“Contempt for science could perhaps depend on the fact that, science hasn't been able to solve any of our basic problems, for example the environmental pollution or the problems with HIV and AIDS. This is the worst disease of our time, and scientists are lost. I believe that many people are disappointed with science when the answers we need are not delivered.” PeopleNeedsBelieveFactsProblemAbleLostI BelieveAnswersWorstExampleDependsDiseaseScientistEnvironmentalSolveAidsOur TimeDisappointedContemptPollutionHivEnvironmental Pollution Author:Bjorn Ulvaeus
“The pace of progress in biology creates a foundation that naturally gets picked up by the biotech and pharmaceutical industry to solve rich-world diseases. This is attractive science. It's science that people want to work on.” PeopleWorldWantRichProgressIndustryDiseaseFoundationSolveAttractiveBiologyPacePharmaceuticalPharmaceutical IndustryBiotech Author:Bill Gates
“Can you ever “solve” poverty? Can you ever “solve” crime? Can you ever “solve” disease, unemployment, war, or any other societal herpes? Hell no.” WarPovertyHellCrimeDiseaseSolveUnemploymentHerpes Book:World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“The belief that the world is getting worse, that we can't solve extreme poverty and disease, isn't just mistaken. It is harmful.” WorldBeliefPovertyDiseaseExtremesSolveMistakenExtreme PovertyHealthier Life Author:Bill Gates
“Sometimes people come and they have so much pain and confusion in their eyes... what to do? A few words is a little bit of balm but doesn't really solve the deep disease within.” PeopleLittlesSometimesEyePainBitsDiseaseLittle BitSolveConfusionFew Words Author:Tenzin Palmo
“The scientific understanding of some of these [childhood] diseases is advancing quite rapidly. There's some things like premature birth or nutrition, first day deaths that we need a lot more insights so that we can build the tools to solve those problems.” NeedsFirstsProblemUnderstandingChildhoodBirthDiseaseToolsInsightSolveNutritionAdvancingPremature Author:Bill Gates
“Think of a single problem confronting the world today. Disease, poverty, global warming... If the problem is going to be solved, it is science that is going to solve it. Scientists tend to be unappreciated in the world at large, but you can hardly overstate the importance of the work they do. If anyone ever cures cancer, it will be a guy with a science degree. Or a woman with a science degree.” IfsThinkingWorldProblemTodayScienceGuyPovertyDiseaseDegreesResearchScientistImportanceCancerSolveCuresGlobal WarmingWorld TodayConfronting Author:Bill Bryson