American Competitiveness and Science Education

Two weeks ago, I was in Bangkok to visit the Kenan Institute Asia and meet Thai political, economic and scientific leaders. Tom Friedman may be right that The World Is Flat, but it’s still πR kilometers to the other side – a long way, no matter how many movies you watch or gin and tonics you drink. Levity aside, each time I am in Asia, I am reminded in so many ways of the accelerating pace of change and the increasingly precarious competitive position of the United States.