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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. They set…
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Fiddler on the roof
Wikipedia: – Fiddler on the Roof (musical): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof – Fiddler on the Roof (film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof_(film) The Fiddler by Marc Chagall, from which the musical takes its name.
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Pay attention to toilets
Guggenheim museum reportedly offered the White House a golden toilet: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/01/25/politics/guggenheim-white-house-van-gogh-toilet/index.html If Donald Trump was responsible he would pay more attention to toilets. Bill Gates and WHO do. WHO – Reinventing the toilet for 2.5 billion in need: http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/92/7/14-020714/en You can save 70% of water in developed countries by changing your toilet flush for a model invented…
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Work
Work (1915) – Charlie Chaplin : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0006313 —Moving Picture World synopsis Charles Chaplin, assistant to a paperhanger, is called with his boss to decorate a beautiful home. The boss makes him haul the wagon with all the paraphernalia upon the top of which he rides. Chaplin, dragging the wagon with difficulty, blocks traffic, bumps into a…
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Les Robots
Robotnik signifie « travailleur » en polonais et robotník signifie « travailleur » en tchèque/slovaque. La question des robots nous force à réfléchir au travail humain car le travail humain devient moins nécessaire grâce aux machines. Il faut accompagner le travail des machines pour que les humains puissent subsister sans faire ce travail. Si les…
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La Terre vue de près
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghkQoJoipbM) La Terre vue de près – UNESCO: http://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/?pg=33&s=films_details&id=1570 Entretien avec Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Ambassadeur de bonne volonté du Programme des Nations Unies pour l’environnement: http://www.un.org/apps/newsFr/newsmakersF.asp?NewsID=21#.WkN1dbaZPNA
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Gold
Gold (2016): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1800302
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Dinosaur on the road
– Oh! There is still something we’d like to tell you … – Ah? – Nothing serious. It’s just that the police came to school to explain how to be safe on the road to the children. They explained the signs, how to cross the street … That sort of thing. When they finished, they asked if there were any questions. – And…
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Dinosaure sur la route
– Ah ! Il faut quand même qu’on vous dise… – Ah ? – Rien de grave. C’est juste que les policiers sont venus à l’école pour expliquer la sécurité routière aux enfants. Ils ont expliqué les panneaux, comment il faut traverser la rue… Ce genre de chose. Quand ils ont fini, ils ont demandé s’il y avait…
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Wall Street (1987)
Wall Street (1987) – IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094291/