientific agencies have dismissed thousands of staff members. And President Trump declared war on the main universities of the country. The administration says that it seeks to inaugurate a “golden age” of science and innovation. Our report suggest that it will do the opposite.
Host: Alok Jha, The EconomistScience and technology publisher, with the scientific correspondent Emilie Steinmark. Contributors: Don Ingber from Harvard University; Amy Nunn of Brown University; Hannah Cooper of Emory University; Brigitte Seim of the University of Minnesota; Jane Carlton from Johns Hopkins University.