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

<p>Air Date: 8–28-25</p> <p>Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Ch. 1 - How scientific empires fall</li> <li>Ch. 2 - How fascists of the past have destroyed their country's scientific progress in fear of inconvenient truths</li> <li>Ch. 3 - How other countries are taking the opportunity to poach American scientists</li> <li>Ch. 4 - Living in a society that is shifting away from believing in evidence based science</li> <li>Ch. 5 - The 1938 pro-science manifesto that defended democracy against fascism</li> <li>BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm - Trump's eugenicist mindset and what we didn't have time for from our main articles</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>FOLLOW US ON:</p> <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bestoftheleft.bsky.social">Bluesky</a></p> <p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bestoftheleft@mstdn.social">Mastadon</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bestoftheleft/">Instagram</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft/">Facebook</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BestOfTheLeft/">YouTube</a> (This episode drops on YouTube on Friday - please share!)</p> <p>Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e</p> <p> </p> <p>REFERENCES:</p> <p><a href="https://kotaku.com/aol-dial-up-shut-down-youve-got-mail-sound-internet-2000617225"> AOL Dial-Up Ending Reminds Us That All Empires Collapse Eventually</a> - Kotaku</p> <p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/07/science-empire-america-decline/683711/"> Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End</a> - The Atlantic</p> <p><a href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/Blog/355628-What-s-Behind-the-Rejection-of-Science/"> What's Behind the Rejection of Science?</a> - American Laboratory</p> <p><a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/article/attacks-on-the-u-s-innovation-ecosystem-are-an-attack-on-a-wellspring-of-american-prosperity/"> Attacks on the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem Are an Attack on a Wellspring of American Prosperity</a> - American Progress</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/business/economy/trump-research-brain-drain.html"> The World Is Wooing U.S. Researchers Shunned by Trump</a> - NY Times</p> <p><a href="https://blog.ucs.org/melissa-finucane/science-caught-in-a-rip-tide-how-authoritarianism-sweeps-away-evidence-based-policy/"> Science Caught in a Rip Tide: How Authoritarianism Sweeps Away Evidence-Based Policy</a> - USC.org</p> <p><a href="https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/1938-science-manifesto-democracy-fascism/"> This 1938 pro-science manifesto defended democracy against fascism</a> - Big Think</p> <p> </p> <p>MEMBERS ONLY</p> <p><a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/article/attacks-on-the-u-s-innovation-ecosystem-are-an-attack-on-a-wellspring-of-american-prosperity/"> Attacks on the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem Are an Attack on a Wellspring of American Prosperity</a> - American Progress</p> <p> </p> <p>TAKE ACTION:</p> <p><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/803953/">One Million Rising Trainings</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bluestatedefiance.org/ice">In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach</a></p> <p>Use the <a href="https://5calls.org/">5 Calls app</a> for scripts and to reach all your elected officials</p> <p>Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121</p> <p>Find your <a href="https://indivisible.org/groups">Indivisible group</a> - or start one</p> <p><a href="https://democrats.org/contact-us/">Write to the DNC</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://discord.gg/AQzYpQEqPy">Join our Discord Server</a></p> <p>Reach us via Signal:</p> <p><a href="https://signal.me/#eu/62GSpPKEljyYCb0TuYTEUm3D6Nv8G0xSV_GVP8Q13TkQxVeP04lJ8pGOUEqUdHdn"> Bestoftheleft.01</a></p> <p>Leave a message at 202-999-3991</p> <p> </p> <p>Produced by:</p> <p>Jay! Tomlinson</p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p>Visit us at <a href="https://www.bestoftheleft.com/">BestOfTheLeft.com</a></p>