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The shifting geography of scientific optimism is a leading indicator for where frontier tech talent — AI, biotech, and crypto/Web3 engineering — will concentrate over the next decade. Capital follows talent, and talent follows optimism; a US/Europe 'brain drain' narrative reinforces the case for Asia-centric tech and crypto hubs (Singapore, Hong Kong, Bengaluru) gaining share.

Nature's job-satisfaction survey reports that a higher proportion of scientists in China and India feel optimistic about the future than those in the United States and several European countries.

Nature Survey Finds Scientists in China and India More Optimistic Than US and European Peers

The 'Science Optimism Gap' Is a Leading Indicator for Where the Next Wave of Crypto Developers and Protocol Revenue Will Come From — And It's Not the West