in the news

just over a week ago i wrote a post on this blog decrying the state of science in america. i said that if the quality of its high schools and universities did not improve, the country would be in decline within two or three decades; that much of the scientific and technological innovations being made in america today are due to the efforts of foreign students or new immigrants. specifically i argued that both the educational system and the media were to blame for the growing apathetic attitude america has towards scientific progress.

well at least one of those camps agrees with me, and its pointing out the blame with its own dirty finger. here's the cover of this week's issue of time magazine. i haven't yet had an opportunity to read the story, it will be interesting to see what arguments are made.