Good piece by @Noahpinion.
However, I'm skeptical that we're going to see an Apollo-like surge in math/sci. The US establishment is focused on degrowth, antipathy towards "techbros" aka skilled immigrants, and rearguard actions like this chip ban.
https://t.co/4nVaLlXwuf
It is of course amusing that US textbooks are so focused on math’s supposed “white supremacy” in a world where China and India produce most of the engineers.
But that’s logic, which is math, which we are informed is racist. QED.
If the US actually wanted to lead in semiconductors, it’d be urging kids to study electrical engineering and quantum mechanics.
Instead, it’s focused on “deconstructing racism” in math education — including the very concept of right answers. https://t.co/t4xzohkjDb