Neil Freiman

in August 2025 was 19 percent lower than the year before.

Meanwhile, China has been

spending billions of dollars into its universities.

In the fall, they released a visa specifically for graduates of top universities in science and technology to travel to China to study.

So things are going in opposite directions.

I'm sure in five to 10 years, this list will look a lot more Chinese if the United States don't do anything about it.

They're going to beat us in beer pong in 10 years, too, if this rates keeps up.

All right.

Finally, divisional round of the NFL playoffs begins tomorrow.

And Toby and I are going to give you some interesting talking points to bring up with your friends while you're watching the Bills versus the Broncos, the Niners versus the Seahawks, the Texans versus the Patriots and the Rams versus the Bears.

First of all, it'll be tough for these games to deliver the drama of last week's wild card matchups, which were historically tense.

The first four games of the playoffs featured a combined 12 lead changes in the fourth quarter, which set a new record for the most in an entire postseason.

And next, remember how I mentioned that the Rams are facing the Bears?

Well, get this.

That'll be the Rams coach Sean McVay's 15th playoff game and his 15th different opponent.

Yes, he has never played the same team twice in the postseason, which I can't wrap my head around.

It's really crazy.

Toby, what else should people know ahead of this weekend?

Even players and agents have acknowledged this in post-game interview after the last game, the Deniers beat the Eagles, but their tight end went down with an injury.

And you had other players being like, it's that damn power plant that we practice next to.