In this episode, hosts @xandvt.bsky.social and @thewrittenro.bsky.social dive into the politics, philosophy, and public perception of the so-called “nanny state,” joined by two brilliant guests: @admbriggs.bsky.social and @profwilson.bsky.social.

Not a direct answer, but assuming you've got a radio as well as CD in the car, it's probably a lot less effort to get a Bluetooth FM transmitter to stick in the lighter socket, and play Spotify via the radio.

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You could try Browzine - this allows you to flip through the latest issues of all the journals your library subscribes to. See browzine.com

By the way, even I don't find the argument of "Paying for Medicines" very convincing any more! For a better way to think about prioritising in health systems, see my link.springer.com/article/10.1...

So the crucial question is how to prioritise between competing uses for resources. The argument in the paper you mention doesn't really turn on any specific claims about IP, other than that drugs can be bought more cheaply when off patent. So it's not very representative of what I've written on IP.

A bit late to this, but scarcity of resources is an obvious fact in nearly all health systems. Scarcity persists despite the huge rise in percentage of GDP devoted to health. If you don't acknowledge this, you can't begin to understand, or to improve the choices actual decision makers need to take.

Thanks very much for hosting me!It was an excellent discussion discussion, and delighted to see how engaged and thoughtful the students were.