Michael V Legnon
@mvl57.bsky.social
A Gen Joneser...Older, hopefully wiser, somewhat mordant, and trying to make sense of the world moment by moment (i.e., a cynical optomist). Fascinated with etymology and its jot and tittle, especially semantic drift. Moreover, a horror movie fanatic.
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Some “new” drugs aren’t really new at all — just small tweaks that let pharma companies extend patents and hike prices.
Making clinical trial data public can help stop the practice and keep real innovation moving forward.
Making clinical trial data public can help stop the practice and keep real innovation moving forward.
Some new drugs aren’t actually ‘new’ – pharmaceutical companies exploit patents and raise prices for patients, but data transparency can help protect innovation
By extending their monopoly on a drug, companies prevent generics and other competitors from driving down prices. But increasing transparency can help prevent Big Pharma from gaming the patent system.
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September 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Some “new” drugs aren’t really new at all — just small tweaks that let pharma companies extend patents and hike prices.
Making clinical trial data public can help stop the practice and keep real innovation moving forward.
Making clinical trial data public can help stop the practice and keep real innovation moving forward.
Reposted by Michael V Legnon
A Dictionary of Philosophy:
Metanoia, Ancient Greek.
Metanoia, Ancient Greek.
May 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A Dictionary of Philosophy:
Metanoia, Ancient Greek.
Metanoia, Ancient Greek.
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How much can we actually learn from the past?
Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins talk Hegel, their new podcast, and what we can learn from strangeness.
Read the full article by Jonny Thomson: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
#MiniPhilosophy #ThePast
Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins talk Hegel, their new podcast, and what we can learn from strangeness.
Read the full article by Jonny Thomson: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
#MiniPhilosophy #ThePast
September 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
How much can we actually learn from the past?
Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins talk Hegel, their new podcast, and what we can learn from strangeness.
Read the full article by Jonny Thomson: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
#MiniPhilosophy #ThePast
Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins talk Hegel, their new podcast, and what we can learn from strangeness.
Read the full article by Jonny Thomson: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
#MiniPhilosophy #ThePast
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September 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
September 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM