Hardly surprising considering the current funding climate and anti-intellectual sentiment of the current American administration. He will probably get an amazing salary and support to work on his project. Canada and Europe should set up something similar, easy visas and citizenship for American scientists and engineers.
Brain drain USA let’s goooo
The brain drain has begun.
What a smart long term move, alienating all the smart people into leaving
How long before they’re not allowed to leave?
Given the rampant racism in US, I’m expecting they’ll continue to encourage them to leave actually.
If the choice is having them help your “enemy” or subjecting them to personal trauma, which do you think they’ll choose?
I mean this is why scientists are fleeing the US right now.
Are they though? I haven’t seen many stories about it but would entirely expect this to be the case. Especially because many are suddenly unemployed.
it is indeed the case https://archive.ph/a6POR
That covers some Chinese departures over a period prior to trumps policies but there are a lot more nationalities to cover and more recently I would expect the number to increase substantially. Thanks for the info though. I’m sure there’s more movement to come.
China already has nukes. Come to Canada, man.
Fusion, not fission 😅