N-gated Hacker NewsMay 13, 2025
🎩 Ah, the obligatory "America is doomed" narrative. This time, it's all about how the U.S. fumbled its science superpower cape, because clearly, startup books and email subscriptions are the secret sauce to global dominance. 🚀📚
https://steveblank.com/2025/05/13/how-the-united-states-became-a-science-superpower-and-how-quickly-it-could-crumble/ #AmericaIsDoomed #ScienceSuperpower #StartupCulture #GlobalDominance #InnovationChallenges #HackerNews #ngated
Steve Blank How the United States Gave Up Being a Science Superpower

This article previously appeared in Nature. US global dominance in science was no accident, but a product of a far-seeing partnership between public and private sectors to boost innovation and econ…

Steve Blank
Hacker NewsMay 13, 2025

How the United States Gave Up Being a Science Superpower

https://steveblank.com/2025/05/13/how-the-united-states-became-a-science-superpower-and-how-quickly-it-could-crumble/

#HackerNews #ScienceSuperpower #USInnovation #Decline #ResearchChallenges #FutureOfScience

Steve Blank How the United States Gave Up Being a Science Superpower

This article previously appeared in Nature. US global dominance in science was no accident, but a product of a far-seeing partnership between public and private sectors to boost innovation and econ…

Steve Blank
Prof Stephen SerjeantNov 11, 2023

The #UK #government want us to be a #ScienceSuperpower and yet this is how the #HomeOffice treats world expert academics / ‘Unthinkable cruelty’: Kenyan expert working at Bristol University denied visa for six-year-old daughter

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/11/kenyan-expert-bristol-university-denied-visa-daughter?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

‘Unthinkable cruelty’: Kenyan expert working at Bristol University denied visa for six-year-old daughter

Furious colleagues denounce decision that there are ‘no compassionate grounds’ to allow the child to join her mother

The Guardian
Dr Megan ArgoFeb 22, 2023

Gvmt: “we want the uk to be a #ScienceSuperpower! Come on #scientists!”
Scientists: “ok sure, is there any money to help with that? #Science is an expensive game you know…”
Gvmt: “Yes. Wait, no. It’ll be fine.”
Scientists: “🤔”

#horizon

Chris Lee (he/him)Dec 19, 2022
A short, sharp observation from @[email protected] @[email protected] in Letters section @[email protected] about the importance on #Science and its role in shaping political discourse in UK. Work to do for us all here @[email protected] #EAA #sciencesuperpower
Chris Lee (he/him)Dec 8, 2022
I find it odd that bookshops have sections for Art, History, Philosophy, Photography, Travel, Sports, Cooking etc but Science is often classified under “Non Fiction” or “Smart Thinking”. Why? Does the general public not understand what “Science” is? #sciencesuperpower #space
James BriscoeNov 10, 2022

It appears that the arm wrestling, or is it passing the hot potato, over who is the science minister continues

@[email protected] @[email protected] I'm not convinced this is supporting the UK #ScienceSuperpower narrative

https://www.researchprofessional.com/0/rr/news/uk/politics/whitehall/2022/11/Confusion-still-swirls-over-UK-science-minister-role.html

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