To put it simply, Europe funds education, the US funds research.

I get it. I was trying to make the point that Europe simply cannot make up for those cuts because it's a fundamentally different system.. in my opinion, making any type of comparisons is pointless.

And yet ~50% of postdocs in the US are foreigners :) I wouldn't compare different systems, built on societies with different sets of values. If Europe (et al) invests more as a result of US divestment, that's a net positive: more diversity of ideas, less concentration of IP, the list goes on..

The rendering style got me half expecting to see Goku and Vegeta pop up at any moment from behind a helix! Beautiful! Great job!!

Depending on where you'll be, try and look for local cycling/wheelers clubs. They're usually nice, organize rides, etc. A quick search for Boston shows www.crw.org which actually seems really nice!

Ah! Tomayto, tomahto 😜