'Will you leave US for China?' It depends, mathematician Terence Tao says
14 days ago
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- Mathematician Terence Tao discusses the possibility of leaving the US for China due to funding cuts under the Trump administration.
- Tao describes the current situation as 'very fluid and unstable,' more so than in the past 30 years.
- He states that future decisions depend on whether the current administration changes its course.
- Tao, known as the 'Mozart of maths,' is at a crossroads between geopolitics and scientific freedom.
- Born in Australia to Chinese parents, Tao has spent most of his life in the US, achieving tenure at UCLA at 24 and winning the Fields Medal at 31.