Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics.

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The president wants to unleash American artificial intelligence companies on the world, but Europe can still stand in his way.

China’s biotechnology sector has established a bright future by focusing not on breakthrough cures and treatments but on speed and efficiency.

China’s biotechnology sector has established a bright future by focusing not on breakthrough cures and treatments but on speed and efficiency.

Once it gets here, the future won’t feel extreme; it will feel ordinary. It’s just that our idea of ordinary will shift a bit.

Readers criticize the president’s order to send in federal troops. Also: The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska; fake science papers; defining masculinity.

The U.S. risks not just being left behind, but out of the game entirely.