Tag: money
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No, I do NOT want to be a billionaire! (or Bruce Lee)
There is a great hype lately about how some new billionaire must be our new idol. And I totally disagree with that hype. Billionaires are not only overrated. They are constantly advertising all those things that should not be part of the principles in a man's life. To begin with, there is nothing wrong with being successful. I…
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The Boeing case: Not Boeing's fault! It is our ethics!
Last week several emails exchanged between Boeing employees were revealed, in which those employees seemed to know about the problems of the 737 MAX airplane and even ridicule the authorities and the airlines for believing them that there were no problems. The investigation is ongoing.One cannot of course know from now the result of the…
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Towards the oppression of democracy [majority of the stupid]. Towards the oppression of uncultured (but rich) people…
Is it important to be a noble? Yes. Is modern democracy an atrocity? Yes. Are nobles the hope for the future? Maybe. Perhaps. Will the no-nobles save us after all? It seems so. But let's take things from the beginning... Thesis: The nobles Once upon a time there were noble people. Kings, barons, lords. People…
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Stem cells therapies. Stem cells marketing stunts.
An injured knee can cost a pro football player millions of dollars, or even an entire career. MIT Technology Review reports that, in an effort to regrow cartilage and heal injured tissue quickly, hundreds of players are injecting bone marrow cells into their knees and hips. Evidence is weak that the procedure actually works and,…
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Science and Money. True knowledge.
Carlos Moedas, secretary of state to Portugal's center-right prime minister, has been appointed European commissioner in charge of research, science, and innovation here today. If his appointment is approved by the European Parliament, he will take over from Máire Geoghegan-Quinn for a 5-year term. Moedas will oversee the use of funds from Horizon 2020, the…
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