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Bright idea of the century
Bright idea of the century “The Light Bulb Conspiracy”, by Cosima Dannoritzer – Ciné ONU: https://www.unric.org/en/2012/the-light-bulb-conspiracy Arte – Prêt à jeter ou l’obsolescence programmée: https://youtu.be/Y_fHAIfoqcQ The Man in the White Suit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_White_Suit Why don’t companies want you to repair your stuff? – Aaron Perzanowski – Ted-Ed: https://youtu.be/46RDkiy5h3U?si=mNKr-I-BC_lII7qM
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Idée lumineuse du siècle
Idée lumineuse du siècle “The Light Bulb Conspiracy”, by Cosima Dannoritzer – Ciné ONU: https://www.unric.org/en/2012/the-light-bulb-conspiracy Arte – Prêt à jeter ou l’obsolescence programmée: https://youtu.be/Y_fHAIfoqcQ The Man in the White Suit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_White_Suit Why don’t companies want you to repair your stuff? – Aaron Perzanowski – Ted-Ed: https://youtu.be/46RDkiy5h3U?si=mNKr-I-BC_lII7qM
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In yogurt we trust
CRISPR-Cas9 A single shot to cure a disease that today requires lifelong medication costing 10k USD per year. – The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 – Emmanuelle Charpentier & Jennifer A. Doudna: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/press-release/ – MIT technology Day 2017: Feng Zhang’s speech : https://youtu.be/UedmjollafY via @YouTube – Feng Zhang named James and Patricia Poitras Professor in NeuroscienceCRISPR…
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Le parapluie à cachetons
La recherche sur les médicaments est passée du secteur public au secteur privé juste avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, avec l’idée qu’une impulsion économique permettrait la découverte de plus de médicaments. Les consommateurs ont naturellement supposé que les grands groupes pharmaceutiques garderaient à l’esprit l’objectif d’une santé meilleure et pour tous, en supposant qu’ils avaient des…
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The pill umbrella
Drug research went from the public to the private sector just before World War II, with the hope that economic incentive would enable more drug discoveries. Consumers would assume they would keep in mind common health interest, assuming they had humanitarian values, but it is not what has happened. Big pharmaceutical companies are driven by profit. Research and Development…