The U.S. share of global science and technology activity has shrunk in some areas even as absolute activity has continued to grow, as China and other Asian countries have invested in science and engineering education and increased their research spending.
That's one of the main takeaways of the "State of U.S. Science and Engineering" 2020 report, published by the National Science Board Wednesday. The report has historically been published every other year, but starting with this year's edition, the NSB is transitioning its format from a single report published every two years to a series of shorter reports issued more frequently.
"While the U.S. remains a leading player, other countries have seen the benefits of investing in research and education and are following our example," said Julia Phillips, chair of the NSB Science and Engineering Policy Committee. "While China is not the only story, its dramatic annual rate of R&D [research and development] growth is impressive. Other countries have seen the benefits of investing in research, and China is on a path to shortly become the world's largest R&D performer.
National Science Board report finds US dominance in science is slipping
State of U.S. Science and Engineering - 2020 report
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 19 2020, @03:07PM
Bad example with Musk. He could be vastly richer than he is today if he simply agreed to join the price fixing cartel with Boeing/Lockheed and the US Government. Part of the reason capitalism is in trouble now a days. It's a lot more profitable for the players to rig the game when there's barriers to entry (which is basically the definition of aerospace) than to compete down to the lowest price. So much of our production has become intellectual property which entails government granted monopolies, so it screws the pooch of competition which is a fundamental core of effective capitalism.
I do believe he is genuinely 100% driven by Mars.