A Princeton nuclear physicist. A mechanical engineer who helped NASA explore manufacturing in space. A US National Institutes of Health neurobiologist. Celebrated mathematicians. And over half a dozen AI experts. The list of research talent leaving the US to work in China is glittering – and growing.

  • Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org
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    11 hours ago

    Yeah, but there are other and much better places to go than China. The world doesn’t consist of only the US and China.

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      46 minutes ago

      The money, however, is in the US and China. You’ll have a better life on average in Europe, but if you’re super aspirational about your career and total compensation, Europe sucks.