That is what governments are for --- to do things that private businesses are unable to do, but which still need to be done.
To the extent that we can get everyone to act as you suggest, we should. However, it usually isn't possible to get that much cooperation from...
If antibiotic resistance is outstripping research, that is not a reason to stop research. That is a reason to increase research to an adequate...
This is an interesting question, and it depends on what the basic laws of nature which apply to consciousness are. Our psychological knowledge is...
If aliens were beings who would annihilate us, I don't think they would survive long enough to travel to other stars, unless faster than light...
The sun us only about 5 billion years old, with many older stars. Thus, if intelligent species develop in about the same amount of time on all...
That isn't research I have seen. Could you supply some more information? I actually don't see how sex would help creativity. It does involve...
Bobov:::Your objection to corporate votes is equally applicable to votes for public office. Protowisdom:::Whether I object or not depends on what...
Unforeseen Effects Commercials are a strange annoyance Which change the very ways Our minds can work. Each story of old Was a single...
Corporations themselves are run by boards of directors, who are elected by shareholders, but the largest shareholders have more votes because they...
Yes, those are good categories. Greed and personal ambitions combine territoriality instincts with dominance hierarchy instincts, when they ARE...
The Message Board The message board Hangs its categories On a mobile Where they dip and circle As the links themselves Move though time....
Or, the tax money could be used to expand the economy, which would also make it easier to pay the interest on the debt and, done right, would...
If a small business is competent, then an increase in the minimum wage will increase the number of their customers and their sales. That will make...
Alliances are often formed from nations that really don't like each other very much. For example, Nazi Germany allied with Japan. In world war...
It would be difficult, and if we protect earth from some asteroids, another large one might still get through. Orbital space communities would be...
Only if we are stupid. In reality, each new civilization on other planets would be an invaluable resource for us. Each would have large amounts...
Our capacity to save lives gives us a better edge. For example, medical research gives us a capacity to save lives, and therefore makes humanity...
Then, the next step is for him to take the blues in some new creative directions, at least writing his own music. It would be best if he could...
The most serious problem is that a large factor in this seems to be animal territoriality instincts in people. Territoriality is an instinct that...
Actually, if we look at traditional international politics, Obama is doing a somewhat better than average job. So I think your comment really...
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27256466 The above link takes one to a story about a pig virus which when first discovered four...
Dr. Righteous:::Raising minimum wage only temporarily raises the income of minimum wage workers. Protowisdom:::Rising wages will only cause...
If we do enough research, I think we will be OK, but enough research will be a vast amount of research indeed. Looking at this, we have about...
It seems true that if a new world war develops in the near future, the damage to the world's major economies will be severe, and therefore,...
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