A new vision for American science
Sudip S Parikh1, Marcia K McNutt2, Darío Gil3
1Sudip S. Parikh is the chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and executive publisher of the Science journals.
Abstract:
America's scientific success is no accident. It has been powered by a decades-long commitment to federal investment in fundamental research that, in turn, nurtured both domestic and foreign talent and prompted the translation of breakthroughs to fuel the economy, improve health, fortify national security, and inspire awe. The world has benefited from the proliferation of this model, and partnerships between the US and other countries have resulted in game-changing discoveries, from medicines to machine learning. Yet what got America to this point will not get the country to where it needs to go. A new vision is required to respond to an evolving global science and technology ecosystem.
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