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Most Americans Doubt U.S. Will Lead In S&T Through 2020, Survey Shows
Only 42 percent of Americans believe that the U.S. will maintain its dominance in science and technology through 2020, according to a recent survey by Research America. Americans also appear to expect that this change will have dire consequences. Sixty-four percent believe that it is important that the U.S. lead in R&D, and 78 percent believe that S&T leadership is important to U.S. competitiveness. Science, innovation and health ranked above "the environment" and "faith and values" in importance for future presidential debates, according to survey respondents. Read the report...