Michael Kratsios: Trump's Science Agenda, Anti-Science Claims, Fauci's Damage, DEI & China
Published: August 24, 2026
Duration: 55:59
(0:00) Michael Kratsios joins the show!
(01:56) Is this administration anti-science? The Nature poll, DEI grants, and $8B down the drain
(8:16) Climate science cuts: RCP 8.5 gets pulled and the "climate emergency" narrative collapses
(13:45) $47B at NIH, Eroom's Law, and golden tickets: has American science stagnated?
(22:24) Big bold bets: Genesis Mission, quantum by 2028, fusion by 2035, boots on the moon in '28
(34:04) The great race with China: $33B to $670B, and 7 out of 10 STEM PhDs aren't American
(44:09) Fauci did more damage to science than anyone in modern history, and NIH's median rese...