Comments on: China will be the greatest scientific power the world has ever seen — or bust https://www.isegoria.net/2026/04/china-will-be-the-greatest-scientific-power-the-world-has-ever-seen-or-bust/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:36:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Bob Sykes https://www.isegoria.net/2026/04/china-will-be-the-greatest-scientific-power-the-world-has-ever-seen-or-bust/comment-page-1/#comment-3762333 Bob Sykes Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:58:02 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54212#comment-3762333 Greer seriously underestimates Chinese MS and PhD production. They outproduce the US by a factor of 8, and 8 of the top 10 technological universities in the world, the peers of MIT and Cal Tech, are in China. Chinese engineers and scientists lead the world in the production of new patents and papers in high-quality journals.

We use 5G networks and AI programs to play games and make pornography. The Chinese use them to optimize their factories and transportation systems. They are a serious country; we are not.

]]> By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2026/04/china-will-be-the-greatest-scientific-power-the-world-has-ever-seen-or-bust/comment-page-1/#comment-3762331 Jim Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:03:23 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54212#comment-3762331 The only Chinese scientific product worth caring about is DeepSeek—and it is very, very much worth caring about.

]]> By: Phileas Frogg https://www.isegoria.net/2026/04/china-will-be-the-greatest-scientific-power-the-world-has-ever-seen-or-bust/comment-page-1/#comment-3762322 Phileas Frogg Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:43:01 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54212#comment-3762322 I’m curious as to the sustainability of this, in light of the historical defaults in Chinese culture and character.

Either way, the West is going to be having a rough go of it for the next few decades.

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