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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Because research is concentrated in rich countries, both what we know and what gets made are skewed away from the diseases of poor ones. Because research is concentrated inrich countries, both what we knowand what gets made are skewed awayfrom the diseases of poor ones. Last stated a year ago 2 Aug 2025 JT Jacob Trefethen — holds since 2025-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Economic development happened once in each country, which is why the big theories of why nations get rich cannot be tested. — tap to centre the map on it Economic development happenedonce in each country, which iswhy the big theories of whynations get rich cannot be… Last stated 4 months ago 6 May 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Labour-saving innovation in rich countries is aimed at the only asset most of the world’s poor have to sell. — tap to centre the map on it Labour-saving innovation inrich countries is aimed at theonly asset most of the world’spoor have to sell. Last stated 4 years ago 2 Mar 2023 LP Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-03-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Drug research is heading, at speed, for a world in which fewer and fewer useful medicines are discovered while more and more people want them. — tap to centre the map on it Drug research is heading, atspeed, for a world in whichfewer and fewer usefulmedicines are discovered while… Last stated 14 years ago 8 Mar 2012 DL Derek Lowe — holds since 2012-03-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Infectious diseases get far less industry R&D per death than non-communicable ones, because they mostly kill people in countries where a cure pays less. — tap to centre the map on it Infectious diseases get farless industry R&D per deaththan non-communicable ones,because they mostly kill… Last stated a year ago 29 May 2025 JT Jacob Trefethen — holds since 2025-05-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Some diseases are technologically solved and still spread, because the remaining bottleneck is trust rather than science. — tap to centre the map on it Some diseases aretechnologically solved andstill spread, because theremaining bottleneck is trust… Last stated a year ago 2 Aug 2025 JT Jacob Trefethen — holds since 2025-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: R&D spending varies more than tenfold across diseases for no good reason, which is where the best opportunities in science funding are. — tap to centre the map on it R&D spending varies more thantenfold across diseases for nogood reason, which is wherethe best opportunities in… Last stated a year ago 29 May 2025 JT Jacob Trefethen — holds since 2025-05-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only a handful of countries can do high technology at all, because industrial capability is path-dependent and the initial conditions are very hard to get right. — tap to centre the map on it Only a handful of countriescan do high technology at all,because industrial capabilityis path-dependent and the… Last stated 7 years ago 1 Jan 2020 DW Dan Wang — holds since 2020-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Putting research and manufacturing in the same place shortens the loop in which industrial knowledge circulates. — tap to centre the map on it Putting research andmanufacturing in the sameplace shortens the loop inwhich industrial knowledge… Last stated 7 years ago 1 Jan 2020 DW Dan Wang — holds since 2020-01-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Because research is concentrated in rich countries, both what we know and what gets made are skewed away from the diseases of poor ones. Last stated 2 Aug 2025 · a year ago Holds Jacob Trefethen Read this korrent →