Dennis
@dennisdelice.bsky.social
Medical sciences student, politics enthusiast, avid coffee drinker, and full-time overthinker
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Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority.
May 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority.
As randomised controlled trials are expensive both financially and time-wise, gold standards for determing the effectiveness of a drug have been replaced by indications, such as reductions in blood pressure, although such factors may not necessitate better clinical outcomes.
Big Pharma has the NHS in its grip – and patients are paying the price.
🖊️ Phil Whitaker on medicine’s profit motive
🖊️ Phil Whitaker on medicine’s profit motive
Medicine’s profit motive
Big Pharma has the NHS in its grip – and patients are paying the price.
www.newstatesman.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
As randomised controlled trials are expensive both financially and time-wise, gold standards for determing the effectiveness of a drug have been replaced by indications, such as reductions in blood pressure, although such factors may not necessitate better clinical outcomes.
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⏰ | NEW BLOG: Social mobility shouldn’t just be about a lucky few beating the odds. In our new blog, we set out a progressive vision for opportunity—one that tackles structural inequality and delivers for all young people.
Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/rec...
Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/rec...
April 16, 2025 at 7:10 AM
⏰ | NEW BLOG: Social mobility shouldn’t just be about a lucky few beating the odds. In our new blog, we set out a progressive vision for opportunity—one that tackles structural inequality and delivers for all young people.
Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/rec...
Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/rec...
Just finished Never Let Me Go and found out that it's been 20 years since it was written! This novel is perhaps more relevant than ever. mutualzone.space/nostalgia-an...
Nostalgia and Fatalism: Never Let Me Go, 20 Years On - Mutual Zone 🌤
It’s been 20 years since the publication of Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro, 2005), a haunting novel built around a society that raises clones for compulsory organ donation, all in the name of the gre...
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April 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Just finished Never Let Me Go and found out that it's been 20 years since it was written! This novel is perhaps more relevant than ever. mutualzone.space/nostalgia-an...
A blogpost I wrote about the need for deliberative democracy when dealing with environmental issues that might conflict with public attitudes. mutualzone.space/the-balancin...
The Balancing Act in Green Politics – Mutual Zone 🌤
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March 29, 2025 at 3:39 AM
A blogpost I wrote about the need for deliberative democracy when dealing with environmental issues that might conflict with public attitudes. mutualzone.space/the-balancin...
Decided to start a blog to further the cause of humanism and economic democracy. I aim to have a team of contributors that will help it become an ecosystem for the exchange of ideas for a better world. Just playing my part! mutualzone.space/hello-world/
Hello world! – Mutual Zone
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March 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Decided to start a blog to further the cause of humanism and economic democracy. I aim to have a team of contributors that will help it become an ecosystem for the exchange of ideas for a better world. Just playing my part! mutualzone.space/hello-world/
Nothing like pulling the cupboards crazily in the search for chocolate after a long walk...
August 17, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Nothing like pulling the cupboards crazily in the search for chocolate after a long walk...