RealClearScience.com: U.S. Science Doing Well but Many Challenges Ahead
The State of Science in America
By Alex B. Berezow & Ross Pomeroy
RealClearScience.com
Editor’s Note: In advance of President Obama’s State of the Union address next week, RCP is rolling out daily “state of” reports to better frame the issues he might discuss. The following is a transcript of how the editors of RealClearScience would deliver a "State of Science" address.
We are pleased to report that as we enter a new year, American research continues to dominate the world of science.
In 2012, the United States is projected to spend $436 billion on research and development. No other country on Earth comes close. Combined, the nations of Europe will spend $338 billion. China will spend $199 billion. If all the research money in the world were put in a giant pot, about a third would be filled with money from the United States.
Despite the frequently expressed perception that the U.S. is declining in the world, in reality our scientists continue to perform the world's most cutting-edge research. Just this past year, an American shared the Nobel Prize in medicine for unraveling exquisite details about the immune system. Three Americans were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for overturning conventional wisdom about the fundamental nature of our universe.
For what it's worth, two Americans were even awarded the Nobel Prize in economics.
U.S. researchers continue to publish more papers than their foreign colleagues in the most influential science journals. And 31 of the top 100 universities in the world are found in the United States.
If we continue to put forth the type of effort displayed in the 20th century, then the 21st century will again be an American century.
But we have a lot of work to do and many challenges to overcome.
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By Alex B. Berezow & Ross Pomeroy
RealClearScience.com
Editor’s Note: In advance of President Obama’s State of the Union address next week, RCP is rolling out daily “state of” reports to better frame the issues he might discuss. The following is a transcript of how the editors of RealClearScience would deliver a "State of Science" address.
We are pleased to report that as we enter a new year, American research continues to dominate the world of science.
In 2012, the United States is projected to spend $436 billion on research and development. No other country on Earth comes close. Combined, the nations of Europe will spend $338 billion. China will spend $199 billion. If all the research money in the world were put in a giant pot, about a third would be filled with money from the United States.
Despite the frequently expressed perception that the U.S. is declining in the world, in reality our scientists continue to perform the world's most cutting-edge research. Just this past year, an American shared the Nobel Prize in medicine for unraveling exquisite details about the immune system. Three Americans were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for overturning conventional wisdom about the fundamental nature of our universe.
For what it's worth, two Americans were even awarded the Nobel Prize in economics.
U.S. researchers continue to publish more papers than their foreign colleagues in the most influential science journals. And 31 of the top 100 universities in the world are found in the United States.
If we continue to put forth the type of effort displayed in the 20th century, then the 21st century will again be an American century.
But we have a lot of work to do and many challenges to overcome.
(Continued here.)
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