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American science to soon face its largest brain drain in history

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133 points yowzadave | 1 comments | 02 Jul 25 22:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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wslh ◴[03 Jul 25 00:04 UTC] No.44450168[source]▶
I don't clearly see how a massive exodus of American scientists moving abroad could happen. While I understand that young scientists might find it easier to relocate, the decision becomes significantly far more complicated for couples, even when both partners are scientists. For other countries or regions to become truly competitive, they would also need to increase their investment in science significantly [1].

[1] https://www.wipo.int/web/global-innovation-index/w/blogs/202...

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1. marcus_holmes ◴[03 Jul 25 02:28 UTC] No.44451054[source]▶
If all the jobs doing research disappear because all the funding is cut, then what other choice to they have?

If one parent loses their job and cannot get a new one in their field, they have to either switch career (and start a new career at a lower point) or they take a longer-term view, assume that the other parent will also lose their job, and switch country.