匈牙利重建科学的机会

Hungary’s chance to rebuild science Albert-László Barabási Last month’s parliamentary elections ended Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule, giving Hungary something more consequential than a change of government: a chance to show the world how to rebuild science after political control. With a two-thirds parliamentary majority, the new leadership has the mandate and the constitutional power to rebuild Hungary’s scientific enterprise around merit, and resistance against future interference. If Hungary gets this right, it will offer a model that matters far beyond its borders. It endured, even as uncertainty, declining trust, and weakened autonomy pushed many researchers to consider leaving either the profession or the country. …