American Science Supremacy

Erosion of US science advisory committees widens gloom:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01301-5

Against which some things ought to be said. In no way will US science leadership disappear. Not fast; not slowly. If supremacy is a thing to keep, then such erosion needs to be opposed/reversed.

It’s too simple and not constructive to frame this matter as ‘orange man bad’. Large minorities of voters chose Trump and R-dominated Senate. Small majorities of voters chose R-dominated House. This is America's zeitgeist, whether well-informed or not.

Legislative Branch has continued stably funded US research, opposing Trump’s cuts, and I (n=1) expect this to continue.

Some US-govt-curated science datasets have been orphaned, but are maintained in other ways. Some US-govt-supported science research has been suppressed, but will be published separately. Burning of ancient Alexandria Library is not now being repeated.

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Areas of US-govt-now-disfavored research merit mention. Climate change, externalities of fossil fuel extraction, production and use, disease monitoring and response to new disease threats with modern technology are all important. If US surrenders leadership in these areas, they will be done elsewhere, because MONEY IS INVOLVED.

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I have seen no reduction in US research on preparing agriculture for future conditions. Others do this also, because HUMAN SURVIVAL IS INVOLVED.

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Further down the list is biodiversity. It generates millions (not billions) of ecotourism revenue here and there. It is more important for agriculture, where gene-similar crops offer themselves to fungi before human use happens. Historical examples exist, and we’d all err supposing it cannot not happen again and worse.

That is my attempt to elevate this discussion beyond Political Parties and Countries.