Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Navin Girishankar asks Dr. Sethuraman "Panch" Panchanathan, 15th Director of the U.S. National Science Foundation, about the “missing millions”: the would-be doctors, engineers, and scientists who, if we don’t actively ensure they have an opportunity, represent a lost, permanently lost opportunity for this country.

"Talent and ideas are democratized, but opportunities are not," argues Dr. Panch.

Watch the full episode of Betting on America here: csis.org/events/democratizing-discovery-featuring-dr-sethuraman-panchanathan-former-director-national
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