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Epsiode 11: Patent Activism, Access to Medicines, and The Social Dilemma ft. Priti Krishtel

Epsiode 11: Patent Activism, Access to Medicines, and The Social Dilemma ft. Priti Krishtel

FromThe Received Wisdom


Epsiode 11: Patent Activism, Access to Medicines, and The Social Dilemma ft. Priti Krishtel

FromThe Received Wisdom

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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Oct 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Episode 11--Patent Activism, Access to Medicines, and The Social Dilemma featuring Priti KrishtelIn this episode, Jack and Shobita discuss the growing politicization of COVID-19 science and at listeners' request, review the Netflix movie The Social DIlemma. And Shobita speaks with Priti Krishtel, co-executive director of the i-MAK, the Initiative for Medicines, Access, and Knowledge about how we can reform the patent system to make pharmaceuticals more affordable and accessible.Priti Krishtel (2020). Why are Drug Prices So High? Investigating the Outdated US Patent System. TED Talk.Interview with Angela Glover Blackwell (2020). "From Patients to Patents: A Focus on Health Equity." The Radical Imagination Podcast.- Priti Krishtel (2019). The Solution to America's Drug Pricing Crisis. NEXUS USA.- Priti Krishtel (2019). "Public Participation in the Patent System Will Lower Drug Costs." Morning Consult. January 4.- Priti Krishtel (2018). "How High-Priced Drugs Cripple Prison Health Care—and Reform." The Crime Report. December 18.- Priti Krishtel (2018). "Women Are Being Hurt the Most by the Drug Pricing Crisis." Ms. Magazine. October 30.- Priti Krishtel (2018). "A Supreme Court victory for lowering drug prices." The Hill. April 28.Transcript and more at thereceivedwisdom.org
Released:
Oct 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (40)

Are robots racist? Should we regulate gene editing? Have people stopped trusting experts? Does scientific research make the world a more unequal place? The Received Wisdom is a podcast about how to realize the potential of science and technology by challenging the received wisdom. Join Shobita and Jack as they talk to thinkers and doers from around the world about governing science and technology to make the world a better place.