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And a generation of young scientists starts packing their bags...
by wrs 4mo ago
And a generation of young scientists starts packing their bags...
- glitchc 4mo agoTo where?
- thatcat 4mo agoA Thielian sea steading homeless encampment for intellectuals in international waters named Titanic II.
- Taek 4mo agoTo somewhere other than science
- era-epoch 4mo agopersonally know american scientists who are well into the process of relocating their work to institutions in canada or europe
- bayarearefugee 4mo agoSimilarly, I know several scientists who were born in Europe but were long-term residents of the US running university labs here who already moved back to Europe last year, when it became pretty obvious where this was all heading.
- glitchc 4mo agoI think this works well if you're originally from Europe, but not otherwise.
- darknavi 4mo agoBeyond the environment
- genxy 4mo agoBut then front might fall off.
- etrautmann 4mo agoPlenty of scientists can and will work in industry roles or quit entirely. It’s already a crazy proposition and should not be made any harder. Finding funding can be a brutal and continuous challenge that demotivates many.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 4mo agoIf I were a young unencumbered scientist, I say this as someone born and raised in the US and having lived in EU for awhile, I would be going anywhere but the States. I’d rather take 1/4 the money to not be a part of whatever disgusting thing is happening currently.
- montagg 4mo agoThey’re already doing it. To anywhere they can be safe.
- frm88 4mo agoProspera. Thiel funded, independent of any laws of the country, no rules on ethics in science etc. /s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%B3spera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%B3spera