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It is being billed as a radical solution to one of America's most vexing long-term national security problems: the drastic decline in the number of US students pursuing science and engineering."
...........so we spend TAX PAYER MONEY
So, we have a dip in the manpower needed to create the next AIDS & Ebola strains, the next "passive force" microwave gun that burns a hole thru you, the next round of super soldiers who can go 5 days at peak without sleep...........so we spend TAX PAYER MONEY to train the people who are doing it now to write fantasy about how "noble" it is to hook the next generation. Sounds great, just great.
Originally posted by Bout Time
"He will have the body of Arnold Schwarzenegger and the brain of Stephen Hawking. Step forward the Pentagon's perfect Hollywood hero, possibly coming soon to a screen near you. According to the New York Times, the US military is paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to send scientists on a screenwriting course in Los Angeles, with the aim of producing movies and television shows that portray scientists in a flattering light.
It is being billed as a radical solution to one of America's most vexing long-term national security problems: the drastic decline in the number of US students pursuing science and engineering."
www.guardian.co.uk...
So, we have a dip in the manpower needed to create the next AIDS & Ebola strains, the next "passive force" microwave gun that burns a hole thru you, the next round of super soldiers who can go 5 days at peak without sleep...........so we spend TAX PAYER MONEY to train the people who are doing it now to write fantasy about how "noble" it is to hook the next generation. Sounds great, just great.