“Yes. I'm a doctor, an epidemiologist, and lots of my professional colleagues flip back and forth between industry and medical roles. I know them; they are not bad people. But it is possible for good people in bad systems to do things that inflict enormous harm.” PeopleKnowsRolesIndustryDoctorsHarmMedicalEnormousGood PeopleColleaguesBack And ForthFlipBad People Author:Ben Goldacre
“In the 20th century, we had a century where at the beginning of the century, most of the world was agricultural and industry was very primitive. At the end of that century, we had men in orbit, we had been to the moon, we had people with cell phones and colour televisions and the Internet and amazing medical technology of all kinds.” PeopleMenWorldKindEndsTechnologyCenturyTelevisionIndustryInternetMoonPhonesMedicalAll KindsCellsColourPrimitive20th CenturyCell PhoneOrbitMedical Technology Author:David Gerrold
“It is difficult to think of anything more important than providing the best education possible for our children. They will develop the next technologies, medical cures, and global industries, while mitigating their unintended effects, or they will fail to do these things and consign us all to oblivion.” ThinkingChildrenImportantNextDifficultTechnologyFailingEffectsIndustryOur ChildrenMedicalCuresProvidingOblivionBest Education Author:Sam Harris
“The quality of the medical care delivered, including the pharmaceutical industry, has improved a lot. I don't think it's crazy for a rich country like the USto spend 15% of GDP on healthcare, and if it rose to 16-17%, it's not a big worry.” IfsThinkingCountryBigsCareQualityWorryRichCrazyIndustryRoseIncludingMedicalHealthcareGdpPharmaceuticalMedical CareRich CountriesPharmaceutical Industry Author:Charlie Munger
“Imagine a senator running for president whose positions included halving the military budget, socializing the medical system, re-regulating the communications and electrical industries, establishing a guaranteed minimum income for all Americans, and equalizing funding for all schools regardless of property valuations - and who promised to fire Alan Greenspan, counseled withdrawal from the World Trade Organization, and, for good measure, spoke warmly of adolescent sexual experimentation. That was Barry Goldwater, conservative.” WorldRunningSchoolPresidentFireImagineMilitaryPositionCommunicationIndustryOrganizationTradePropertyConservativeMedicalIncomeBudgetsSpokesMinimumSenatorsFundingElectricalExperimentationWithdrawalWorld TradeSocializingValuationMilitary BudgetWorld Trade Organization Author:Rick Perlstein
“Have confidence in America's food industry, it deserves it.” AgeAmericaDarkIndustryDeserveMedicalDark AgesHave ConfidenceFood Industry Author:Frederick J. Stare