Look at the numbers and quality of the engineers and scientists they produce and you know that this is where the R&D will be done. The Chinese have a space program, they are going to put a man on the moon and nobody sold them that technology.

America's greatest long-term influence on China comes from playing host to the thousands of students who come from China each year, some of the ablest Chinese scholars and scientists. They will be the most powerful agents for change in China.

At least since Darwin, scientists have suspected that dance so often plays a role in courtship because dance quality tracks with mate quality. By using motion-capture technology ... we can confidently peg dancing ability to desirability.

At least since Darwin, scientists have suspected that dance so often plays a role in courtship because dance quality tracks with mate quality. But this has been hard to study because of the difficulty of isolating dance movements from variables, such as attractiveness, clothing and body features. By using motion-capture technology commonly employed in medical and sports science to isolate dance movements, we can confidently peg dancing ability to desirability.

If Singapore is a nanny state, then I am proud to have fostered one.

I support the view that free trade in goods and services is a win-win situation. I'm not so convinced that free flows of capital without restriction is a win-win situation.