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SOLVED! #20 - America’s Brain Drain: How Scientific Empires Fall

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Air Date: 8–28-25

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

  • Ch. 1 - How scientific empires fall
  • Ch. 2 - How fascists of the past have destroyed their country’s scientific progress in fear of inconvenient truths
  • Ch. 3 - How other countries are taking the opportunity to poach American scientists
  • Ch. 4 - Living in a society that is shifting away from believing in evidence based science
  • Ch. 5 - The 1938 pro-science manifesto that defended democracy against fascism
  • BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm - Trump’s eugenicist mindset and what we didn’t have time for from our main articles

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REFERENCES:

AOL Dial-Up Ending Reminds Us That All Empires Collapse Eventually - Kotaku

Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End - The Atlantic

What’s Behind the Rejection of Science? - American Laboratory

Attacks on the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem Are an Attack on a Wellspring of American Prosperity - American Progress

The World Is Wooing U.S. Researchers Shunned by Trump - NY Times

Science Caught in a Rip Tide: How Authoritarianism Sweeps Away Evidence-Based Policy - USC.org

This 1938 pro-science manifesto defended democracy against fascism - Big Think

MEMBERS ONLY

Attacks on the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem Are an Attack on a Wellspring of American Prosperity - American Progress

TAKE ACTION:

One Million Rising Trainings

In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach

Use the 5 Calls app for scripts and to reach all your elected officials

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

Find your Indivisible group - or start one

Write to the DNC

Join our Discord Server

Reach us via Signal:

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Leave a message at 202-999-3991

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

Thanks for listening!

Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com

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Content provided by Jay Tomlinson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jay Tomlinson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

Air Date: 8–28-25

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

  • Ch. 1 - How scientific empires fall
  • Ch. 2 - How fascists of the past have destroyed their country’s scientific progress in fear of inconvenient truths
  • Ch. 3 - How other countries are taking the opportunity to poach American scientists
  • Ch. 4 - Living in a society that is shifting away from believing in evidence based science
  • Ch. 5 - The 1938 pro-science manifesto that defended democracy against fascism
  • BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm - Trump’s eugenicist mindset and what we didn’t have time for from our main articles

FOLLOW US ON:

Bluesky

Mastadon

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube (This episode drops on YouTube on Friday - please share!)

Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e

REFERENCES:

AOL Dial-Up Ending Reminds Us That All Empires Collapse Eventually - Kotaku

Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End - The Atlantic

What’s Behind the Rejection of Science? - American Laboratory

Attacks on the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem Are an Attack on a Wellspring of American Prosperity - American Progress

The World Is Wooing U.S. Researchers Shunned by Trump - NY Times

Science Caught in a Rip Tide: How Authoritarianism Sweeps Away Evidence-Based Policy - USC.org

This 1938 pro-science manifesto defended democracy against fascism - Big Think

MEMBERS ONLY

Attacks on the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem Are an Attack on a Wellspring of American Prosperity - American Progress

TAKE ACTION:

One Million Rising Trainings

In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach

Use the 5 Calls app for scripts and to reach all your elected officials

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

Find your Indivisible group - or start one

Write to the DNC

Join our Discord Server

Reach us via Signal:

Bestoftheleft.01

Leave a message at 202-999-3991

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

Thanks for listening!

Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com

  continue reading

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