I think the most compelling part of the article is the last section under the heading "Toward the Future." It says:
How will we reach such a future? The key is to grasp the importance of
science and science education. Science is the engine of prosperity.
Leaders in China and India realize that science and technology lead to
success and wealth. But many countries in the West graduate students
into the unemployment line by teaching skills that were necessary to
live in 1950.
Years ago, pundits worried about a “digital divide.” It never happened,
because access to computers became cheaper and cheaper. The real
problem, however, is not access; it is jobs. Plenty of jobs are begging
to be filled today, but those jobs require workers with a technical and
scientific education. As Winston Churchill once said, “the empires of
the future are the empires of the mind.”
Read the full story below. Very cool stuff!
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