Is Longevity Science Overhyped? | Professor Charles Brenner

[Ron Put]

 

[mccoy]

Thanks, listening to it, I tend to believe that resveratrol was a total fiasco, simply because after Glaxo Smith bought the project for a hefty sum and went on experimenting it, they ditched it. No way big pharma would have renounced the income had the molecule had a minimally provable effect on longevity and health, even on lab rats. Resveratrol may still have an effect as a phytochemical but far below the hyped ads, probably.

The counter-narrative professor Brenner proposes is particularly interesting and warns us on assigning too much credence to scientific research (which, as we all know, is ruled by grants, so there is always, in a way, a conflict of interests since the income, the position, the career of researchers is dependent on grants and research money).

 

[Ron Put]

On 8/4/2023 at 7:58 AM, mccoy said:

The counter-narrative professor Brenner proposes is particularly interesting and warns us on assigning too much credence to scientific research (which, as we all know, is ruled by grants, so there is always, in a way, a conflict of interests since the income, the position, the career of researchers is dependent on grants and research money).

Yes, regulator capture is unfortunately already entrenched, and it used the Covid fiasco and politics to cement the ties between industry and regulators, who are now staffed full of political appointees and hires. A decade ago regulator capture was not nearly as pervasive and ideology played a very minor part in it.

Now it has become dangerous to science, but also in the broader sense, to democracy, as regulators and institutions are weaponized to punish the Left's opponents and reward those who support its policies. It's really hard to come back from this, as political ideology gains control of life chances and forces conformism. It's how authoritarian ideologies operate.

[AlanPater]

The Irish Light: Woman abused by paper which falsely said vaccine killed her son
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66424582
A grieving mother and her lawyer have been targeted by an extreme campaign of abuse after suing a conspiracy theory newspaper which falsely claimed her son died from a Covid vaccine.

[Ron Put]

On 8/7/2023 at 9:49 AM, AlanPater said:

The Irish Light: Woman abused by paper which falsely said vaccine killed her son

I am puzzled about what this post has to do with the topic of the thread.