Why Scientific Bodies Retracted the RCP 8.5 Climate Model
Michael Kratsios explains why scientific bodies pulled RCP 8.5 and why tech-driven energy abundance must replace climate degrowth policies.
Inside Trump's Science Agenda: Anti-Science Claims, Fauci's Damage, DEI & China w/ Michael Kratsios
With David Friedberg, Michael Kratsios · Sunday, August 30, 2026
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios joins David Friedberg to discuss the administration's new science policy report, 'Science: A New Golden Age.' They examine declining federal research productivity (Eroom's Law), the elimination of DEI grant criteria, climate science modeling corrections, bold technology initiatives like the AI Genesis Mission, and escalating competition with China in STEM talent and critical technologies.
Key takeaways
- Major scientific bodies including the IPCC quietly pulled down the RCP 8.5 extreme emissions scenario after determining it lacked scientific integrity. Read more →
- Federal research productivity has dropped roughly 80-fold since 1950, halving every nine years despite the NIH budget swelling to $47 billion. Read more →
- The Genesis Mission sets a concrete target to double American scientific output by applying AI directly to chemistry, physics, and materials science. Read more →
- China expanded scientific research spending by 19x between 2000 and 2021 (rising from $33 billion to $670 billion), while US spending grew by only 3x. Read more →
4 articles from this episode
Fixing Eroom's Law: How Golden Tickets Fund Big Science
Michael Kratsios and David Friedberg explain how golden tickets and meta-science aim to reverse declining research returns at NSF and NIH.
Inside the White House Plan for AI Science, Quantum, and Fusion
Michael Kratsios details the Genesis Mission, moon landing targets, 2028 quantum computing goals, and commercial fusion by 2035.
Why China's $670B R&D Push Hasn't Solved Advanced Chips
Michael Kratsios explains why China's 19x research spending explosion still cannot beat American discovery research in advanced tech.
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