I am not attempting to draw any parallels between governments or ideologies here. My goal is to state the obvious: such a self-inflicted brain drain has happened before and it will happen again unless we learn from history, which we (humans) rarely do.
arcanus•9mo ago
It's that start up funding that will drive talent, more than anything else.
FirmwareBurner•9mo ago
moomin•9mo ago
People said that the last time he was elected. Be wary of treating him as an aberration. He’s not magic, he’s exactly what people voted for. What makes you think they won’t vote for the same again with a new face?
add-sub-mul-div•9mo ago
benoau•9mo ago
> In fiscal year 2024 (FY24), research at Harvard was supported by more than $1 billion of sponsored funds from federal, foundation, and industry sponsors, alongside an additional $526 million funded directly by the University.
https://osp.finance.harvard.edu/osp-annual-report
esbranson•9mo ago
benoau•9mo ago
> Von der Leyen announced the 500 million euros ($566.6 million) incentive package and said she also wanted EU member states to invest 3% of gross domestic product in research and development by 2030.
https://www.reuters.com/science/eus-von-der-leyen-announces-...
esbranson•9mo ago
> The endowment distributed $2.4 billion in the fiscal year 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Wales_summit
https://finance.harvard.edu/financial-overview
FirmwareBurner•9mo ago
benoau•9mo ago