Fears of a stalled recovery and a loss of American economic power globally are on the minds of many these days.
In a 21st century world where new products and innovation mean everything, the sciences – the engine of so much past American innovation – have suffered major cutbacks in funding from Congress.
On Thursday’s edition of On Point, host Tom Ashbrook asked whether science can nevertheless dig the country out of its financial hole, this time around.
It can, said Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Susan Hockfield.
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Author: Keosha Johnson
