Inside Trump's Science Agenda: Anti-Science Claims, Fauci's Damage, DEI & China w/ Michael Kratsios
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.
- Major scientific bodies including the IPCC quietly pulled down the RCP 8.5 extreme emissions scenario after determining it lacked scientific integrity. Read →
- Federal research productivity has dropped roughly 80-fold since 1950, halving every nine years despite the NIH budget swelling to $47 billion. Read →
- The Genesis Mission sets a concrete target to double American scientific output by applying AI directly to chemistry, physics, and materials science. Read →
- 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 →