[goalieca]

Countries that turn their back on science will fall behind.

[acqq]

Exactly. "What has happened in these nations to support these discoveries and what has happened when they ended?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti3mtDC2fQo&t=22m47s

Around 10 minutes on that subject, that part of the presentation is called the "Naming Rights."

[guard-of-terra]

That's an awesome video, I think you should post it separately.

[acqq]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I'm not in an way involved with the videos, I just remembered the talk and searched for it for the post. It's just a part of the talks that happened in Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA, November 5-7, 2006. There is more, but it can possibly disappear from the internet in this form if it gets too much attention. Maybe it's better leaving them in the comments.

[guard-of-terra]

Will there still be competition for progress?

[mason240]

It depends if we remain individual nations that chart different courses, or if we are conglomeratized into trans-nation states like the EU.