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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2026 · 6 MIN

Former MIT president says the US is losing the innovation race to China

from All Things Considered · host Rob Schmitz

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with L. Rafael Reif, former president of MIT, about his recent essay in Foreign Affairs, "America Is Losing the Innovation Race: Why the Future of Science Might Be Chinese."

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