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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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Why Are Their Bribes So Small?
Why Are Their Bribes So Small? The Rate of Return on Bribery in Democracies. – NewsClick:https://www.newsclick.in/why-are-their-bribes-so-small-rate-return-bribery-democracies Why Are Their Bribes So Small? “Bribery is the most rational way to operate in a capitalist democracy, where for a small political fee massive profits can be generated (…) Attention is correctly focused on politicians. They betray the public…
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“Labour says emergency house seizure laws could ease Grenfell Tower crisis”
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Prisoners thinking, not sinking
“All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate… I choose love.” Johnny Cash San Quentin (Live at San Quentin, 1969)– Johnny Cash: https://youtu.be/7e2B-thaJG0?si=Ti9sLEG8cgoQ6J6e Johnny Cash Prison concert – (Resolution360P-MP4): https://youtu.be/vVA-b7XmJk8?si=VjXWwekee2sSKfzp « Celui qui ouvre une porte d’école, ferme une prison. » Victor Hugo
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AI: Artificial Intelligence
What a surprise to find a comic strip on Artificial Intelligence written by somebody called Montaigne! Marion Montaigne présente l’Intelligence artificielle – David Vandermeulen: https://youtu.be/DtdoNksCtmE Indeed, Montaigne discusses in the Essays whether the savages found mainly in Brazil are human beings or not and whether they should be considered humans, the way the barbarians in…
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“Capitalism will eat democracy; unless we speak up”
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Tomorrow – Chap 5: L’éducation
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Geniuses come to societies who accept them. Genius comes from societies who deserve it.
Choosing the right card with an open mind is the best way to maximize the chances of winning. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, in the Kingdom of Württemberg in the German Empire. Einstein developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics). Einstein’s work is also known for…