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Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts

Season 2025 Episode 302 | 8m 55s

A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s behind a potential scientific brain drain.

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